Check Boxes

[miben]

I am createing a checkbox that is a child window of a tab control.

The checkbox is not displaying the text as transparent with the
tab control. Can anyone tell me how to set the text to
transparent for the check box?

I have a pic of the checkbox on the tab control.

here is the creating code for the check box:

CreateWindowEx 0, lpClassName, lpWindowName, WS_CHILD Or BS_AUTOCHECKBOX, lpRect.Left, lpRect.Top, 200, lpMetrics.tmHeight + 2, mlngTab, 0, glngApp, 0

[darre1]

hmm... checkbox's dont have a backstyle property do they

labels do though

you could just set the caption property of the checkbox to <blank>

and have a label instead? then set the backstyle of the label to Transparent.

[miben]

I thought of that and just set the static control to owner draw
and manually dray the text. However, the static control wont be
associated with the chack box control, so users would have to
click on the checkbox itself rather then the check box and label
combined.

There must be a way to do this. Im assuming its part of the way
the control styles are set.

[Hack]

In the click event of the label, call the click event of the checkbox.

[miben]

Hmmm...that just might work...

Static>GetFocus And Check>GetFocus
Draw focus rectangle arround the static control

Static>Click
Send a click message to the check box control

I think that will work...anyone have any other ideas?

[miben]

OK, i got the transparency to work. I used the idea from you guys and used a label instead. I just need to draw the focus rectangle arround the static control now when the checkbox recieves the focus.

Here is the new 'Transparent' look:

[miben]

YAY! I did it! Thanks for that idea it worked great!

Case BN_SETFOCUS, BN_KILLFOCUS 'Message
    Select Case lParam 'hWnd
        Case mlngControls(22) 'Check box
            lhWnd = mlngControls(21) 'Check box label
        Case mlngControls(24) 'Check box
            lhWnd = mlngControls(23) 'Check box label
    End Select
    
    'Get the dimansions of the static control
    GetClientRect lhWnd, lpRect
    'Draw the rectangle
    DrawFocusRect GetDC(lhWnd), lpRect

Check it out! Compare it to the first picture and what a difference! It works great, Thanks.