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Topic: change backcolor of commandbar?

Posted By: garyhenson
Subject: change backcolor of commandbar?
Date Posted: 25 March 2010 at 6:27pm

ActiveX v13.0.

I need to set the backcolor of the client area of a commandbar. I have a task panel with some VB6 controls (sorry I have to do it this way for now ;-)

In XP the backcolors and the controls were fine (all 'brown'). But now I need to run in Win 7 as well and the backcolors are different in Win 7. I'm using

cbMain.GlobalSettings.ColorManager.Color(STDCOLOR_GRADIENTACTIVECAPTION) to get the backcolor I want. I can modify the TaskPanel backcolor using

tp.ColorSet.NormalGroupClient = my color.

But I cannot see where to set the CB backcolor. The TaskPanel does not 'cover' all of the client area and I do not want it to. I want the TP backcolor and the CB backcolor to match.

Help?

ok, maybe it's SetSpecialColor??? Like 'Me.cbMain.SetSpecialColor STDCOLOR_WINDOW, vbRed'??

I'm trying to find the right const to use to set the client area to a color so that it looks the same in XP, Win7 classic, WIn7 themes, etc.

Does anyone know which XTPColorManagerColor value I use???

Thanks!

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Software Developer
Product: Xtreme SuitePro (ActiveX) version 13.0
Platform: Windows XP (32bit) - SP 3
Language: Visual Basic 6.0

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Posted By: Aaron
Date Posted: 28 March 2010 at 5:45am

Hi,

STDCOLOR_BTNFACE will change color of all backgrounds of Commandbars but also many other control which uses BTNFACE for their colors. But there is a sample which you can use to test what is changed after you set another color:

C:\Program Files\Codejock Software\ActiveX\Xtreme SuitePro ActiveX v.....\Samples\CommandBars\VB\MDISample

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Product: Xtreme SuitePro (ActiveX) version 15.0.2
Platform: Windows XP (32bit) - SP 2
Language: Visual Basic 6.0

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