I'm having a problem with the background color of STATIC, GROUPBOX, CHECKBOX, and RADIOBUTTON controls using the DMC v8.32. Possibly other controls as well, but these are the only ones I've tried. When I compile the program with the Borland C/C++ 5.5 commandline compiler, all controls show the same background as the main window, as set in the WNDCLASSEX structure. Using the LCCWin32 C compiler, I have the same results. But with the DMC compiler, these controls always have a white background, no matter what I do. I also had the same problen with the OpenWatcom 1.0 compiler, but that problem was solved by adding a "system win95" directive to the linker command line. Is there a similar option for DMC? I'm using "dmc -mn win.cpp gdi32.lib" to compile the program and a win.def file containing "EXETYPE NT" and "SUBSYSTEM WINDOWS". I must be missing something. Also, I can't keep the console window from showing. The test program follows:

#include <windows.h>

LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd,UINT Message,WPARAM wParam,LPARAM
lParam);
HINSTANCE g_hInst;
int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,LPSTR
lpCmdLine,int nCmdShow)
{
HWND    hwnd;
MSG     Msg;
HICON   hIcon;
HCURSOR hCursor;
TCHAR chClassName[]=TEXT("SIMPLEWND");
WNDCLASSEX wcx;
g_hInst=hInstance;
hIcon=(HICON)LoadImage(0,IDI_APPLICATION,IMAGE_ICON,0,0,LR_SHARED);
hCursor=(HCURSOR)LoadImage(0,IDC_ARROW,IMAGE_CURSOR,0,0,LR_SHARED);
wcx.cbSize           = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
wcx.style            = CS_HREDRAW|CS_VREDRAW;
wcx.lpfnWndProc      = (WNDPROC)WndProc;
wcx.cbClsExtra       = 0;
wcx.cbWndExtra       = 0;
wcx.hInstance        = hInstance;
wcx.hIcon            = hIcon;
wcx.hCursor          = hCursor;
wcx.hbrBackground    = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_BTNFACE+1);
wcx.lpszMenuName     = NULL;
wcx.lpszClassName    = chClassName;
wcx.hIconSm          = NULL;
if (!RegisterClassEx(&wcx))
    {
    MessageBox( NULL,
                TEXT("Failed to register wnd class"),
                TEXT("ERROR"),
                MB_OK|MB_ICONERROR);
    return FALSE;
    }
hwnd=CreateWindowEx(0,
                    chClassName,
                    TEXT("Static Controls"),
                    WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
                    GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN)/4,
                    GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN)/4,
                    GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN)/2,
                    GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN)/2,
                    NULL,
                    NULL,
                    hInstance,
                    NULL);
if (!hwnd)
    {
    MessageBox( NULL,
                TEXT("Failed to create wnd"),
                TEXT("ERROR"),
                MB_OK|MB_ICONERROR);
    return FALSE;
    }
ShowWindow(hwnd,nCmdShow);
UpdateWindow(hwnd);
while (GetMessage(&Msg,NULL,0,0))
    {
    TranslateMessage(&Msg);
    DispatchMessage(&Msg);
    }
return Msg.wParam;
}
LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd,UINT Message,WPARAM wParam,LPARAM lParam)
{
static HWND hCntrl;
switch (Message)
    {
    case WM_CREATE:
        CreateWindowEx(0,
                       TEXT("STATIC"),
                       NULL,
                       WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|SS_WHITERECT,
                       10,
                       10,
                       160,
                       30,
                       hwnd,
                       NULL,
                       g_hInst,
                       NULL);
        CreateWindowEx(0,
                       TEXT("STATIC"),
                       TEXT("TEXT STATIC CONTROL"),
                       WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|SS_SIMPLE,
                       10,
                       50,
                       160,
                       30,
                       hwnd,
                       NULL,
                       g_hInst,
                       NULL);
        hCntrl=CreateWindowEx(0,
                              TEXT("STATIC"),
                              NULL,
                              WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|SS_ICON,
                              10,
                              80,
                              40,
                              40,
                              hwnd,
                              NULL,
                              g_hInst,
                              NULL);
        SendMessage(hCntrl,STM_SETIMAGE,IMAGE_ICON,(LPARAM)LoadImage(0,

