Function Reference


_GUICtrlMenu_GetMenuBackground

Retrieves the brush to use for the menu's background

#include <GuiMenu.au3>
_GUICtrlMenu_GetMenuBackground ( $hMenu )

Parameters

$hMenu Handle of the menu

Return Value

Returns the brush used for the menu's background.

Related

_GUICtrlMenu_SetMenuBackground

Example

#include <GuiMenu.au3>
#include <WinAPIGdi.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
        Local $hWnd, $hMain, $hFile, $hBrush

        ; Open Notepad
        Run("notepad.exe")
        WinWaitActive("[CLASS:Notepad]")
        $hWnd = WinGetHandle("[CLASS:Notepad]")
        $hMain = _GUICtrlMenu_GetMenu($hWnd)
        $hFile = _GUICtrlMenu_GetItemSubMenu($hMain, 0)

        ; File menu background
        Writeln("File menu background: 0x" & Hex(_GUICtrlMenu_GetMenuBackground($hFile)))
        $hBrush = _WinAPI_GetSysColorBrush($COLOR_INFOBK)
        _GUICtrlMenu_SetMenuBackground($hFile, $hBrush)
        Writeln("File menu background: 0x" & Hex(_GUICtrlMenu_GetMenuBackground($hFile)))
EndFunc   ;==>Example

; Write a line of text to Notepad
Func Writeln($sText)
        ControlSend("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", "Edit1", $sText & @CRLF)
EndFunc   ;==>Writeln