Set Dialog Color background

[kpassaur]

Does anyone know of a way to set the background color of a Dialog box.

A) Without - using an image file
B) Without - using this method where you have the label the first in line and set the color with the WebDings, (this works fine with XP but not so well in Vista)

Label=g,0,0,true

SetDialogObjectFont>SetupOptions,msLabel1,WebDings,4095,16777215

[Marcus Tettmar]

One day, we may add more options to the dialog designer to set more object properties, such as form color. One day. Maybe. No promises.

In the mean time here's an easy way to set the background of the form to white:

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Dialog>Dialog1
   Caption=Dialog1
   Width=445
   Height=250
   Top=218
   Left=151
   TabBook=msTabBook1,0,0,429,214,1
   EndTabBook
   Button=msButton1,79,31,75,25,0
   Button=msButton2,81,68,75,25,0
EndDialog>Dialog1

Show>Dialog1,r

It can probably be done with a few Win32 API calls also. I'll see what I can find.

[kpassaur]

I just tried the example and I can add everything except labels for some reason unknow to me. List boxes, Radio Buttons everything except for a label. When I try it just appears white and goes to the back. Well I thought it was going to the back, but when I seleced the page tab and sent it the back nothing changed.

Could you post an example with text that shows.

[Marcus Tettmar]

Ok, that isn't going to work then.

I can see a SetDialogBackColor function being needed.

In the mean time I think the best solution is just a background image, as in my reply to your other thread, which you can of course set to whatever colour or image you like.

[kpassaur]

That would be great. I like some other users (I think); just want something simple that builds corporate identity. I don’t need or want something that has all kinds of bells and whistles. Just select a Font (as it does now) and a background color. Maybe in ver 13, 14 or 15 someway to see and place the font in the designer would be nice. My idea is to make all dialogs similar without much effort. In other words, a simple template with a standard color background, logo and Font for the Title of the Dialog is my goal. So it really comes down to just a header that would expand to meet the Width of the Dialog.

This way I could create a half a dozen different ones (number of Browse Buttons, drop downs etc) and save them as snippets. The advantage being faster to create the macros and I end up with standardization for corporate identity.

For now I am just going to skip the logo and background color and just use the Font options. The other choices don't really work out that well for me and I have tried all of them.