IDI_APPLICATION,

IMAGE_ICON,

0,0,LR_SHARED));
        return 0;
    case WM_DESTROY:
        PostQuitMessage(0);
        return 0;
    default:
        return DefWindowProc(hwnd,Message,wParam,lParam);
    }
}

Any ideas?

Gary.

I think you have to add
EXETYPE           NT
SUBSYSTEM     WINDOWS,4.0
to the .def file.

Jan



Gary wrote:

> I'm having a problem with the background color of STATIC, GROUPBOX, CHECKBOX, and RADIOBUTTON controls using the DMC v8.32. Possibly other controls as well, but these are the only ones I've tried. When I compile the program with the Borland C/C++ 5.5 commandline compiler, all controls show the same background as the main window, as set in the WNDCLASSEX structure. Using the LCCWin32 C compiler, I have the same results. But with the DMC compiler, these controls always have a white background, no matter what I do. I also had the same problen with the OpenWatcom 1.0 compiler, but that problem was solved by adding a "system win95" directive to the linker command line. Is there a similar option for DMC? I'm using "dmc -mn win.cpp gdi32.lib" to compile the program and a win.def file containing "EXETYPE NT" and "SUBSYSTEM WINDOWS". I must be missing something. Also, I can't keep the console window from showing. The test program follows:
>
> #include <windows.h>
>
> LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd,UINT Message,WPARAM wParam,LPARAM
> lParam);
> HINSTANCE g_hInst;
> int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,LPSTR
> lpCmdLine,int nCmdShow)
> {
> HWND    hwnd;
> MSG     Msg;
> HICON   hIcon;
> HCURSOR hCursor;
> TCHAR chClassName[]=TEXT("SIMPLEWND");
> WNDCLASSEX wcx;
> g_hInst=hInstance;
> hIcon=(HICON)LoadImage(0,IDI_APPLICATION,IMAGE_ICON,0,0,LR_SHARED);
> hCursor=(HCURSOR)LoadImage(0,IDC_ARROW,IMAGE_CURSOR,0,0,LR_SHARED);
> wcx.cbSize           = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
> wcx.style            = CS_HREDRAW|CS_VREDRAW;
> wcx.lpfnWndProc      = (WNDPROC)WndProc;
> wcx.cbClsExtra       = 0;
> wcx.cbWndExtra       = 0;
> wcx.hInstance        = hInstance;
> wcx.hIcon            = hIcon;
> wcx.hCursor          = hCursor;
> wcx.hbrBackground    = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_BTNFACE+1);
> wcx.lpszMenuName     = NULL;
> wcx.lpszClassName    = chClassName;
> wcx.hIconSm          = NULL;
> if (!RegisterClassEx(&wcx))
>     {
>     MessageBox( NULL,
>                 TEXT("Failed to register wnd class"),
>                 TEXT("ERROR"),
>                 MB_OK|MB_ICONERROR);
>     return FALSE;
>     }
> hwnd=CreateWindowEx(0,
>                     chClassName,
>                     TEXT("Static Controls"),
>                     WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
>                     GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN)/4,
>                     GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN)/4,
>                     GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN)/2,
>                     GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN)/2,
>                     NULL,
>                     NULL,
>                     hInstance,
>                     NULL);
> if (!hwnd)
>     {
>     MessageBox( NULL,
>                 TEXT("Failed to create wnd"),
>                 TEXT("ERROR"),
>                 MB_OK|MB_ICONERROR);
>     return FALSE;
>     }
> ShowWindow(hwnd,nCmdShow);
> UpdateWindow(hwnd);
> while (GetMessage(&Msg,NULL,0,0))
>     {
>     TranslateMessage(&Msg);
>     DispatchMessage(&Msg);
>     }
> return Msg.wParam;
> }
> LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd,UINT Message,WPARAM wParam,LPARAM lParam)
> {
> static HWND hCntrl;
> switch (Message)
>     {
>     case WM_CREATE:
>         CreateWindowEx(0,
>                        TEXT("STATIC"),
>                        NULL,
>                        WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|SS_WHITERECT,
>                        10,
>                        10,
>                        160,
>                        30,
>                        hwnd,
>                        NULL,
>                        g_hInst,
>                        NULL);
>         CreateWindowEx(0,
>                        TEXT("STATIC"),
>                        TEXT("TEXT STATIC CONTROL"),
>                        WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|SS_SIMPLE,
>                        10,
>                        50,
>                        160,
>                        30,
>                        hwnd,
>                        NULL,
>                        g_hInst,
>                        NULL);
>         hCntrl=CreateWindowEx(0,
>                               TEXT("STATIC"),
>                               NULL,
>                               WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|SS_ICON,
>                               10,
>                               80,
>                               40,
>                               40,
>                               hwnd,
>                               NULL,
>                               g_hInst,
>                               NULL);
>         SendMessage(hCntrl,STM_SETIMAGE,IMAGE_ICON,(LPARAM)LoadImage(0,
>
> IDI_APPLICATION,
>
> IMAGE_ICON,
>
> 0,0,LR_SHARED));
>         return 0;
>     case WM_DESTROY:
>         PostQuitMessage(0);
>         return 0;
>     default:
>         return DefWindowProc(hwnd,Message,wParam,lParam);
>     }
> }
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Gary.

