Popular Post UEZ Posted October 14, 2025 Popular Post Posted October 14, 2025 (edited) I tried to apply dark mode to the SampleControls.au3 example. What I did so far: expandcollapse popup; Coded by UEZ build 2026-03-04 beta ; not DPI aware! #include <APIConstants.au3> #include <AVIConstants.au3> #include <GDIPlus.au3> #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <GuiDateTimePicker.au3> #include <GuiImageList.au3> #include <GuiMenu.au3> #include <GuiMonthCal.au3> #include <GuiScrollBars.au3> #include <GuiStatusBar.au3> #include <GuiTab.au3> #include <GuiTreeView.au3> #include <TreeViewConstants.au3> #include <ListViewConstants.au3> #include <WinAPIConstants.au3> #include <WinAPIGdi.au3> #include <WinAPIRes.au3> #include <WinAPIShellEx.au3> #include <WinAPISys.au3> #include <WinAPISysWin.au3> #include <WinAPITheme.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> Enum $IHCM_USE_CACHED_VALUE, $IHCM_REFRESH Enum $APPMODE_DEFAULT = 0, $APPMODE_ALLOWDARK, $APPMODE_FORCEDARK, $APPMODE_FORCELIGHT, $APPMODE_MAX Const $PRF_CLIENT = 0x04 Const $ODS_HOTLIGHT = 0x0040 ; Dark Mode Colors (RGB) Global Const $COLOR_BG_DARK = 0x202020 Global Const $COLOR_TEXT_LIGHT = 0xF0F0F0 Global Const $COLOR_CONTROL_BG = 0x2B2B2B Global Const $COLOR_EDIT_BG = 0x1E1E1E Global Const $COLOR_BUTTON_BG = 0x333333 Global Const $COLOR_BORDER = 0x3F3F3F Global Const $COLOR_BORDER2 = 0xA0A0A0 Global Const $COLOR_HOTTRACK_MENU = 0x3A3A3A Global Const $COLOR_BORDER_LIGHT = 0xD8D8D8 ; Global variables for subclassing (MUST be declared before _Example()!) Global $g_hGUI = 0, $g_hTab, $g_ListView Global $g_aControls[50][3] = [[0, 0, 0]] ; [ControlID, hWnd, OldWndProc] Global $g_iControlCount = 0 Global $g_pSubclassProc = 0 ; Global brushes for _WM_CTLCOLOR (avoids memory leaks) Global $g_hBrushEdit = 0 Global $g_hBrushButton = 0 Global $g_hBrushBg = 0 Global $g_hBrushGreen Global $g_hLabelGreen = 0, $g_idLabelGreen Global $g_idLabelPic, $g_hLabelPic Global $g_hMenu = 0, $g_hMenu1, $g_hMenu2 Global $g_idDate = 0, $g_hDate = 0 ; Global variable for tab subclassing Global $g_hTab_CB, $g_pTab_CB, $g_hProc ; Global variable for SysDateTimePick32 subclassing Global $g_hDateProc_CB, $g_pDateProc_CB, $g_hDateOldProc ; Structure for NM_CUSTOMDRAW notification Global Const $tagNMCUSTOMDRAW = _ $tagNMHDR & ";" & _ ; Contains NM_CUSTOMDRAW / NMHDR header among other things "dword dwDrawStage;" & _ ; Current drawing stage (CDDS_*) "handle hdc;" & _ ; Device Context Handle "long left;long top;long right;long bottom;" & _ ; Drawing rectangle "dword_ptr dwItemSpec;" & _ ; Item index or other info (depending on the control) "uint uItemState;" & _ ; State Flags (CDIS_SELECTED, CDIS_FOCUS etc.) "lparam lItemlParam" ; lParam set by the item (e.g., via LVITEM.lParam) Global $g_hMenu = 0, $hMenuFont Global $g_aMenuText = [] ; dynamic array for top-level menu texts Global $arMenuItems[1][8] $arMenuItems[0][0] = 0 Global $arSideItems[1][10] $arSideItems[0][0] = 0 Const $ODT_MENU = 1 Const $ODS_SELECTED = 0x0001 Const $ODS_DISABLED = 0x0004 Global Enum $idAbout = 5000 Global $g_hMenu_Sys, $g_idAboutMenu, $g_AboutDummy Global $g_bHover = False _GDIPlus_Startup() _Example() _GDIPlus_Shutdown() Func _Example() ; Create global brushes $g_hBrushEdit = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush(_ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_EDIT_BG)) $g_hBrushButton = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush(_ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_BUTTON_BG)) $g_hBrushBg = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush(_ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_BG_DARK)) #Region GUI $g_hGUI = GUICreate("Sample GUI with Dark Mode", 400, 424) GUISetIcon(@SystemDir & "\mspaint.exe", 0) GUISetBkColor($COLOR_BG_DARK, $g_hGUI) $g_hMenu_Sys = _GUICtrlMenu_GetSystemMenu($g_hGUI) _GUICtrlMenu_AppendMenu($g_hMenu_Sys, $MF_SEPARATOR, 0, 0) _GUICtrlMenu_AppendMenu($g_hMenu_Sys, $MF_STRING, $idAbout, "About") ; Register GUI-level WM_CTLCOLOR messages GUIRegisterMsg($WM_CTLCOLOREDIT, "_WM_CTLCOLOR") GUIRegisterMsg($WM_CTLCOLORLISTBOX, "_WM_CTLCOLOR") GUIRegisterMsg($WM_CTLCOLORBTN, "_WM_CTLCOLOR") GUIRegisterMsg($WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC, "_WM_CTLCOLOR") GUIRegisterMsg($WM_MEASUREITEM, "_WM_MEASUREITEM") GUIRegisterMsg($WM_DRAWITEM, "_WM_DRAWITEM") GUIRegisterMsg($WM_NOTIFY, "_WM_NOTIFY") GUIRegisterMsg($WM_ACTIVATE, "_WM_ACTIVATE") GUIRegisterMsg($WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED, "_WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED") GUIRegisterMsg($WM_MENUCOMMAND, "_WM_MENUCOMMAND") GUIRegisterMsg($WM_SYSCOMMAND, "_WM_SYSCOMMAND") #EndRegion GUI #Region MENU Global $g_aMenuText[4] $g_aMenuText[0] = "Menu &One" $g_aMenuText[1] = "Menu &Two" $g_aMenuText[2] = "Menu Th&ree" $g_aMenuText[3] = "Menu &Four" Local $idMenu1 = GUICtrlCreateMenu($g_aMenuText[0]) Local $idMenu2 = GUICtrlCreateMenu($g_aMenuText[1]) GUICtrlCreateMenu($g_aMenuText[2]) GUICtrlCreateMenu($g_aMenuText[3]) GUICtrlCreateMenuItem('SubMenu One &A', $idMenu1) GUICtrlCreateMenuItem('SubMenu One &B', $idMenu1) $g_idAboutMenu = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem('About', $idMenu1) $g_hMenu1 = GUICtrlGetHandle($idMenu1) $g_hMenu2 = GUICtrlGetHandle($idMenu2) ; Owner-draw Top-Level Menu creation _MakeMenuOwnerDraw($g_hGUI) _EnableMenuHotTrack($g_hMenu) #EndRegion MENU #Region CONTEXT MENU Local $idContextMenu = GUICtrlCreateContextMenu() GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("Context Menu", $idContextMenu) GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("", $idContextMenu) GUICtrlCreateMenuItem("&Properties", $idContextMenu) #EndRegion CONTEXT MENU #Region PIC Local $idPic = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 0, 0, 169, 68) GUICtrlSetImage($idPic, "C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Examples\GUI\logo4.gif") GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region PIC') $g_idLabelPic = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Sample Pic", 75, 1, 53, 15) $g_hLabelPic = GUICtrlGetHandle($g_idLabelPic) #EndRegion PIC #Region AVI Local $idAvi = GUICtrlCreateAvi("C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Examples\GUI\SampleAVI.avi", 0, 180, 10, 32, 32, $ACS_AUTOPLAY) GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region AVI') GUICtrlCreateLabel("Sample avi", 175, 50) #EndRegion AVI #Region TAB Local $idTab = GUICtrlCreateTab(240, 0, 150, 70), $g_hTab = GUICtrlGetHandle($idTab) _AddControlForSubclass($idTab) GUICtrlCreateTabItem("One") GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region TAB1') GUICtrlCreateLabel("Sample Tab with TabItems", 250, 40) GUICtrlCreateTabItem("Two") GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region TAB2') Local $idCheckBoxTab2 = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Checkbox", 250, 30, 120, 20) GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT) _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme(GUICtrlGetHandle($idCheckBoxTab2), "DarkMode_DarkTheme", 0) GUICtrlCreateTabItem("Three") GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region TAB3') GUICtrlCreateTabItem("") $g_hTab = GUICtrlGetHandle($idTab) #EndRegion TAB #Region COMBO Local $idCombo = GUICtrlCreateCombo("Sample Combo", 250, 80, 120, 100) GUICtrlSetData($idCombo, "Item 2|Item 3", "Sample Combo") _AddControlForSubclass($idCombo) GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region COMBO') #EndRegion COMBO #Region PROGRESS Local $idProgress = GUICtrlCreateProgress(60, 80, 150, 20) ;_AddControlForSubclass($idProgress) GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region PROGRESS') GUICtrlSetData(-1, 60) GUICtrlCreateLabel("Progress:", 5, 82) #EndRegion PROGRESS #Region EDIT Local $idEdit = GUICtrlCreateEdit(@CRLF & " Sample Edit Control", 10, 110, 150, 70) _AddControlForSubclass($idEdit) GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region EDIT') #EndRegion EDIT #Region LIST Local $idList = GUICtrlCreateList("", 5, 190, 100, 90) _AddControlForSubclass($idList) GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region LIST') GUICtrlSetData(-1, "A.Sample|B.List|C.Control|D.Here", "B.List") #EndRegion LIST #Region ICON GUICtrlCreateIcon("explorer.exe", 0, 175, 120) GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region ICON') GUICtrlCreateLabel("Icon", 180, 160, 50, 20) #EndRegion ICON #Region LIST VIEW Local $idListView = GUICtrlCreateListView("Sample|ListView|", 110, 190, 110, 80, $LVS_REPORT) _AddControlForSubclass($idListView) GUICtrlSetBkColor($idListView, $COLOR_EDIT_BG) GUICtrlSetColor($idListView, $COLOR_TEXT_LIGHT) GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region LIST VIEW') GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("A|One", $idListView) GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("B|Two", $idListView) GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("C|Three", $idListView) $g_ListView = GUICtrlGetHandle($idListView) #EndRegion LIST VIEW #Region GROUP WITH RADIO BUTTONS Local $idGroup = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Sample Group", 230, 120) GUICtrlSetColor($idGroup, $COLOR_TEXT_LIGHT) Local $idRadio1 = GUICtrlCreateRadio("Radio One", 250, 140, 80) GUICtrlSetTip($idRadio1, '#Region RADIO1') GUICtrlSetState($idRadio1, $GUI_CHECKED) Local $idRadio2 = GUICtrlCreateRadio("Radio Two", 250, 165, 80) GUICtrlSetTip($idRadio2, '#Region RADIO2') GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1) _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme(GUICtrlGetHandle($idRadio1), "DarkMode_DarkTheme", 0) _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme(GUICtrlGetHandle($idRadio2), "DarkMode_DarkTheme", 0) _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme(GUICtrlGetHandle($idGroup), "DarkMode_DarkTheme", 0) #EndRegion GROUP WITH RADIO BUTTONS #Region UPDOWN GUICtrlCreateLabel("UpDown", 350, 115) GUICtrlSetColor(-1, $COLOR_TEXT_LIGHT) Local $idInput = GUICtrlCreateInput("42", 350, 130, 40, 20) _AddControlForSubclass($idInput) Local $idUpDown = GUICtrlCreateUpdown(-1) _AddControlForSubclass($idUpDown) #EndRegion UPDOWN #Region LABEL $g_idLabelGreen = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Green" & @CRLF & "Label", 350, 165, 40, 40) $g_hLabelGreen = GUICtrlGetHandle($g_idLabelGreen) GUICtrlSetTip($g_idLabelGreen, '#Region LABEL') $g_hBrushGreen = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush(_ColorToCOLORREF(0x00FF00)) ; green background #Region SLIDER GUICtrlCreateLabel("Slider:", 235, 215) Local $idSlider = GUICtrlCreateSlider(270, 210, 120, 30) _AddControlForSubclass($idSlider) GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region SLIDER') GUICtrlSetData(-1, 30) #EndRegion SLIDER #Region INPUT Local $idInput2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("Sample Input Box", 235, 255, 130, 20) _AddControlForSubclass($idInput2) GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region INPUT') #EndRegion INPUT #Region DATE $g_idDate = GUICtrlCreateDate("", 5, 280, 200, 20) $g_hDate = GUICtrlGetHandle($g_idDate) _AddControlForSubclass($g_idDate) GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region DATE') GUICtrlCreateLabel("(Date control expands into a calendar)", 10, 305, 200, 20) #EndRegion DATE #Region BUTTON Local $idButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Sample Button", 10, 330, 100, 30) _AddControlForSubclass($idButton) GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region BUTTON') #EndRegion BUTTON #Region CHECKBOX Local $idCheckBox = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox("Checkbox", 130, 335, 80, 20) GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region CHECKBOX') GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_CHECKED) _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme(GUICtrlGetHandle($idCheckBox), "DarkMode_DarkTheme", 0) #EndRegion CHECKBOX #Region TREEVIEW ONE Local $idTreeView1 = GUICtrlCreateTreeView(210, 290, 80, 80) _AddControlForSubclass($idTreeView1) GUICtrlSetBkColor($idTreeView1, $COLOR_EDIT_BG) GUICtrlSetColor($idTreeView1, $COLOR_TEXT_LIGHT) GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region TREEVIEW ONE') Local $idTreeViewItem = GUICtrlCreateTreeViewItem("TreeView", $idTreeView1) GUICtrlCreateTreeViewItem("Item1", $idTreeViewItem) GUICtrlCreateTreeViewItem("Item2", $idTreeViewItem) GUICtrlCreateTreeViewItem("Foo", -1) GUICtrlSetState($idTreeViewItem, $GUI_EXPAND) #EndRegion TREEVIEW ONE #Region TREEVIEW TWO Local $idTreeView2 = GUICtrlCreateTreeView(295, 290, 103, 80, $TVS_CHECKBOXES) _AddControlForSubclass($idTreeView2) GUICtrlSetBkColor($idTreeView2, $COLOR_EDIT_BG) GUICtrlSetColor($idTreeView2, $COLOR_TEXT_LIGHT) GUICtrlSetTip(-1, '#Region TREEVIEW TWO') GUICtrlCreateTreeViewItem("TreeView", $idTreeView2) GUICtrlCreateTreeViewItem("With", $idTreeView2) GUICtrlCreateTreeViewItem("$TVS_CHECKBOXES", $idTreeView2) GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_CHECKED) GUICtrlCreateTreeViewItem("Style", $idTreeView2) _SetDarkTreeViewCheckboxes(GUICtrlGetHandle($idTreeView2), 16, 16) #EndRegion TREEVIEW TWO #Region Statusbar Local $hStatusbar = _GUICtrlStatusBar_Create($g_hGUI) _AddControlHandleForSubclass($hStatusbar) Local $aParts[4] = [75, 150, 300, 400] _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetParts($hStatusbar, $aParts) _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetText($hStatusbar, "Part 0", 0) _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetText($hStatusbar, "Part 1", 1) _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetText($hStatusbar, "Part 2", 2) _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetText($hStatusbar, "Part 3", 3) #EndRegion Statusbar ; Apply Dark Mode _ApplyDarkModeToAllControls() ; Handle scrollbars for windows that have them _EnableDarkScrollBars() ; Register a custom window procedure for the tab control for owner-drawing $g_hTab_CB = DllCallbackRegister('_WinProc', 'ptr', 'hwnd;uint;wparam;lparam') $g_pTab_CB = DllCallbackGetPtr($g_hTab_CB) $g_hProc = _WinAPI_SetWindowLong($g_hTab, $GWL_WNDPROC, $g_pTab_CB) ; Register a custom window procedure for the date control for owner-drawing $g_hDateProc_CB = DllCallbackRegister('_DateProc', 'ptr', 'hwnd;uint;wparam;lparam') $g_pDateProc_CB = DllCallbackGetPtr($g_hDateProc_CB) $g_hDateOldProc = _WinAPI_SetWindowLong($g_hDate, $GWL_WNDPROC, $g_pDateProc_CB) $g_AboutDummy = GUICtrlCreateDummy() GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) _OverpaintWhiteLine() _WinAPI_RedrawWindow($g_hGUI, 0, 0, BitOR($RDW_INVALIDATE, $RDW_UPDATENOW)) While 1 Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_RESTORE _WinAPI_RedrawWindow($g_hGUI, 0, 0, BitOR($RDW_INVALIDATE, $RDW_UPDATENOW, $RDW_ERASE, $RDW_ALLCHILDREN)) Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE _CleanupSubclassing() _CleanupBrushes() ExitLoop Case $g_AboutDummy MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "About", "Example coded by UEZ :-)", 10, $g_hGUI) EndSwitch WEnd ; Restore the original window procedure for the tab control _WinAPI_SetWindowLong($g_hTab, $GWL_WNDPROC, $g_hProc) DllCallbackFree($g_hTab_CB) _WinAPI_SetWindowLong($g_hDate, $GWL_WNDPROC, $g_hDateOldProc) DllCallbackFree($g_hDateProc_CB) GUIDelete() EndFunc ;==>_Example Func _GDIPlus_DrawRoundRect($hGfx, $iX, $iY, $iW, $iH, $iDiameter, $iBrushARGB, $iPenARGB, $fPenWidth = 1.0) Local Const $hPath = _GDIPlus_PathCreate() ; Top-left arc _GDIPlus_PathAddArc($hPath, $iX, $iY, $iDiameter, $iDiameter, 180, 90) ; Top-right arc _GDIPlus_PathAddArc($hPath, $iX + $iW - $iDiameter, $iY, $iDiameter, $iDiameter, 270, 90) ; Bottom-right arc _GDIPlus_PathAddArc($hPath, $iX + $iW - $iDiameter, $iY + $iH - $iDiameter, $iDiameter, $iDiameter, 0, 90) ; Bottom-left arc _GDIPlus_PathAddArc($hPath, $iX, $iY + $iH - $iDiameter, $iDiameter, $iDiameter, 90, 90) _GDIPlus_PathCloseFigure($hPath) If $iBrushARGB <> 0 Then Local Const $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid($iBrushARGB) _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillPath($hGfx, $hPath, $hBrush) _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush) EndIf If $iPenARGB <> 0 Then Local Const $hPen = _GDIPlus_PenCreate($iPenARGB, $fPenWidth) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawPath($hGfx, $hPath, $hPen) _GDIPlus_PenDispose($hPen) EndIf _GDIPlus_PathDispose($hPath) EndFunc ;==>_GDIPlus_DrawRoundRect Func _SetDarkTreeViewCheckboxes($hTreeView, $iW = 16, $iH = 16) Local $hImageList = _GUIImageList_Create($iW, $iH, 5, 3) Local $hBmp = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateFromScan0($iW, $iH) Local $hGfx = _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($hBmp) _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetSmoothingMode($hGfx, $GDIP_SMOOTHINGMODE_HIGHQUALITY) ; --- Index 0: Unchecked --- _GDIPlus_GraphicsClear($hGfx, 0xFF000000 + $COLOR_EDIT_BG) _GDIPlus_DrawRoundRect($hGfx, 2 / 16 * $iW, 2 / 16 * $iH, 12 / 16 * $iW, 12 / 16 * $iH, 3, 0, 0xFF000000 + $COLOR_BORDER2, 1.5) Local $hBmp_GDI = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hBmp, 0) _GUIImageList_Add($hImageList, $hBmp_GDI) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBmp_GDI) ; --- Index 1: Checked --- _GDIPlus_GraphicsClear($hGfx, 0xFF000000 + $COLOR_EDIT_BG) _GDIPlus_DrawRoundRect($hGfx, 2 / 16 * $iW, 2 / 16 * $iH, 12 / 16 * $iW, 12 / 16 * $iH, 3, 0xFF60CDFF, 0xFF60CDFF, 1.0) Local $hCheckPen = _GDIPlus_PenCreate(0xFF0F2028, 1.5) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawLine($hGfx, 5 / 16 * $iW, 8 / 16 * $iH, 7 / 16 * $iW, 10 / 16 * $iH, $hCheckPen) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDrawLine($hGfx, 7 / 16 * $iW, 10 / 16 * $iH, 11 / 16 * $iW, 6 / 16 * $iH, $hCheckPen) $hBmp_GDI = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hBmp, 0) _GUIImageList_Add($hImageList, $hBmp_GDI) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBmp_GDI) ; --- Cleanup --- _GDIPlus_PenDispose($hCheckPen) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGfx) _GDIPlus_ImageDispose($hBmp) _GUICtrlTreeView_SetStateImageList($hTreeView, $hImageList) Return True EndFunc ;==>_SetDarkTreeViewCheckboxes Func _EnableMenuHotTrack($hMenu) If Not $hMenu Then Return False Local $tagMENUINFO = "dword cbSize;dword fMask;dword dwStyle;uint cyMax;handle hbrBack;dword dwContextHelpID;ulong_ptr dwMenuData" Local Const $MIM_STYLE = 0x00000010 Local Const $MNS_HOTTRACK = 0x08000000 Local $tMI = DllStructCreate($tagMENUINFO) With $tMI .cbSize = DllStructGetSize($tMI) .fMask = $MIM_STYLE .dwStyle = $MNS_HOTTRACK EndWith _GUICtrlMenu_SetMenuInfo($hMenu, $tMI) ; redraw menus _GUICtrlMenu_DrawMenuBar($g_hGUI) Return True EndFunc ;==>_EnableMenuHotTrack Func _OverpaintWhiteLine() Local $hDC = _WinAPI_GetWindowDC($g_hGUI) If Not $hDC Then Return Local $tWndRect = _WinAPI_GetWindowRect($g_hGUI) Local $iWndWidth = $tWndRect.right - $tWndRect.left ; 1. Caption height Local $iCaptionHeight = _WinAPI_GetSystemMetrics($SM_CYCAPTION) ; 2. Border height (top) Local $iBorderHeight = _WinAPI_GetSystemMetrics($SM_CYSIZEFRAME) If $iBorderHeight = 0 Then $iBorderHeight = _WinAPI_GetSystemMetrics($SM_CYFIXEDFRAME) ; 3. Determine menu height dynamically Local $iMenuHeight = _WinAPI_GetSystemMetrics($SM_CYMENU) ; standard menu height ; Alternative: get menu height via GetMenuBarInfo Local $tMenuBarInfo = DllStructCreate("dword cbSize;long left;long top;long right;long bottom;handle hwndMenu;handle hwndItem;bool fBarFocused;bool fFocused") DllStructSetData($tMenuBarInfo, "cbSize", DllStructGetSize($tMenuBarInfo)) Local $aResult = DllCall("user32.dll", "bool", "GetMenuBarInfo", "hwnd", $g_hGUI, "long", 0xFFFFFFFD, "long", 0, "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($tMenuBarInfo)) If IsArray($aResult) And $aResult[0] Then ; Calculate the actual menu height from the coordinates Local $iMenuTop = $tMenuBarInfo.top Local $iMenuBottom = $tMenuBarInfo.bottom ; Convert to window coordinates $iMenuHeight = ($iMenuBottom - $iMenuTop) EndIf ; The white line is directly below the menu Local $iWhiteLineY = $iCaptionHeight + $iBorderHeight + $iMenuHeight - _WinAPI_GetSystemMetrics($SM_CYFIXEDFRAME) * 2 ; Overpaint the white line (1x2 pixels) Local $tRect = DllStructCreate($tagRECT) With $tRect .left = 0 .top = $iWhiteLineY .right = $iWndWidth .bottom = $iWhiteLineY + 2 ; 2 pixels high EndWith Local $hBrush = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush(_ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_BG_DARK)) _WinAPI_FillRect($hDC, $tRect, $hBrush) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBrush) _WinAPI_ReleaseDC($g_hGUI, $hDC) EndFunc ;==>_OverpaintWhiteLine Func _ColorToCOLORREF($iColor) ;RGB to BGR Local $iR = BitAND(BitShift($iColor, 16), 0xFF) Local $iG = BitAND(BitShift($iColor, 8), 0xFF) Local $iB = BitAND($iColor, 0xFF) Return BitOR(BitShift($iB, -16), BitShift($iG, -8), $iR) EndFunc ;==>_ColorToCOLORREF Func _AddControlForSubclass($iCtrlID) Local $hCtrl = GUICtrlGetHandle($iCtrlID) If $hCtrl Then $g_aControls[$g_iControlCount][0] = $iCtrlID $g_aControls[$g_iControlCount][1] = $hCtrl $g_aControls[$g_iControlCount][2] = 0 ; Placeholder for OldWndProc $g_iControlCount += 1 EndIf EndFunc ;==>_AddControlForSubclass Func _AddControlHandleForSubclass($hCtrl) If $hCtrl Then $g_aControls[$g_iControlCount][0] = 0 $g_aControls[$g_iControlCount][1] = $hCtrl $g_aControls[$g_iControlCount][2] = 0 $g_iControlCount += 1 EndIf EndFunc ;==>_AddControlHandleForSubclass Func _ApplyDarkModeToAllControls() ; DWM Dark Mode for the main window _WinAPI_SetPreferredAppMode($APPMODE_FORCEDARK) ; Create subclass callback If Not $g_pSubclassProc Then $g_pSubclassProc = DllCallbackRegister("_SubclassProc", "lresult", "hwnd;uint;wparam;lparam;uint_ptr;dword_ptr") ; Subclass all controls Local $hCtrl, $sClass, $hEdit, $hComboLBox, $hHeader, $hUpDown For $i = 0 To $g_iControlCount - 1 $hCtrl = $g_aControls[$i][1] If $hCtrl Then $sClass = _WinAPI_GetClassName($hCtrl) ; Use SetWindowSubclass _WinAPI_SetWindowSubclass($hCtrl, DllCallbackGetPtr($g_pSubclassProc), $i, 0) ; Special themes for different control types Switch StringLower($sClass) Case "edit", "richedit", "richedit20a", "richedit20w" _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "DarkMode_CFD", 0) Case "button" _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "DarkMode_Explorer", 0) Case "combobox" _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "DarkMode_CFD", 0) ; Handle ComboBox child-edit $hEdit = _WinAPI_FindWindowEx($hCtrl, 0, "Edit", "") If $hEdit Then _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hEdit, "DarkMode_CFD", 0) _WinAPI_AllowDarkModeForWindow($hEdit, True) EndIf ; ComboBox dropdown list $hComboLBox = _WinAPI_FindWindowEx($hCtrl, 0, "ComboLBox", "") If $hComboLBox Then _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hComboLBox, "DarkMode_Explorer", 0) _WinAPI_AllowDarkModeForWindow($hComboLBox, True) EndIf Case "syslistview32" _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "DarkMode_Explorer", 0) ; ListView extended styles for better dark mode _SendMessage($hCtrl, $LVS_EX_DOUBLEBUFFER, 0x00010000, 0x00010000) ; Also make the ListView header dark $hHeader = _SendMessage($hCtrl, $LVM_GETHEADER, 0, 0) If $hHeader Then _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hHeader, "DarkMode_ItemsView", 0) EndIf Case "systreeview32" _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "DarkMode_Explorer", 0) Case "msctls_trackbar32" ; Slider _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "DarkMode_Explorer", 0) Case "systabcontrol32" _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "DarkMode_Explorer", "") ;must be "" ; tab-Control background _SendMessage($hCtrl, 0x132D, 0, $COLOR_BG_DARK) ; TCM_SETBKCOLOR ; Try to make the UpDown (spinner for too many tabs) dark as well $hUpDown = _WinAPI_FindWindowEx($hCtrl, 0, "msctls_updown32", "") If $hUpDown Then _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hUpDown, "DarkMode_Explorer", 0) Case "listbox" _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "DarkMode_Explorer", 0) Case "msctls_progress32" _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "DarkMode_CopyEngine", 0) Case "scrollbar" _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "DarkMode_Explorer", 0) Case "sysdatetimepick32" ;~ ConsoleWrite(_WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "Explorer", 0) & @CRLF) ;~ _WinAPI_AllowDarkModeForWindow($hCtrl, True) Case "msctls_statusbar32" _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "DarkMode_DarkTheme", 0) Case Else _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "DarkMode_Explorer", 0) EndSwitch _WinAPI_AllowDarkModeForWindow($hCtrl, True) EndIf Next ; Update theme system _WinAPI_RefreshImmersiveColorPolicyState() _WinAPI_FlushMenuThemes() _WinAPI_DwmSetWindowAttribute($g_hGUI, $DWMWA_USE_IMMERSIVE_DARK_MODE, True) ; Redraw GUI _WinAPI_RedrawWindow($g_hGUI, 0, 0, $RDW_UPDATENOW) EndFunc ;==>_ApplyDarkModeToAllControls Func _CleanupSubclassing() ; Remove all subclasses If $g_pSubclassProc Then Local $hCtrl For $i = 0 To $g_iControlCount - 1 $hCtrl = $g_aControls[$i][1] If $hCtrl Then _WinAPI_RemoveWindowSubclass($hCtrl, DllCallbackGetPtr($g_pSubclassProc), $i) EndIf Next DllCallbackFree($g_pSubclassProc) $g_pSubclassProc = 0 EndIf EndFunc ;==>_CleanupSubclassing Func _SubclassProc($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam, $iID, $pData) Switch $iMsg Case $WM_NOTIFY Local $tNMHDR = DllStructCreate($tagNMHDR, $lParam) Local $hFrom = $tNMHDR.hWndFrom Local $iCode = $tNMHDR.Code If $iCode = $NM_CUSTOMDRAW Then Local $tNMCD = DllStructCreate($tagNMCUSTOMDRAW, $lParam) Local $dwStage = $tNMCD.dwDrawStage Local $hDC = $tNMCD.hdc Switch StringLower(_WinAPI_GetClassName($hFrom)) Case "sysheader32" Switch $dwStage Case $CDDS_PREPAINT Return $CDRF_NOTIFYITEMDRAW Case $CDDS_ITEMPREPAINT _WinAPI_SetTextColor($hDC, _ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_TEXT_LIGHT)) _WinAPI_SetBkColor($hDC, _ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_BG_DARK)) Return BitOR($CDRF_NEWFONT, $CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTPAINT) EndSwitch EndSwitch EndIf Case $WM_PAINT Return _WinAPI_DefSubclassProc($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) ; <- gehört zu Case $WM_PAINT EndSwitch Return _WinAPI_DefSubclassProc($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) EndFunc ;==>_SubclassProc Func _DateProc($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) Switch $iMsg Case $WM_PAINT Local $tPaint = DllStructCreate($tagPAINTSTRUCT) Local $hDC = _WinAPI_BeginPaint($hWnd, $tPaint) Local $tClient = _WinAPI_GetClientRect($hWnd) Local $iW = $tClient.Right Local $iH = $tClient.Bottom ; --- Memory DC for flicker-free rendering --- Local $hMemDC = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleDC($hDC) Local $hBitmap = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleBitmap($hDC, $iW, $iH) Local $hOldBmp = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hBitmap) ; 1. Let Windows draw the light-mode control into memory DC _WinAPI_CallWindowProc($g_hDateOldProc, $hWnd, $WM_PRINTCLIENT, $hMemDC, $PRF_CLIENT) ; 2. Invert all pixels (background becomes black, text white, selection orange) Local $tRect = DllStructCreate($tagRECT) $tRect.right = $iW $tRect.bottom = $iH _WinAPI_InvertRect($hMemDC, $tRect) ; --- 3. PIXEL HACK: destroy orange highlight & set background color --- Local $iSize = $iW * $iH Local $tPixels = DllStructCreate("dword c[" & $iSize & "]") ; Load pixel array directly from bitmap memory Local $iBytes = DllCall("gdi32.dll", "long", "GetBitmapBits", "handle", $hBitmap, "long", $iSize * 4, "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($tPixels))[0] If $iBytes = $iSize * 4 Then Local $iPixel, $r, $g, $b, $iGray For $i = 1 To $iSize $iPixel = $tPixels.c(($i)) ; Split into color channels $b = BitAND($iPixel, 0xFF) $g = BitAND(BitShift($iPixel, 8), 0xFF) $r = BitAND(BitShift($iPixel, 16), 0xFF) ; Convert to grayscale (orange becomes mid-gray) $iGray = Int(($r + $g + $b) / 3) ; Very dark pixel = inverted white background If $iGray < 15 Then $iPixel = $COLOR_BG_DARK ; Replace with exact GUI background color Else ; Grayscale value for text (white) and selection (gray) ; (negative BitShift shifts left in AutoIt) $iPixel = BitOR(BitShift($iGray, -16), BitShift($iGray, -8), $iGray) EndIf $tPixels.c(($i)) = $iPixel Next ; Write cleaned pixels back into the bitmap DllCall("gdi32.dll", "long", "SetBitmapBits", "handle", $hBitmap, "long", $iSize * 4, "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($tPixels)) EndIf ; --- END PIXEL HACK --- ; --- Border color (hover effect) --- Local $iBorderColor = $COLOR_BORDER If _WinAPI_GetFocus() = $hWnd Then $iBorderColor = $COLOR_BORDER Local $tCursorPos = DllStructCreate($tagPOINT) DllCall("user32.dll", "bool", "GetCursorPos", "struct*", $tCursorPos) DllCall("user32.dll", "bool", "ScreenToClient", "hwnd", $hWnd, "struct*", $tCursorPos) If $tCursorPos.X >= 0 And $tCursorPos.X <= $iW And $tCursorPos.Y >= 0 And $tCursorPos.Y <= $iH Then $iBorderColor = $COLOR_BORDER_LIGHT EndIf ; --- Draw border --- Local $hPen = _WinAPI_CreatePen(0, 1, _ColorToCOLORREF($iBorderColor)) Local $hNullBr = _WinAPI_GetStockObject(5) Local $hOldPen = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hPen) Local $hOldBr = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hNullBr) DllCall("gdi32.dll", "bool", "Rectangle", "handle", $hMemDC, "int", 0, "int", 0, "int", $iW, "int", $iH) _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOldPen) _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOldBr) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hPen) ; --- Copy finished result to screen in one step (no flicker) --- _WinAPI_BitBlt($hDC, 0, 0, $iW, $iH, $hMemDC, 0, 0, $SRCCOPY) ; --- Cleanup --- _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOldBmp) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmap) _WinAPI_DeleteDC($hMemDC) _WinAPI_EndPaint($hWnd, $tPaint) Return 0 Case $WM_ERASEBKGND Return 1 Case $WM_SETFOCUS, $WM_KILLFOCUS Local $iRet = _WinAPI_CallWindowProc($g_hDateOldProc, $hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) _WinAPI_InvalidateRect($hWnd, 0, False) Return $iRet Case $WM_MOUSEMOVE Local $iRet = _WinAPI_CallWindowProc($g_hDateOldProc, $hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) If Not $g_bHover Then $g_bHover = True _WinAPI_InvalidateRect($hWnd, 0, False) EndIf Return $iRet Case $WM_MOUSELEAVE $g_bHover = False _WinAPI_InvalidateRect($hWnd, 0, False) EndSwitch Return _WinAPI_CallWindowProc($g_hDateOldProc, $hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) EndFunc ;==>_DateProc Func _MakeMenuOwnerDraw($hWnd) ; Get menu handle $g_hMenu = _GUICtrlMenu_GetMenu($hWnd) If Not $g_hMenu Then Return False Local $iCount = _GUICtrlMenu_GetItemCount($g_hMenu) If $iCount <= 0 Then Return False ReDim $g_aMenuText[$iCount] Local $tText, $iLen For $i = 0 To $iCount - 1 ; retrieve text via GetMenuStringW (works better than _GUICtrlMenu_GetItemText) $tText = DllStructCreate("wchar s[256]") $iLen = DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "GetMenuStringW", "handle", $g_hMenu, "uint", $i, "struct*", $tText, "int", 255, "uint", $MF_BYPOSITION) If IsArray($iLen) And $iLen[0] > 0 Then $g_aMenuText[$i] = $tText.s Else $g_aMenuText[$i] = "" EndIf ; set top-level item to owner-draw _GUICtrlMenu_SetItemType($g_hMenu, $i, $MFT_OWNERDRAW, True) Next ; redraw menu bar immediately _GUICtrlMenu_DrawMenuBar($hWnd) _WinAPI_RedrawWindow($hWnd, 0, 0, BitOR($RDW_INVALIDATE, $RDW_UPDATENOW)) Return True EndFunc ;==>_MakeMenuOwnerDraw Func _WM_MEASUREITEM($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) Local $tagMEASUREITEM = "uint CtlType;uint CtlID;uint itemID;uint itemWidth;uint itemHeight;ulong_ptr itemData" Local $t = DllStructCreate($tagMEASUREITEM, $lParam) If Not IsDllStruct($t) Then Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG If $t.CtlType <> $ODT_MENU Then Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG Local $itemID = $t.itemID ; itemID is the control ID, not the position! ; We must derive the position from the itemID Local $iPos = -1 For $i = 0 To UBound($g_aMenuText) - 1 If $itemID = ($i + 3) Then ; Offset of 3 due to internal IDs $iPos = $i ExitLoop EndIf Next ; Fallback: try the itemID directly If $iPos < 0 Then $iPos = $itemID If $iPos < 0 Or $iPos >= UBound($g_aMenuText) Then $iPos = 0 Local $sText = $g_aMenuText[$iPos] ; Calculate text dimensions Local $hDC = _WinAPI_GetDC($hWnd) Local $hFont = _SendMessage($hWnd, $WM_GETFONT, 0, 0) If Not $hFont Then $hFont = _WinAPI_GetStockObject($DEFAULT_GUI_FONT) Local $hOldFont = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hDC, $hFont) Local $tSize = _WinAPI_GetTextExtentPoint32($hDC, $sText) Local $iTextWidth = $tSize.X Local $iTextHeight = $tSize.Y _WinAPI_SelectObject($hDC, $hOldFont) _WinAPI_ReleaseDC($hWnd, $hDC) ; Set dimensions with padding $t.itemWidth = $iTextWidth + 1 $t.itemHeight = $iTextHeight + 1 Return 1 EndFunc ;==>_WM_MEASUREITEM Func _WM_DRAWITEM($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) Local $tagDRAWITEM = "uint CtlType;uint CtlID;uint itemID;uint itemAction;uint itemState;ptr hwndItem;handle hDC;" & _ "long left;long top;long right;long bottom;ulong_ptr itemData" Local $t = DllStructCreate($tagDRAWITEM, $lParam) If Not IsDllStruct($t) Then Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG If $t.CtlType <> $ODT_MENU Then Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG Local $hDC = $t.hDC Local $left = $t.left Local $top = $t.top Local $right = $t.right Local $bottom = $t.bottom Local $state = $t.itemState Local $itemID = $t.itemID ; convert itemID to position Local $iPos = -1 For $i = 0 To UBound($g_aMenuText) - 1 If $itemID = ($i + 3) Then $iPos = $i ExitLoop EndIf Next If $iPos < 0 Then $iPos = $itemID If $iPos < 0 Or $iPos >= UBound($g_aMenuText) Then $iPos = 0 Local $sText = $g_aMenuText[$iPos] $sText = StringReplace($sText, "&", "") ; Colors Local $clrBG = _ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_BG_DARK) Local $clrSel = _ColorToCOLORREF(0x505050) Local $clrText = _ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_TEXT_LIGHT) Static $iDrawCount = 0 Static $bFullBarDrawn = False ; Count how many items were drawn in this "draw cycle" $iDrawCount += 1 ; If we are at the first item AND the bar has not yet been drawn If $iPos = 0 And Not $bFullBarDrawn Then ; Get the full window width Local $tClient = _WinAPI_GetClientRect($hWnd) Local $iFullWidth = $tClient.right ; Fill the entire menu bar Local $tFullMenuBar = DllStructCreate($tagRECT) With $tFullMenuBar .left = 0 .top = $top .right = $iFullWidth + 3 .bottom = $bottom EndWith Local $hFullBrush = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush($clrBG) _WinAPI_FillRect($hDC, $tFullMenuBar, $hFullBrush) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hFullBrush) EndIf ; After drawing all items, mark as "drawn" If $iDrawCount >= UBound($g_aMenuText) Then $bFullBarDrawn = True $iDrawCount = 0 EndIf ; Draw background for the area AFTER the last menu item If $iPos = (UBound($g_aMenuText) - 1) Then ; Last menu Local $tClient = _WinAPI_GetClientRect($hWnd) Local $iFullWidth = $tClient.right ; Fill only the area to the RIGHT of the last menu item If $right < $iFullWidth Then Local $tEmptyArea = DllStructCreate($tagRECT) With $tEmptyArea .left = $right .top = $top .right = $iFullWidth + _WinAPI_GetSystemMetrics(7) .bottom = $bottom EndWith Local $hEmptyBrush = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush($clrBG) _WinAPI_FillRect($hDC, $tEmptyArea, $hEmptyBrush) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hEmptyBrush) EndIf EndIf ; Draw item background (selected = lighter) Local $bSelected = BitAND($state, $ODS_SELECTED) Local $bHot = BitAND($state, $ODS_HOTLIGHT) Local $hBrush If $bSelected Then $hBrush = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush($clrSel) ElseIf $bHot Then $hBrush = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush($COLOR_HOTTRACK_MENU) Else $hBrush = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush($clrBG) EndIf Local $tItemRect = DllStructCreate($tagRECT) With $tItemRect .left = $left .top = $top .right = $right .bottom = $bottom EndWith _WinAPI_FillRect($hDC, $tItemRect, $hBrush) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBrush) ; Setup font Local $hFont = _SendMessage($hWnd, $WM_GETFONT, 0, 0) If Not $hFont Then $hFont = _WinAPI_GetStockObject($DEFAULT_GUI_FONT) Local $hOldFont = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hDC, $hFont) _WinAPI_SetBkMode($hDC, $TRANSPARENT) _WinAPI_SetTextColor($hDC, $clrText) ; Draw text Local $tTextRect = DllStructCreate($tagRECT) With $tTextRect .left = $left + 10 .top = $top + 4 .right = $right - 10 .bottom = $bottom - 4 EndWith DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "DrawTextW", "handle", $hDC, "wstr", $sText, "int", -1, "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($tTextRect), "uint", BitOR($DT_SINGLELINE, $DT_VCENTER, $DT_LEFT)) If $hOldFont Then _WinAPI_SelectObject($hDC, $hOldFont) Return 1 EndFunc ;==>_WM_DRAWITEM Func _WM_CTLCOLOR($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) Local $hDC = $wParam Local $hCtrl = $lParam ; If the control is the special green label -> return green background If $hCtrl = $g_hLabelGreen Then ; black text on a green background _WinAPI_SetTextColor($hDC, _ColorToCOLORREF(0x000000)) _WinAPI_SetBkColor($hDC, _ColorToCOLORREF(0x00FF00)) _WinAPI_SetBkMode($hDC, $OPAQUE) ; important, otherwise it remains transparent and you cannot see the background If $g_hBrushGreen Then Return $g_hBrushGreen EndIf ; --- Special case: Make "Sample Pic" label transparent --- If $hCtrl = $g_hLabelPic Then ; set transparent background _WinAPI_SetBkMode($hDC, $TRANSPARENT) ; set text color (if necessary) - e.g., white _WinAPI_SetTextColor($hDC, _ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_TEXT_LIGHT)) ; return NULL_BRUSH (stock object), so Windows does NOT fill with your dark brush Local $hNull = _WinAPI_GetStockObject(5) ; 5 = NULL_BRUSH If $hNull Then Return $hNull ; Fallback if not available: Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG EndIf ; --- Default behavior for all other statics / controls --- _WinAPI_SetTextColor($hDC, _ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_TEXT_LIGHT)) Local $hBrush = $g_hBrushEdit Local $iColor = $COLOR_EDIT_BG Switch $iMsg Case $WM_CTLCOLORBTN $hBrush = $g_hBrushButton $iColor = $COLOR_BUTTON_BG Case $WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC $hBrush = $g_hBrushBg $iColor = $COLOR_BG_DARK EndSwitch _WinAPI_SetBkColor($hDC, _ColorToCOLORREF($iColor)) _WinAPI_SetBkMode($hDC, $TRANSPARENT) Return $hBrush EndFunc ;==>_WM_CTLCOLOR Func _WM_NOTIFY($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) #forceref $hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam Local $hWndFrom, $iIDFrom, $iCode, $tNMHDR, $tInfo, $tBuffer, $tBuffer2, $iCtrl $tNMHDR = DllStructCreate($tagNMHDR, $lParam) $hWndFrom = HWnd($tNMHDR.hWndFrom) $iIDFrom = $tNMHDR.IDFrom $iCode = $tNMHDR.Code ; --- Slider (msctls_trackbar32) custom drawing --- If $iCode = $NM_CUSTOMDRAW And StringLower(_WinAPI_GetClassName($hWndFrom)) = "msctls_trackbar32" Then Local $tNMCD = DllStructCreate($tagNMCUSTOMDRAW, $lParam) Local $dwStage = $tNMCD.dwDrawStage Local $hDC = $tNMCD.hdc Local $dwItemSpec = $tNMCD.dwItemSpec Switch $dwStage Case $CDDS_PREPAINT ; Remove focus rectangle from slider DllStructSetData($tNMCD, 'ItemState', BitXOR(DllStructGetData($tNMCD, 'ItemState'), $CDIS_FOCUS)) Return $CDRF_NOTIFYITEMDRAW ; request per-item notifications Case $CDDS_ITEMPREPAINT Local Const $TBCD_TICS = 0x0001 ; tick marks Local Const $TBCD_THUMB = 0x0002 ; draggable thumb Local Const $TBCD_CHANNEL = 0x0003 ; slider channel/track Local $tRect = DllStructCreate($tagRECT) $tRect.left = $tNMCD.left $tRect.top = $tNMCD.top $tRect.right = $tNMCD.right $tRect.bottom = $tNMCD.bottom Switch $dwItemSpec Case $TBCD_TICS ; Let Windows draw tick marks normally Return $CDRF_DODEFAULT Case $TBCD_THUMB ; Draw thumb as a pentagon (rectangle + downward arrow) Local $iL = $tNMCD.left Local $iT = $tNMCD.top Local $iR = $tNMCD.right - 1 ; -1 to stay within bounds and avoid paint artifacts Local $iB = $tNMCD.bottom Local $iMid = ($iL + $iR) / 2 ; horizontal center (tip of arrow) Local $iSplit = $iB - ($iR - $iL) / 2 ; y-position where rectangle ends and arrow begins ; Pentagon points: top-left, top-right, right-middle, bottom-tip, left-middle Local $tPoints = DllStructCreate("int p[10]") $tPoints.p((1)) = $iL $tPoints.p((2)) = $iT $tPoints.p((3)) = $iR $tPoints.p((4)) = $iT $tPoints.p((5)) = $iR $tPoints.p((6)) = $iSplit $tPoints.p((7)) = $iMid $tPoints.p((8)) = $iB $tPoints.p((9)) = $iL $tPoints.p((10)) = $iSplit ; Fill and outline thumb with blue accent color Local $hBrush = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush(_ColorToCOLORREF(0x0078D4)) Local $hPen = _WinAPI_CreatePen(0, 1, _ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_CONTROL_BG)) Local $hOldBrush = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hDC, $hBrush) Local $hOldPen = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hDC, $hPen) DllCall("gdi32.dll", "bool", "Polygon", "handle", $hDC, "struct*", $tPoints, "int", 5) _WinAPI_SelectObject($hDC, $hOldBrush) _WinAPI_SelectObject($hDC, $hOldPen) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBrush) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hPen) Return $CDRF_SKIPDEFAULT ; skip default drawing Case $TBCD_CHANNEL ; Fill channel with border color Local $hBrush = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush(_ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_BORDER)) _WinAPI_FillRect($hDC, $tRect, $hBrush) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBrush) Return $CDRF_SKIPDEFAULT ; skip default drawing EndSwitch EndSwitch EndIf ; --- Per-control notification handling --- Local Static $iTheme Switch $hWndFrom Case $g_hDate ; thanks to argumentum for the code :-) Switch $iCode Case $NM_SETFOCUS ; Disable visual theme when DateTime control receives focus _WinAPI_SetThemeAppProperties(0) Case $NM_KILLFOCUS _WinAPI_SetThemeAppProperties($iTheme) ; argumentum Case $DTN_DROPDOWN ; Apply dark colors when the calendar dropdown opens _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($iCtrl, "", "") Local $iCtrl = _GUICtrlDTP_GetMonthCal($hWndFrom) _GUICtrlMonthCal_SetColor($iCtrl, $MCSC_TEXT, $COLOR_TEXT_LIGHT) _GUICtrlMonthCal_SetColor($iCtrl, $MCSC_TITLEBK, $COLOR_BG_DARK) _GUICtrlMonthCal_SetColor($iCtrl, $MCSC_TITLETEXT, $COLOR_TEXT_LIGHT) _GUICtrlMonthCal_SetColor($iCtrl, $MCSC_MONTHBK, $COLOR_BG_DARK) _GUICtrlMonthCal_SetColor($iCtrl, $MCSC_TRAILINGTEXT, $COLOR_TEXT_LIGHT) Case $DTN_CLOSEUP ; Calendar dropdown closed - no action needed EndSwitch EndSwitch Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG EndFunc ;==>_WM_NOTIFY Func _WM_ACTIVATE($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) If $hWnd <> $g_hGUI Then Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG _OverpaintWhiteLine() Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG EndFunc ;==>_WM_ACTIVATE Func _WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) If $hWnd <> $g_hGUI Then Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG _OverpaintWhiteLine() Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG EndFunc ;==>_WM_WINDOWPOSCHANGED Func _WM_MENUCOMMAND($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) #forceref $hWnd, $iMsg Local $iPos = $wParam ;Menu Item Position (0-based index) Local $hMenu = $lParam ;Menu Handle Switch $hMenu Case $g_hMenu1 ConsoleWrite("From Menu One" & @CRLF) Switch $iPos Case 0 ; SubMenu One A ConsoleWrite("SubMenu One A clicked" & @CRLF) Case 1 ; SubMenu One B ConsoleWrite("SubMenu One B clicked" & @CRLF) Case 2 ; About ConsoleWrite("About clicked!" & @CRLF) GUICtrlSendToDummy($g_AboutDummy) Return 0 EndSwitch EndSwitch Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG EndFunc ;==>_WM_MENUCOMMAND Func _WM_SYSCOMMAND($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) #forceref $hWnd, $iMsg, $lParam Switch BitAND($wParam, 0x0000FFFF) Case $idAbout GUICtrlSendToDummy($g_AboutDummy) EndSwitch Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG