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Lewis01 wrote:

I have a static text control...

Lewis01 wrote:

I would like the text control to
display...

Lewis01 wrote:

...a button which would...

HBRUSH CMyDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor) {
    HBRUSH hbr = CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor);
    if (nCtlColor == CTLCOLOR_STATIC) {
        pDC->SetBkMode(TRANSPARENT);
        pDC->SetTextColor(RGB(192, 192, 192));
        hbr = static_cast<HBRUSH>(GetStockObject(NULL_BRUSH));
    }
    return hbr;
}

BOOL CMyDlg::OnEraseBkgnd(CDC* pDC) {
    CRect rect;
    GetClientRect(&rect);
 
    COLORREF c1 = RGB(64, 0, 64);
    COLORREF c2 = RGB(0, 128, 128);
 
    for(int i = 0; i < rect.Height(); i++) { 
        int r, g, b;
        r = GetRValue(c1) + (GetRValue(c2) - GetRValue(c1)) * i / rect.Height();
        g = GetGValue(c1) + (GetGValue(c2) - GetGValue(c1)) * i / rect.Height();
        b = GetBValue(c1) + (GetBValue(c2) - GetBValue(c1)) * i / rect.Height();
        pDC->FillSolidRect(0, i, rect.Width(), 1, RGB(r, g, b));
    }
 
    return TRUE;
}

arunkk1 wrote:

but my static text and edit boxes are still grey? Am I missing something?

HBRUSH CMyDlg::OnCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor)
{
    HBRUSH hbr = CDialog::OnCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor);
 
    if (nCtlColor == CTLCOLOR_STATIC)
    {
        pDC->SetBkMode(TRANSPARENT);
        pDC->SetTextColor(RGB(192, 192, 192));
        hbr = static_cast(GetStockObject(NULL_BRUSH));
    }
    else if (nCtlColor == CTLCOLOR_EDIT)
    {
        pDC->SetTextColor(RGB(...,...,...));
        pDC->SetBkColor(RGB(...,...,...));
        hbr = (...some brush...);
    }
 
    return hbr;
}