Change "notepad.exe" edit color

[TheAutomator]

I don't know if I should post this question here or in the "GUI" section so please don't kill me if i'm wrong 

Its a simple question I think, but I cant find a solution..

There are some examples where you can change a control with AutoIt in 'Notepad.exe' using the ControlCommand() function.

Is it also possible to change the color of the edit box in Notepad with AutoIt?

Saw an example for changing the control text or the color of the menu but I can't find a way for doing this with the edit control of Notepad.exe.

I'm searching something like this:

 

Example()

Func Example()


    ; Run Notepad
    Run("notepad.exe")


    ; Wait 10 seconds for the Notepad window to appear.
    Local $hWnd = WinWait("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", 10)


    ; Set the backgroundcolor of the Notepad edit control.
    ???($hWnd, "", 0x00FF00)


EndFunc   ;==>Example

Is this possible?

Thanks,

TheAutomator Edited February 4, 2014 by TheAutomator

[JLogan3o13]

Must it be Notepad? Why not just create your own input context?

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
Local $msg
GUICreate("Test", 300, 300)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
$sText = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 10, 10, 280, 280)
GUICtrlSetBkColor($sText, 0x00FF00)
    While 1
        $msg = GUIGetMsg()
   Select
    Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
     ExitLoop
   EndSelect
    WEnd
GUIDelete()

[TheAutomator]

JLogan3o13,

  On 2/4/2014 at 12:46 AM, JLogan3o13 said:

Must it be Notepad? Why not just create your own input context?

 

Yes, I'd like to know if this is possible with Notepad 

I could create my own version of Notepad but I want to know if it is possible to change the color of any control for a windows program

using the ControlCommand() function or something like that..

Thanks,

TheAutomator

Edited February 4, 2014 by TheAutomator

[JohnOne]

If you cannot change it manually, I doubt you can programmatically.

Upgrade to notepad++

[JLogan3o13]

  On 2/4/2014 at 1:19 PM, AZJIO said:

@TheAutomator

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tutorial - http://azjio.narod.ru/autoit3_docs/tutorials/Notepad.htm

 

This is still creating a custom GUI and not changing the native Notepad app. If, as the OP stated, he doesn't want a custom GUI, then he will need to update to a better application as JohnOne suggested.

[AZJIO]

@JLogan3o13

  Quote

OP stated

 

OP stated:

  Quote

I could create my own version of Notepad but I want to know if it is possible to change the color of any control for a windows program

 

About Notepad++, he did not speak.

[JLogan3o13]

Correct, he is saying he could create his own version of notepad, but does not want to. He reiterated this when I suggested a GUI with a custom input field.

[JohnOne]

Thought this might have been in with a shout...

#include <WinAPI.au3>

Run("notepad.exe")

WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")

$whwnd = WinGetHandle("Untitled - Notepad")
If @error Then
    Exit MsgBox(0,"error","WinGetHandle")
EndIf

_WinAPI_FlashWindow($whwnd)

$chwnd = ControlGetHandle($whwnd, "", "[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]")
If @error Then
    Exit MsgBox(0,"error","ControlGetHandle")
EndIf

$cDC = _WinAPI_GetDC($chwnd)
If @error Then
    Exit MsgBox(0,"error","_WinAPI_GetDC")
EndIf

_WinAPI_SetBkColor($cDC, 0x0000ff00)
If @error Then
    Exit MsgBox(0,"error","_WinAPI_SetBkColor")
EndIf

;_WinAPI_RedrawWindow($whwnd)

Does not work though.

[TheAutomator]

AZJIO,

 

I have downloaded the "My_Notepad.7z". Nice program but not the answer on my question. 

 

JLogan3o13,

 

Thank you for correcting some answers I got 

 

JohnOne,

 

The script you posted indeed does not work but thanks for trying, its probably not possible I guess.

 

TheAutomator.

Edited February 4, 2014 by TheAutomator

[BrewManNH]

The only way you can change the background color of notepad is to change the background color of all windows. There's no way to set it to a color without changing all other standard background colors.

[TheAutomator]

BrewManNH,

  On 2/4/2014 at 5:30 PM, BrewManNH said:

The only way you can change the background color of notepad is to change the background color of all windows. There's no way to set it to a color without changing all other standard background colors.

 

Ok, the reason I questioned this is because in AutoIt scripts you can set the colors of the controls individually,

I also saw an example for changing the color of the menu somewere (can't find it anymore, still searching...).

Thanks,

TheAutomator.

Edited February 4, 2014 by TheAutomator

[AZJIO]

  Quote

I also saw an example for changing the color of the menu somewere (can't find it anymore, still searching...).

 

example in the help file

_GUICtrlMenu_SetMenuBackground

[TheAutomator]

AZJIO,

  On 2/4/2014 at 10:31 PM, AZJIO said:

example in the help file

_GUICtrlMenu_SetMenuBackground

 

That's the one 

Thanks,

TheAutomator.