EndFunc ;==>_WM_SYSCOMMAND Func _CleanupBrushes() ; Delete all brushes If $g_hBrushEdit Then _WinAPI_DeleteObject($g_hBrushEdit) If $g_hBrushButton Then _WinAPI_DeleteObject($g_hBrushButton) If $g_hBrushBg Then _WinAPI_DeleteObject($g_hBrushBg) If $g_hBrushGreen Then _WinAPI_DeleteObject($g_hBrushGreen) EndFunc ;==>_CleanupBrushes Func _EnableDarkScrollBars() ; Try to enable Dark Mode for all scrollbars (also for TreeView with checkboxes) Local $tScrollInfo, $sClass, $hCtrl, $hCtrl For $i = 0 To $g_iControlCount - 1 $hCtrl = $g_aControls[$i][1] If Not $hCtrl Then ContinueLoop ; 1ï¸ Normal attempt (works for most controls) $tScrollInfo = _GUIScrollBars_GetScrollInfoEx($hCtrl, 1) If IsDllStruct($tScrollInfo) Then _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "DarkMode_Explorer", 0) ; 2ï¸ Extension: If the control has its own scrollbar child windows (e.g., TreeView with $TVS_CHECKBOXES) $hChild = _WinAPI_GetWindow($hCtrl, $GW_CHILD) While $hChild $sClass = _WinAPI_GetClassName($hChild) If StringCompare($sClass, "ScrollBar") = 0 Then ; Set DarkMode on the ScrollBar itself _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hChild, "DarkMode_Explorer", 0) _WinAPI_AllowDarkModeForWindow($hChild, True) EndIf $hChild = _WinAPI_GetWindow($hChild, $GW_HWNDNEXT) WEnd Next EndFunc ;==>_EnableDarkScrollBars Func _WinProc($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) ; Custom window procedure for tab control with Dark Mode Switch $iMsg Case $WM_ERASEBKGND Return 1 ; Prevent background erase to avoid flicker Case $WM_PAINT Local $tPaint = DllStructCreate($tagPAINTSTRUCT) Local $hDC = DllCall("user32.dll", "handle", "BeginPaint", "hwnd", $hWnd, "struct*", $tPaint) If @error Or Not $hDC[0] Then Return _WinAPI_CallWindowProc($g_hProc, $hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) $hDC = $hDC[0] ; Get client rectangle Local $tClient = _WinAPI_GetClientRect($hWnd) If Not IsDllStruct($tClient) Then _WinAPI_EndPaint($hWnd, $tPaint) Return 0 EndIf Local $iWidth = $tClient.Right Local $iHeight = $tClient.Bottom ; Create memory DC for double buffering Local $hMemDC = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleDC($hDC) Local $hBitmap = _WinAPI_CreateCompatibleBitmap($hDC, $iWidth, $iHeight) Local $hOldBmp = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hBitmap) ; Fill background but exclude overlapping GUI controls from painting Local $hParent = _WinAPI_GetParent($hWnd) Local $hChild = _WinAPI_GetWindow($hParent, $GW_CHILD) Local $tCR, $tPR = _WinAPI_GetWindowRect($hWnd) Local $left, $top, $right, $bottom While $hChild If $hChild <> $hWnd And _WinAPI_IsWindowVisible($hChild) Then $tCR = _WinAPI_GetWindowRect($hChild) ; Only exclude controls that lie fully within the tab control area If $tCR.left >= $tPR.left And $tCR.right <= $tPR.right And $tCR.top >= $tPR.top And $tCR.bottom <= $tPR.bottom Then $left = $tCR.left - $tPR.left $top = $tCR.top - $tPR.top $right = $tCR.right - $tPR.left $bottom = $tCR.bottom - $tPR.top ; Exclude from offscreen bitmap (prevents black fill) DllCall("gdi32.dll", "int", "ExcludeClipRect", "handle", $hMemDC, "int", $left, "int", $top, "int", $right, "int", $bottom) ; Exclude from screen DC (prevents BitBlt overwrite) DllCall("gdi32.dll", "int", "ExcludeClipRect", "handle", $hDC, "int", $left, "int", $top, "int", $right, "int", $bottom) EndIf EndIf $hChild = _WinAPI_GetWindow($hChild, $GW_HWNDNEXT) WEnd ; Fill background Local $hBrush = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush(_ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_BG_DARK)) _WinAPI_FillRect($hMemDC, $tClient, $hBrush) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBrush) ; Get tab info Local $iTabCount = _SendMessage($hWnd, $TCM_GETITEMCOUNT, 0, 0) Local $iCurSel = _SendMessage($hWnd, $TCM_GETCURSEL, 0, 0) ; Setup font Local $hFont = _SendMessage($hWnd, $WM_GETFONT, 0, 0) If Not $hFont Then $hFont = _WinAPI_GetStockObject($DEFAULT_GUI_FONT) Local $hOldFont = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hFont) _WinAPI_SetBkMode($hMemDC, $TRANSPARENT) _WinAPI_SetTextColor($hMemDC, _ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_TEXT_LIGHT)) ; Draw each tab Local $tRect, $tRect, $iLeft, $iTop, $iRight, $iBottom, $tItem, $tText, $bSelected, $iTabColor, $hTabBrush, $tTabRect, _ $sText, $hPen, $hOldPen, $hPenSep, $hOldPenSep, $tTextRect, $hBorderPen, $hOldBorderPen, $hNullBrush, $hOldBorderBrush For $i = 0 To $iTabCount - 1 ; Get tab rectangle using TCM_GETITEMRECT $tRect = DllStructCreate($tagRECT) $aResult = DllCall("user32.dll", "lresult", "SendMessageW", _ "hwnd", $hWnd, _ "uint", $TCM_GETITEMRECT, _ "wparam", $i, _ "struct*", $tRect) If @error Or Not $aResult[0] Then ContinueLoop $iLeft = $tRect.Left $iTop = $tRect.Top $iRight = $tRect.Right $iBottom = $tRect.Bottom ; Skip if rectangle is invalid If $iLeft >= $iRight Or $iTop >= $iBottom Then ContinueLoop ; Get tab text $tItem = DllStructCreate("uint Mask;dword dwState;dword dwStateMask;ptr pszText;int cchTextMax;int iImage;lparam lParam") $tText = DllStructCreate("wchar Text[256]") With $tItem .Mask = 0x0001 ; TCIF_TEXT .pszText = DllStructGetPtr($tText) .cchTextMax = 256 EndWith DllCall("user32.dll", "lresult", "SendMessageW", _ "hwnd", $hWnd, _ "uint", $TCM_GETITEMW, _ "wparam", $i, _ "struct*", $tItem) $sText = DllStructGetData($tText, "Text") ; Draw tab background $bSelected = ($i = $iCurSel) $iTabColor = $bSelected ? $COLOR_BUTTON_BG : $COLOR_BG_DARK $hTabBrush = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush(_ColorToCOLORREF($iTabColor)) $tTabRect = DllStructCreate($tagRECT) With $tTabRect .Left = $iLeft .Top = $iTop .Right = $iRight .Bottom = $iBottom EndWith _WinAPI_FillRect($hMemDC, $tTabRect, $hTabBrush) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hTabBrush) ; Draw selection indicator (top border for selected tab) If $bSelected Then $hPen = _WinAPI_CreatePen(0, 2, _ColorToCOLORREF(0x0078D4)) ; Blue accent $hOldPen = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hPen) _WinAPI_MoveTo($hMemDC, $iLeft, $iTop) _WinAPI_LineTo($hMemDC, $iRight - 2, $iTop) _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOldPen) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hPen) EndIf ; Draw separator between tabs If $i < $iTabCount - 1 Then $hPenSep = _WinAPI_CreatePen(0, 1, _ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_BORDER)) $hOldPenSep = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hPenSep) _WinAPI_MoveTo($hMemDC, $iRight - 1, $iTop + 4) _WinAPI_LineTo($hMemDC, $iRight - 1, $iBottom - 4) _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOldPenSep) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hPenSep) EndIf ; Draw text centered in tab $tTextRect = DllStructCreate($tagRECT) With $tTextRect .Left = $iLeft + 6 .Top = $iTop + 3 .Right = $iRight - 6 .Bottom = $iBottom - 3 EndWith DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "DrawTextW", _ "handle", $hMemDC, _ "wstr", $sText, _ "int", -1, _ "struct*", $tTextRect, _ "uint", BitOR($DT_CENTER, $DT_VCENTER, $DT_SINGLELINE)) Next ; Draw border around entire control $hBorderPen = _WinAPI_CreatePen(0, 1, _ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_BORDER)) $hOldBorderPen = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hBorderPen) $hNullBrush = _WinAPI_GetStockObject(5) ; NULL_BRUSH $hOldBorderBrush = _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hNullBrush) DllCall("gdi32.dll", "bool", "Rectangle", "handle", $hMemDC, "int", 0, "int", 0, "int", $iWidth, "int", $iHeight) _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOldBorderPen) _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOldBorderBrush) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBorderPen) ; Copy to screen _WinAPI_BitBlt($hDC, 0, 0, $iWidth, $iHeight, $hMemDC, 0, 0, $SRCCOPY) ; Cleanup _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOldFont) _WinAPI_SelectObject($hMemDC, $hOldBmp) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmap) _WinAPI_DeleteDC($hMemDC) _WinAPI_EndPaint($hWnd, $tPaint) Return 0 EndSwitch Return _WinAPI_CallWindowProc($g_hProc, $hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam) EndFunc ;==>_WinProc Func _WinAPI_FindWindowEx($hParent, $hAfter, $sClass, $sTitle = "") Local $ret = DllCall("user32.dll", "hwnd", "FindWindowExW", "hwnd", $hParent, "hwnd", $hAfter, "wstr", $sClass, "wstr", $sTitle) If @error Or Not IsArray($ret) Then Return 0 Return $ret[0] EndFunc ;==>_WinAPI_FindWindowEx #Region DarkMode API Func _WinAPI_ShouldAppsUseDarkMode() Local $aResult = DllCall("UxTheme.dll", "bool", 132) If @error Then Return SetError(1, 0, False) Return ($aResult[0] <> 0) EndFunc ;==>_WinAPI_ShouldAppsUseDarkMode Func _WinAPI_AllowDarkModeForWindow($hWND, $bAllow = True) Local $aResult = DllCall("UxTheme.dll", "bool", 133, "hwnd", $hWND, "bool", $bAllow) If @error Then Return SetError(1, 