OnCtlColor()

2 Jun 2009 10:37 PM

Mike

Folks,

In many of my MFC projects, I use the OnCtlColor() message event to
easily single source highlight/colorize/customize text labels and
controls. As described by MSDN:

     The framework calls this member function when a child control
     is about to be drawn. Most controls send this message to their
     parent (usually a dialog box) to prepare the pDC for drawing the
     control using the correct colors.

I am porting a MFC applet to VB.NET and I would like to do the same.

In this one project, it is a SDI main form with a dock fill tab
control with four tab pages. Page #1 (tabpage1) has at least 30 or so
static labels, textbox, listbox, buttons controls for displaying
server events, status and notification information. In the MFC
version, the user/operator has the option to customize what wants to
see, the display font and colors.

I'm looking at the property editor and I don't see a OnCtlColor for
the tabpage1 parent control (or it parents) but I do see some other
events that might apply. Not sure.

But I am wondering is there is VB.NET method that allows me to do this
or maybe even add a WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC message handler via VB.NET?

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3 Jun 2009 6:23 AM

Cor Ligthert[MVP]

Mike,

It is much easier to describe your problem as a question then to give an
explanation in MFC, I have used that once 10 years ago, so really there is
not much knowledge anymore about that. Comparing it with VB6, it was trouble
full to create things which were in VB6 easy.

However, as your problem is about the tab page, then there is a guy who once
made his hobby by designing the nicest tab pages (is sometimes like Nak as
well active here, but it is currently very few)

His name is Mick and not Nick, it sounds more like Mike

http://dotnetrix.co.uk/tabcontrol.htm

Cor

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"Mike" <unkn***@unknown.tv> wrote in message
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> Folks,
>
> In many of my MFC projects, I use the OnCtlColor() message event to
> easily single source highlight/colorize/customize text labels and
> controls. As described by MSDN:
>
>     The framework calls this member function when a child control
>     is about to be drawn. Most controls send this message to their
>     parent (usually a dialog box) to prepare the pDC for drawing the
>     control using the correct colors.
>
> I am porting a MFC applet to VB.NET and I would like to do the same.
>
> In this one project, it is a SDI main form with a dock fill tab control
> with four tab pages. Page #1 (tabpage1) has at least 30 or so static
> labels, textbox, listbox, buttons controls for displaying server events,
> status and notification information. In the MFC version, the
> user/operator has the option to customize what wants to see, the display
> font and colors.
>
> I'm looking at the property editor and I don't see a OnCtlColor for the
> tabpage1 parent control (or it parents) but I do see some other events
> that might apply. Not sure.
>
> But I am wondering is there is VB.NET method that allows me to do this or
> maybe even add a WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC message handler via VB.NET?
>
> --
>
>
>

3 Jun 2009 2:10 PM

Mike

Well, I figured a small MFC correlation would help focus the main goal
with veteran VB6/VB.NET developers who might input.

I am thinking if enumerating through the components list would work
nicely.

Thanks for the referral.

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Cor Ligthert[MVP] wrote:

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> Mike,
>
> It is much easier to describe your problem as a question then to give an
> explanation in MFC, I have used that once 10 years ago, so really there
> is not much knowledge anymore about that. Comparing it with VB6, it was
> trouble full to create things which were in VB6 easy.
>
> However, as your problem is about the tab page, then there is a guy who
> once made his hobby by designing the nicest tab pages (is sometimes like
> Nak as well active here, but it is currently very few)
>
> His name is Mick and not Nick, it sounds more like Mike
>
> http://dotnetrix.co.uk/tabcontrol.htm
>
> Cor
>
>
>
>
> "Mike" <unkn***@unknown.tv> wrote in message
> news:uP6B7K94JHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Folks,
>>
>> In many of my MFC projects, I use the OnCtlColor() message event to
>> easily single source highlight/colorize/customize text labels and
>> controls. As described by MSDN:
>>
>>     The framework calls this member function when a child control
>>     is about to be drawn. Most controls send this message to their
>>     parent (usually a dialog box) to prepare the pDC for drawing the
>>     control using the correct colors.
>>
>> I am porting a MFC applet to VB.NET and I would like to do the same.
>>
>> In this one project, it is a SDI main form with a dock fill tab
>> control with four tab pages. Page #1 (tabpage1) has at least 30 or so
>> static labels, textbox, listbox, buttons controls for displaying
>> server events, status and notification information. In the MFC
>> version, the user/operator has the option to customize what wants to
>> see, the display font and colors.
>>
>> I'm looking at the property editor and I don't see a OnCtlColor for
>> the tabpage1 parent control (or it parents) but I do see some other
>> events that might apply. Not sure.
>>
>> But I am wondering is there is VB.NET method that allows me to do this
>> or maybe even add a WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC message handler via VB.NET?
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>