Re: set the color to a Button - C / C++ / MFC Discussion Boards

chetan21018310-Mar-06 1:13

10-Mar-06 1:13

Hi,
Is it possible to set the color to a button in a dialog based application?
I tried using CTLCOLOR_BTN unsuccessfully.

The code which i tried is given below..

HBRUSH CMyDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor)
{
HBRUSH hbr = CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor);
if (CTLCOLOR_BTN == nCtlColor)
// It worked when i used CTLCOLOR_DLG to change the color of the DialogBox
{
hbr = ::GetSysColorBrush(1);
}

return hbr;
}

Thanks in Adavance..
Chetan.

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Re: set the color to a Button

Hamid_RT10-Mar-06 1:23

Hamid_RT

10-Mar-06 1:23

I think you want to change color from button you need to
derived from CButton and use WM_DRAWITEM
But for best way you can go examples in CodeProject and
you find your answer

Re: set the color to a Button

chetan21018310-Mar-06 21:35

chetan210183

10-Mar-06 21:35

Thanks a lot for your suggestion.

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Re: set the color to a Button

Nishad S10-Mar-06 1:58

Nishad S

10-Mar-06 1:58

You will get a good knowledge about button costumization from http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/HyperButtonEx.asp

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Re: set the color to a Button

toxcct10-Mar-06 1:59

toxcct

10-Mar-06 1:59

The art of Subclassing[^]

Re: set the color to a Button

Stephen Hewitt10-Mar-06 2:21

Stephen Hewitt

10-Mar-06 2:21

The documentation states that WM_CTLCOLORBTN (which you're handling indirectly via the MFC plumbing when you handle the WM_CTLCOLOR message) only works you owner drawn controls - Which basically makes it useless as then you have to draw it yourself. You’re not doing anything wrong; this technique simply doesn’t work.

Steve

Re: set the color to a Button

includeh1010-Mar-06 2:38

includeh10

10-Mar-06 2:38

simplest way is to Inherit a CButton then darw it on WM_PAINT or OnPaint(...), very easy.

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Re: set the color to a Button

ThatsAlok10-Mar-06 18:34

ThatsAlok

10-Mar-06 18:34

chetan210183 wrote:
I tried using CTLCOLOR_BTN unsuccessfully.

Button Doesn't support Changing color through WM_CTLCOLOR Message!.. you need to handle WM_DRAWITEM MESSAGE by Subclassing the Button...
look for exmple for same here http://www.codeproject.com/button

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Re: set the color to a Button

chetan21018310-Mar-06 21:37

chetan210183

10-Mar-06 21:37

Thanks a lot.

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DLLs for MFC

eMtek10-Mar-06 0:30

eMtek

10-Mar-06 0:30

Hi!

I've built MFC project with VS MFC wizzard, and have included my own source. It's working fine on my computer, but on other computer isn't, because it doesn't have reqired DLLs.

My question is, how to attach necessery DLLs to my MFC project, to run it on other comuper whitch doesn't have reqired DLLs?

Hope You got the point.

Looking forward to hearing from You.

Thanks!

Re: DLLs for MFC

Dominik Reichl10-Mar-06 0:34

Dominik Reichl

10-Mar-06 0:34

Try statically linking the MFC library to your DLL. You can do this in Main Menu: Project - Project Properties - Configuration Settings - General - MFC usage. Change this from shared MFC DLL to statically linking the MFC library.

Best regards
Dominik

_outp(0x64, 0xAD);
and
__asm mov al, 0xAD __asm out 0x64, al
do the same... but what do they do??
(doesn't work on NT)

Re: DLLs for MFC

eMtek10-Mar-06 0:53

eMtek

10-Mar-06 0:53

I tried, but now i've got build errors.

Reason? Should I add something more to my project?

Re: DLLs for MFC

Monty²10-Mar-06 0:35

Monty²

10-Mar-06 0:35

You need to copy the required dlls to the other computer's windows directory. This is what installers are used for.

Try this installer its free and powerfull
http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php[^]

BTW which MFC dll is missing?

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Re: DLLs for MFC

eMtek10-Mar-06 0:57

eMtek

10-Mar-06 0:57

Monty v2.0 wrote:
You need to copy the required dlls to the other computer's windows directory. This is what installers are used for.

Yep i thought so, but how can i know all *.dll-s whitch are needed ?

missed dlls - i.e. mfc70d.dll , msvcr70d.dll

Re: DLLs for MFC

Monty²10-Mar-06 1:00

Monty²

10-Mar-06 1:00

eMtek wrote:
missed dlls - i.e. mfc70d.dll , msvcr70d.dll

you have build the exe in *debug* mode, change to *release* mode and to test simple copy the required dlls (mfc70.dll , msvcr70.dll) without the 'd', if they are not there already

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Re: DLLs for MFC

eMtek10-Mar-06 1:35

eMtek

10-Mar-06 1:35

Yes, you were right.

I,m a beginner with this stuff, thus I make so stupid mistakes;)

Thanx a lot

cheers!

toxcct10-Mar-06 1:47

10-Mar-06 1:47

eMtek10-Mar-06 2:16

10-Mar-06 2:16

I think, it can be very usefull.

Thanx!
TC

Re: DLLs for MFC

toxcct10-Mar-06 2:19

toxcct

10-Mar-06 2:19

Re: DLLs for MFC

J512198210-Mar-06 21:00

J5121982

10-Mar-06 21:00

how can i use it?
can u give me detail desc..
thanks in advance

JAYARAJ

Re: DLLs for MFC

Monty²10-Mar-06 22:40

Monty²

10-Mar-06 22:40

well if you are asking about inno setup then there are plenty of tutorials on the inno website and internet.

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Re: DLLs for MFC

Hamid_RT10-Mar-06 0:50

Hamid_RT

10-Mar-06 0:50

you can to copy files dll in directory windows or directory application

Implementing MDI in an ActiveX control

zulat10-Mar-06 0:02

zulat

10-Mar-06 0:02

Hello,

I was wondering if it is possible to implement MDI in a MFC based ActiveX control. I was able to implement SDI (using a sample from MSDN), but I faced some difficulties when implementing MDI. Any help would be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Dennis.

popup on controls of dialog

baldha rakesh9-Mar-06 23:47

baldha rakesh

9-Mar-06 23:47

i ahve dialog and on there are picture box and i want to show popup menu when right click on picture box not on dialog but i have written a code as follows:

void CShow_ImageDlg::OnRButtonDown(UINT nFlags, CPoint point)
{
// TODO: Add your message handler code here and/or call default
CMenu popupMenu;
popupMenu.LoadMenu(IDR_MENU1);
CMenu* subMenu = popupMenu.GetSubMenu(0);
ClientToScreen(&point);
subMenu->TrackPopupMenu(0, point.x, point.y,AfxGetMainWnd(), NULL);

CDialog::OnRButtonDown(nFlags, point);
}

it showing popup dialog and also picture box but i want to show popup on only picture box

how it is possible.

Bankey Khandelwal
Software Engineer

Re: popup on controls of dialog

Monty²9-Mar-06 23:56

Monty²

9-Mar-06 23:56

Derive a class from CStatic and handle the OnRButtonDown event
Name the picbox IDC_STATIC_PIC and attach a variable to it

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