0, False) Return ($aResult[0] <> 0) EndFunc ;==>_WinAPI_AllowDarkModeForWindow Func _WinAPI_FlushMenuThemes() Local $aResult = DllCall("UxTheme.dll", "none", 136) If @error Then Return SetError(1, 0, False) Return True EndFunc ;==>_WinAPI_FlushMenuThemes Func _WinAPI_RefreshImmersiveColorPolicyState() Local $aResult = DllCall("UxTheme.dll", "none", 104) If @error Then Return SetError(1, 0, False) Return True EndFunc ;==>_WinAPI_RefreshImmersiveColorPolicyState Func _WinAPI_IsDarkModeAllowedForWindow($hWND) Local $aResult = DllCall("UxTheme.dll", "bool", 137, "hwnd", $hWND) If @error Then Return SetError(1, 0, False) Return ($aResult[0] <> 0) EndFunc ;==>_WinAPI_IsDarkModeAllowedForWindow Func _WinAPI_GetIsImmersiveColorUsingHighContrast($iIMMERSIVE_HC_CACHE_MODE) Local $aResult = DllCall("UxTheme.dll", "bool", 106, "long", $iIMMERSIVE_HC_CACHE_MODE) If @error Then Return SetError(1, 0, False) Return ($aResult[0] <> 0) EndFunc ;==>_WinAPI_GetIsImmersiveColorUsingHighContrast Func _WinAPI_OpenNcThemeData($hWND, $tClassList) Local $aResult = DllCall("UxTheme.dll", "hwnd", 49, "hwnd", $hWND, "struct*", $tClassList) If @error Then Return SetError(1, 0, False) Return $aResult[0] EndFunc ;==>_WinAPI_OpenNcThemeData Func _WinAPI_ShouldSystemUseDarkMode() Local $aResult = DllCall("UxTheme.dll", "bool", 138) If @error Then Return SetError(1, 0, False) Return ($aResult[0] <> 0) EndFunc ;==>_WinAPI_ShouldSystemUseDarkMode Func _WinAPI_IsDarkModeAllowedForApp() Local $aResult = DllCall("UxTheme.dll", "bool", 139) If @error Then Return SetError(1, 0, False) Return ($aResult[0] <> 0) EndFunc ;==>_WinAPI_IsDarkModeAllowedForApp Func _WinAPI_AllowDarkModeForApp($bAllow = True) ;Windows 10 Build 17763 Return _WinAPI_SetPreferredAppMode($bAllow ? 1 : 0) ; 1 = AllowDark, 0 = Default EndFunc ;==>_WinAPI_AllowDarkModeForApp Func _WinAPI_SetPreferredAppMode($iPreferredAppMode) ;Windows 10 Build 18362+ Local $aResult = DllCall("UxTheme.dll", "long", 135, "long", $iPreferredAppMode) If @error Then Return SetError(1, 0, False) Return $aResult[0] EndFunc ;==>_WinAPI_SetPreferredAppMode #EndRegion DarkMode API Does anyone know how to switch the date picker to dark mode? -> made a fake date picker. Edited Wednesday at 08:06 PM by UEZ Update argumentum, ioa747, Parsix and 2 others 5 Please don't send me any personal message and ask for support! I will not reply! Selection of finest graphical examples at Codepen.io The own fart smells best! ✌Her 'sikim hıyar' diyene bir avuç tuz alıp koşma!¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ٩(●̮̮̃•̃)۶ ٩(-̮̮̃-̃)۶ૐ
ahmet Posted October 14, 2025 Posted October 14, 2025 There is some discussion here. I am not sure how much moder menu raw is used there. What was left as I xan remeber was the white bottom line. I think them menu needs to be ownerdrawn. I do not if that is the case for all other common controls and dark mode.
UEZ Posted October 16, 2025 Author Posted October 16, 2025 (edited) Updated the code -> see 1st post. To do: date picker Edited October 16, 2025 by UEZ argumentum 1 Please don't send me any personal message and ask for support! I will not reply! Selection of finest graphical examples at Codepen.io The own fart smells best! ✌Her 'sikim hıyar' diyene bir avuç tuz alıp koşma!¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ٩(●̮̮̃•̃)۶ ٩(-̮̮̃-̃)۶ૐ
WildByDesign Posted October 16, 2025 Posted October 16, 2025 (edited) @UEZ Excellent work! EDIT: I just spent around an hour studying the code. The more that I read, the more my jaw dropped to the floor. Very impressive. I may have to find an excuse to create an app that uses tabs now. I had always dreamed of dark mode tabs in AutoIt for quite a while now. 😃 I noticed one problem. I see that you've added code to paint over the white line. However, I still see the white line under the menubar. EDIT2: I changed the color of the painted line so that I could see where it was ending up and get a screenshot for you. EDIT3: I've been using the following to get the height of the menubar recently which works when DPI is used or not: ; get menubar height $aMenubar = _GUICtrlMenu_GetMenuBarInfo($g_hGUI) $iMenubarHeight = $aMenubar[3] - $aMenubar[1] ConsoleWrite("menubar height: " & $iMenubarHeight & @CRLF) I wonder if it would be possible to measure the height of the titlebar combined with the height of the menubar to determine the coordinates to paint over the white line. The menubar height measurement is accurate. However, I have never been able to find an accurate measurement yet for the titlebar though. Edited October 16, 2025 by WildByDesign Parsix 1
UEZ Posted October 17, 2025 Author Posted October 17, 2025 (edited) Can you please try this? expandcollapse popupFunc _OverpaintWhiteLine() Local $hDC = _WinAPI_GetWindowDC($g_hGUI) If Not $hDC Then Return Local $tWndRect = _WinAPI_GetWindowRect($g_hGUI) Local $iWndWidth = $tWndRect.right - $tWndRect.left ; 1. Caption height Local $iCaptionHeight = _WinAPI_GetSystemMetrics($SM_CYCAPTION) ; 2. Border height (top) Local $iBorderHeight = _WinAPI_GetSystemMetrics($SM_CYSIZEFRAME) If $iBorderHeight = 0 Then $iBorderHeight = _WinAPI_GetSystemMetrics($SM_CYFIXEDFRAME) ; 3. Determine menu height dynamically Local $iMenuHeight = _WinAPI_GetSystemMetrics($SM_CYMENU) ; standard menu height ; Alternative: get menu height via GetMenuBarInfo Local $tMenuBarInfo = DllStructCreate("dword cbSize;long left;long top;long right;long bottom;handle hwndMenu;handle hwndItem;bool fBarFocused;bool fFocused") DllStructSetData($tMenuBarInfo, "cbSize", DllStructGetSize($tMenuBarInfo)) Local $aResult = DllCall("user32.dll", "bool", "GetMenuBarInfo", "hwnd", $g_hGUI, "long", 0xFFFFFFFD, "long", 0, "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($tMenuBarInfo)) If IsArray($aResult) And $aResult[0] Then ; Calculate the actual menu height from the coordinates Local $iMenuTop = $tMenuBarInfo.top Local $iMenuBottom = $tMenuBarInfo.bottom Local $tWndPos = _WinAPI_GetWindowRect($g_hGUI) Local $iWndTop = $tWndPos.top ; Convert to window coordinates $iMenuHeight = ($iMenuBottom - $iMenuTop) EndIf ; The white line is directly below the menu Local $iWhiteLineY = $iCaptionHeight + $iBorderHeight + $iMenuHeight - _WinAPI_GetSystemMetrics($SM_CYFIXEDFRAME) * 2 ConsoleWrite("Caption: " & $iCaptionHeight & ", Border: " & $iBorderHeight & ", Menu: " & $iMenuHeight & " -> White Line at Y=" & $iWhiteLineY & @CRLF) ; Overpaint the white line (1–2 pixels) Local $tRect = DllStructCreate($tagRECT) With $tRect .left = 0 .top = $iWhiteLineY .right = $iWndWidth .bottom = $iWhiteLineY + 2 ; 2 pixels high EndWith ;~ Local $hBrush = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush(_ColorToCOLORREF($COLOR_BG_DARK)) Local $hBrush = _WinAPI_CreateSolidBrush(_ColorToCOLORREF(0xFF0000)) _WinAPI_FillRect($hDC, $tRect, $hBrush) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBrush) _WinAPI_ReleaseDC($g_hGUI, $hDC) EndFunc ;==>_OverpaintWhiteLine I marked the line in red to see where it is painted. Is it now calculated properly? Edited October 17, 2025 by UEZ small update WildByDesign 1 Please don't send me any personal message and ask for support! I will not reply! Selection of finest graphical examples at Codepen.io The own fart smells best! ✌Her 'sikim hıyar' diyene bir avuç tuz alıp koşma!¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ٩(●̮̮̃•̃)۶ ٩(-̮̮̃-̃)۶ૐ
WildByDesign Posted October 17, 2025 Posted October 17, 2025 (edited) 1 hour ago, UEZ said: I marked the line in red to see where it is painted. Is it now calculated properly? This works properly, yes. Thank you. It also worked once I applied DPI scaling of 125%. But once I tried 150% and higher the line did not line up anymore. But I understand that it is not supporting DPI yet. EDIT: By the way, I wanted to mention that not only is your coding incredible, but I really wanted to point out the fact that your code comments are also very easy to understand and therefore helpful for anyone reading your code. I appreciate the extra effort that you put into code comments. Edited October 17, 2025 by WildByDesign UEZ and Shark007 1 1
WildByDesign Posted October 17, 2025 Posted October 17, 2025 On 10/14/2025 at 2:51 PM, UEZ said: Does anyone know how to switch the date picker to dark mode? Nobody in AutoIt has had success with this. I was looking around at some open source projects that have great dark mode support (Notepad++, Explorer++, System Informer, etc.) to see if there was any source code examples but unfortunately none of these projects utilize SysDateTimePick32 from what I can tell.
argumentum Posted October 17, 2025 Posted October 17, 2025 Any of this code ( https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/191058-datetime-pick-coloring ) useful ? UEZ and WildByDesign 1 1 Follow the link to my code contribution ( and other things too ). FAQ - Please Read Before Posting.