I've tried that, but it doesn't work either.

Gary

"Jan Knepper" <jan@smartsoft.us> wrote in message news:3E6D6FAF.A9D2D2DB@smartsoft.us...
> I think you have to add
> EXETYPE           NT
> SUBSYSTEM     WINDOWS,4.0
> to the .def file.
>
> Jan
>
>
>
> Gary wrote:
>
> > I'm having a problem with the background color of STATIC, GROUPBOX, CHECKBOX, and RADIOBUTTON controls using the DMC v8.32. Possibly other controls as well, but these are the only ones I've tried. When I compile
the
> > program with the Borland C/C++ 5.5 commandline compiler, all controls
show
> > the same background as the main window, as set in the WNDCLASSEX
structure.
> > Using the LCCWin32 C compiler, I have the same results. But with the DMC compiler, these controls always have a white background, no matter what
I
> > do. I also had the same problen with the OpenWatcom 1.0 compiler, but
that
> > problem was solved by adding a "system win95" directive to the linker command line. Is there a similar option for DMC? I'm using "dmc -mn
win.cpp
> > gdi32.lib" to compile the program and a win.def file containing "EXETYPE
NT"
> > and "SUBSYSTEM WINDOWS". I must be missing something. Also, I can't keep
the
> > console window from showing. The test program follows:
> >
> > #include <windows.h>
> >
> > LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd,UINT Message,WPARAM wParam,LPARAM
> > lParam);
> > HINSTANCE g_hInst;
> > int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,LPSTR
> > lpCmdLine,int nCmdShow)
> > {
> > HWND    hwnd;
> > MSG     Msg;
> > HICON   hIcon;
> > HCURSOR hCursor;
> > TCHAR chClassName[]=TEXT("SIMPLEWND");
> > WNDCLASSEX wcx;
> > g_hInst=hInstance;
> > hIcon=(HICON)LoadImage(0,IDI_APPLICATION,IMAGE_ICON,0,0,LR_SHARED);
> > hCursor=(HCURSOR)LoadImage(0,IDC_ARROW,IMAGE_CURSOR,0,0,LR_SHARED);
> > wcx.cbSize           = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
> > wcx.style            = CS_HREDRAW|CS_VREDRAW;
> > wcx.lpfnWndProc      = (WNDPROC)WndProc;
> > wcx.cbClsExtra       = 0;
> > wcx.cbWndExtra       = 0;
> > wcx.hInstance        = hInstance;
> > wcx.hIcon            = hIcon;
> > wcx.hCursor          = hCursor;
> > wcx.hbrBackground    = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_BTNFACE+1);
> > wcx.lpszMenuName     = NULL;
> > wcx.lpszClassName    = chClassName;
> > wcx.hIconSm          = NULL;
> > if (!RegisterClassEx(&wcx))
> >     {
> >     MessageBox( NULL,
> >                 TEXT("Failed to register wnd class"),
> >                 TEXT("ERROR"),
> >                 MB_OK|MB_ICONERROR);
> >     return FALSE;
> >     }
> > hwnd=CreateWindowEx(0,
> >                     chClassName,
> >                     TEXT("Static Controls"),
> >                     WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
> >                     GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN)/4,
> >                     GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN)/4,
