Colored Text...

[AnT]

How would I go about printing colored text with the DrawText function?

[abdul]

You'll have to first set the colour of the text using "SetTextColor".
Example:

SetTextColor(myhdc, RGB(0,255,0));
//DrawText....

[AnT]

Wow you're quick...thanks :)

[AnT]

Now...how can I change the background color of a window?

[abdul]

I think "SetBackColor" will work.
Example:

SetBackColor(winhdc, RGB(0,0,255));


PS: You can always look up at MSDN for reference on API.

[AnT]

Thanks, and thanks for pointing MSDN out to me, lol.

[AnT]

D:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\MyProjects\w32paint\w32paint.cpp(168) : error C2065: 'SetBackColor' : undeclared identifier

[abdul]

Ops, it's "SetBkColor".

[AnT]

This makes the background what I choose only on the local RECT that I define. How can I make it so that it changes the BG for the entire window?

[abdul]

You'll have to first get the handle of your whole window using either "GetDC" or "GetWindowDC".

[CornedBee]

When creating the window class you can set the background brush.

[prog_tom]

WNDCLASSEX wnd;

wnd.hbrBackground=(HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+1);

[CornedBee]

Or:
wc.hbrBackground = CreateSolidBrush(RGB(0, 255, 127));