UEZ Posted October 17, 2025 Author Posted October 17, 2025 6 hours ago, argumentum said: Any of this code ( https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/191058-datetime-pick-coloring ) useful ? Yes, thanks 👍 Updated the code for the window when date pick icon was clicked. Still searching for a way to change the date control itself. argumentum 1 Please don't send me any personal message and ask for support! I will not reply! Selection of finest graphical examples at Codepen.io The own fart smells best! ✌Her 'sikim hıyar' diyene bir avuç tuz alıp koşma!¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ٩(●̮̮̃•̃)۶ ٩(-̮̮̃-̃)۶ૐ
WildByDesign Posted October 18, 2025 Posted October 18, 2025 By the way, Windows 11 stable channel build 25H2 (and probably 24H2), build 26200.6899, just added brand new visual styles in aero.msstyles version 10.0.26100.6725 that contains all of the new dark mode classes. DarkMode_CopyEngine::Progress DarkMode_CopyEngine_Indeterminate::Progress DarkMode_DarkTheme::Button DarkMode_DarkTheme::Combobox DarkMode_DarkTheme::Edit DarkMode_DarkTheme::Header DarkMode_DarkTheme::Link DarkMode_DarkTheme::Listbox DarkMode_DarkTheme::ListView DarkMode_DarkTheme::Progress DarkMode_DarkTheme::Rebar DarkMode_DarkTheme::ScrollBar DarkMode_DarkTheme::Spin DarkMode_DarkTheme::Static DarkMode_DarkTheme::Status DarkMode_DarkTheme::Tab DarkMode_DarkTheme::TaskDialog DarkMode_DarkTheme::Toolbar DarkMode_DarkTheme::Tooltip DarkMode_DarkTheme::TreeView DarkMode_DarkTheme_Indeterminate::Progress Keep in mind, the DarkMode_DarkTheme classes are completely new and different from the DarkMode_Explorer classes that we are used to using. argumentum 1
argumentum Posted October 18, 2025 Posted October 18, 2025 1 minute ago, WildByDesign said: By the way,... so, you'll be updating the current "mod" zip we all use with these new values ? 😅 Follow the link to my code contribution ( and other things too ). FAQ - Please Read Before Posting.
WildByDesign Posted October 18, 2025 Posted October 18, 2025 (edited) On 10/14/2025 at 2:51 PM, UEZ said: Case "msctls_progress32" _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "DarkMode_Explorer", 0) This no longer works on the latest stable channel builds of Windows 11. In particular, builds 24H2 (26100.6899) and 25H2 (26200.6899), it fails to theme the progress control at all. (I just get an empty white box) On these most recent stable channel builds of Windows 11, it now has to be: Case "msctls_progress32" _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme($hCtrl, "DarkMode_CopyEngine", 0) With your example for SampleControls and also the DarkMode UDF, we are going to have to start comparing the builds with macro @OSBuild to determine which theme class to use. These newer DarkMode_CopyEngine* and DarkMode_DarkTheme* theme classes seem to be improved significantly over the former DarkMode_Explorer* classes. A lot of visual issues are fixed now as well. So for any users who are on Windows 11 with the latest windows updates, using DarkMode_DarkTheme* is by far the better option over DarkMode_Explorer* classes. MS even added nice dark theme for statusbar as well in DarkMode_DarkTheme* class. ListViews are improved too. I'm not sure if we should update the older DarkMode UDF or start a new one. In my opinion, of the older DarkMode UDF versions, the GUIDarkMode_v0.02mod.au3 from the fabulous @argumentum is the most functional and best option to use as a base. Edited October 18, 2025 by WildByDesign UEZ 1
WildByDesign Posted October 31, 2025 Posted October 31, 2025 This is slightly off-topic from your example here, @UEZ, however I am wondering if such a thing can be done to apply dark mode to the windows/controls of other win32 apps. For example, classic Notepad or classic Calculator. I am trying to put together an example which requires GUIDarkMode_v0.02mod.au3 from @argumentum which simplifies applying to all controls. It launches Notepad (hopefully classic because modern UWP Notepad would not be ideal) and applies dark mode to the window and controls. I used the ideas from your SampleControls example by following up with refreshing the state, menu themes and redrawing the window. Unfortunately it only changes the caption to dark mode while the window and controls stay in light mode. This is something that I've wanted to do as a project for a while now but never had any success. Eg. attempt to apply dark mode to the windows/controls of any running processes Do you have any ideas for how to enforce this? expandcollapse popup#include "GUIDarkMode_v0.02mod.au3" Global $hNotepadWnd Example() Func Example() ; Run Notepad Run("notepad.exe") ; Wait 10 seconds for the Notepad window to appear. WinWait("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", 10) ; Retrieve the handle of the Notepad window using the classname of Notepad. $hNotepadWnd = WinGetHandle("[CLASS:Notepad]") If @error Then MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "An error occurred when trying to retrieve the window handle of Notepad.") Exit EndIf ; Display the handle of the Notepad window. ConsoleWrite("Notepad handle: " & $hNotepadWnd & @CRLF) Sleep(1000) GuiDarkmodeApply($hNotepadWnd) ; Update theme system _WinAPI_RefreshImmersiveColorPolicyState() _WinAPI_FlushMenuThemes() _WinAPI_DwmSetWindowAttribute($hNotepadWnd, $DWMWA_USE_IMMERSIVE_DARK_MODE, True) ; Redraw GUI _WinAPI_RedrawWindow($hNotepadWnd, 0, 0, $RDW_UPDATENOW) _WinAPI_RedrawWindow($hNotepadWnd, 0, 0, BitOR($RDW_INVALIDATE, $RDW_UPDATENOW)) ; Close the Notepad window using the handle returned by WinGetHandle. ;WinClose($hNotepadWnd) EndFunc ;==>Example
UEZ Posted October 31, 2025 Author Posted October 31, 2025 I assume you must hook to the external program to change visuals. WildByDesign 1 Please don't send me any personal message and ask for support! I will not reply! Selection of finest graphical examples at Codepen.io The own fart smells best! ✌Her 'sikim hıyar' diyene bir avuç tuz alıp koşma!¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ٩(●̮̮̃•̃)۶ ٩(-̮̮̃-̃)۶ૐ
WildByDesign Posted December 18, 2025 Posted December 18, 2025 One subtle (yet important) thing that I just noticed now that is missing is the menubar (top-level) items don't have a hover color. Once you click on one of the items, you can then hover the cursor back and forth and it will show a hover color. But it really should have a subtle hover cover initially as well. Would you please be able to add that?
UEZ Posted December 18, 2025 Author Posted December 18, 2025 3 hours ago, WildByDesign said: One subtle (yet important) thing that I just noticed now that is missing is the menubar (top-level) items don't have a hover color. Once you click on one of the items, you can then hover the cursor back and forth and it will show a hover color. But it really should have a subtle hover cover initially as well. Would you please be able to add that? Code updated -> see 1st post. ioa747 and WildByDesign 2 Please don't send me any personal message and ask for support! I will not reply! Selection of finest graphical examples at Codepen.io The own fart smells best! ✌Her 'sikim hıyar' diyene bir avuç tuz alıp koşma!¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ٩(●̮̮̃•̃)۶ ٩(-̮̮̃-̃)۶ૐ
WildByDesign Posted January 15 Posted January 15 @UEZ I have tried using your fantastic ownerdrawn dark mode menubar/menu as a base for another project because your example is much more compact (and newer) in comparison to the older ModernMenuRaw UDF that goes back a decade or more. But I was unable to figure out how to run any functions from those menus. To rule out an issue in my own script, I decided to just add a simple "About" menu item to your example under Menu One. It also failed to run any functions. I tried with the default GUIGetMsg but when that failed I also switched to OnEvent mode and that also failed. The only thing that I could determine for sure was that any menu items added would report 0 as a handle. They did report their Control IDs but those still failed to run any functions. Do you have any idea what could be the cause of this? I feel like your ownerdrawn example for dark mode menubar/menu could be the best example that we have in current times for AutoIt. I just can't seem to get functions to work from the menu items like I do in a few of my other projects. Ideally, I would like to retire ModernMenuRaw UDF from my projects and use yours if possible.
UEZ Posted January 15 Author Posted January 15 (edited) Added "About" menu entry in Sysmenu (left upper corner in the GUI) and in "Menu One". Check out _WM_MENUCOMMAND function. See first post. Edited January 15 by UEZ WildByDesign 1 Please don't send me any personal message and ask for support! I will not reply! Selection of finest graphical examples at Codepen.io The own fart smells best! ✌Her 'sikim hıyar' diyene bir avuç tuz alıp koşma!¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ٩(●̮̮̃•̃)۶ ٩(-̮̮̃-̃)۶ૐ
WildByDesign Posted January 15 Posted January 15 22 minutes ago, UEZ said: Added "About" menu entry in Sysmenu (left upper corner in the GUI) and in "Menu One". Check out _WM_MENUCOMMAND function. You, Sir, are a genius. Thank you kindly.
WildByDesign Posted February 22 Posted February 22 On 10/14/2025 at 2:51 PM, UEZ said: Does anyone know how to switch the date picker to dark mode? I have been thinking about this recently. First of all, I would recommend following this issue: Any hope for a datetimepicker subclass that works? The guy that does the majority of dark mode subclassing work on Notepad++ also does darkmodelib which he uses in 7zip-Dark7zip which is fantastic, by the way. But anyway, it is worth following that issue because at some point in time he will likely complete that datatimepicker subclass and it may give some ideas on how to properly do it. As far as non-proper methods go, at least temporarily, do you think something like _WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindowEx or _WinAPI_UpdateLayeredWindowIndirect could work?
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