> >                     GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN)/2,
> >                     GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN)/2,
> >                     NULL,
> >                     NULL,
> >                     hInstance,
> >                     NULL);
> > if (!hwnd)
> >     {
> >     MessageBox( NULL,
> >                 TEXT("Failed to create wnd"),
> >                 TEXT("ERROR"),
> >                 MB_OK|MB_ICONERROR);
> >     return FALSE;
> >     }
> > ShowWindow(hwnd,nCmdShow);
> > UpdateWindow(hwnd);
> > while (GetMessage(&Msg,NULL,0,0))
> >     {
> >     TranslateMessage(&Msg);
> >     DispatchMessage(&Msg);
> >     }
> > return Msg.wParam;
> > }
> > LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd,UINT Message,WPARAM wParam,LPARAM
lParam)
> > {
> > static HWND hCntrl;
> > switch (Message)
> >     {
> >     case WM_CREATE:
> >         CreateWindowEx(0,
> >                        TEXT("STATIC"),
> >                        NULL,
> >                        WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|SS_WHITERECT,
> >                        10,
> >                        10,
> >                        160,
> >                        30,
> >                        hwnd,
> >                        NULL,
> >                        g_hInst,
> >                        NULL);
> >         CreateWindowEx(0,
> >                        TEXT("STATIC"),
> >                        TEXT("TEXT STATIC CONTROL"),
> >                        WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|SS_SIMPLE,
> >                        10,
> >                        50,
> >                        160,
> >                        30,
> >                        hwnd,
> >                        NULL,
> >                        g_hInst,
> >                        NULL);
> >         hCntrl=CreateWindowEx(0,
> >                               TEXT("STATIC"),
> >                               NULL,
> >                               WS_CHILD|WS_VISIBLE|SS_ICON,
> >                               10,
> >                               80,
> >                               40,
> >                               40,
> >                               hwnd,
> >                               NULL,
> >                               g_hInst,
> >                               NULL);
> >         SendMessage(hCntrl,STM_SETIMAGE,IMAGE_ICON,(LPARAM)LoadImage(0,
> >
> > IDI_APPLICATION,
> >
> > IMAGE_ICON,
> >
> > 0,0,LR_SHARED));
> >         return 0;
> >     case WM_DESTROY:
> >         PostQuitMessage(0);
> >         return 0;
> >     default:
> >         return DefWindowProc(hwnd,Message,wParam,lParam);
> >     }
> > }
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Gary.
>

It's working now... not sure why, but I rebooted and now it works???

Gary

"Jan Knepper" <jan@smartsoft.us> wrote in message news:3E6D6FAF.A9D2D2DB@smartsoft.us...
> I think you have to add
> EXETYPE           NT
> SUBSYSTEM     WINDOWS,4.0
> to the .def file.
>
> Jan