Can't change GUICtrlCreateGroup text color

[Lord Maim]

I'm trying to use the GUICtrlCreateGroup command for visual effect, and the text label doesn't display in the correct color. The help file says that I can use the GUICtrlSetColor command for groups, but it doesn't seem to work. Here's some sample code to look at. Any suggestions?

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#include<GUIConstants.au3>


Global $GuiTest = GUICreate("Color Test", 330, 220, -1, -1, BitOR($WS_SYSMENU,$WS_CAPTION,$WS_MINIMIZEBOX,$WS_POPUPWINDOW,$WS_BORDER,$WS_CLIPSIBLINGS), BitOR($WS_EX_TOPMOST,$WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE))
GUISetBkColor(0x585768)

Global $GuiLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("A bunch of buttons in a test GUI",0,20,330,15,$SS_CENTER)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1,0xffffff)

Global $Section1 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("This Text Should Be White",10,40,310,170)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1,0xffffff)

Global $ButtonLabel1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Item Label 1",20,60,130,15)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1,0xffffff)
Global $Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 1",140,55,170,25)

Global $ButtonLabel2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Item Label 2",20,90,130,15)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1,0xffffff)
Global $Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 2",140,85,170,25)

Global $ButtonLabel3 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Item Label 3",20,120,130,15)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1,0xffffff)
Global $Button3 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 3",140,115,170,25)

Global $ButtonLabel4 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Item Label 4",20,150,130,15)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1,0xffffff)
Global $Button4 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 4",140,145,170,25)

Global $ButtonLabel5 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Item Label 5",20,180,130,15)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1,0xffffff)
Global $Button5 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 5",140,175,170,25)



GUISetState(@SW_SHOW,$GuiTest)

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg(1)
    Select
        Case $msg[0] = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSelect
WEnd

[Schlumpf]

it only works in the "Classic Windows Theme".

[Valuater]

This will do the trick

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#include<GUIConstants.au3>


Global $GuiTest = GUICreate("Color Test", 330, 220, -1, -1, BitOR($WS_SYSMENU, $WS_CAPTION, $WS_MINIMIZEBOX, $WS_POPUPWINDOW, $WS_BORDER, $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS), BitOR($WS_EX_TOPMOST, $WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE))
GUISetBkColor(0x585768)

Global $GuiLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("A bunch of buttons in a test GUI", 0, 20, 330, 15, $SS_CENTER)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xffffff)

Global $Section1 = XSkinGroup("This Text Should Be White", 10, 40, 310, 170, 0xffffff)
; GUICtrlSetColor(-1,0xffffff)

Global $ButtonLabel1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Item Label 1", 20, 60, 130, 15)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xffffff)
Global $Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 1", 140, 55, 170, 25)

Global $ButtonLabel2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Item Label 2", 20, 90, 130, 15)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xffffff)
Global $Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 2", 140, 85, 170, 25)

Global $ButtonLabel3 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Item Label 3", 20, 120, 130, 15)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xffffff)
Global $Button3 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 3", 140, 115, 170, 25)

Global $ButtonLabel4 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Item Label 4", 20, 150, 130, 15)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xffffff)
Global $Button4 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 4", 140, 145, 170, 25)

Global $ButtonLabel5 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Item Label 5", 20, 180, 130, 15)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xffffff)
Global $Button5 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 5", 140, 175, 170, 25)



GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $GuiTest)

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg(1)
    Select
        Case $msg[0] = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSelect
WEnd


Func XSkinGroup($text, $Pleft, $Ptop, $Pwidth, $Pheight, $color)
    Local $XS_n, $PControl
    If StringInStr(@OSTYPE, "WIN32_NT") Then
        $XS_n = DllCall("uxtheme.dll", "int", "GetThemeAppProperties")
        DllCall("uxtheme.dll", "none", "SetThemeAppProperties", "int", 0)
    EndIf
    $PControl = GUICtrlCreateGroup($text, $Pleft, $Ptop, $Pwidth, $Pheight)
    ;GUICtrlSetBkColor($PControl, $color)
    GUICtrlSetColor($PControl, $color)
    If StringInStr(@OSTYPE, "WIN32_NT") And IsArray($XS_n) Then
        DllCall("uxtheme.dll", "none", "SetThemeAppProperties", "int", $XS_n[0])
    EndIf
    Return $PControl
EndFunc   ;==>XSkinGroup

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[Lord Maim]

This will do the trick

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Thanks a lot Valuater, that solves the problem nicely. I was about to complain that for some reason it made my text light blue instead of white until I realized that I was short an 'f'. One of those days...

Thanks again!

[Valuater]

Welcome

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[Valuater]

I used this in my script and it works fine but i have a couple questions on the XSkinGroup.

What exactly is this func doing, can you explain to me? Cause i dont like using things that do something that i want to do if i dont do it myself or at least understand what is happing.

So if you could do that that would be much appreciated

Thanks

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#include<GUIConstants.au3>
   
   
   Global $GuiTest = GUICreate("Color Test", 330, 220, -1, -1,  BitOR($WS_SYSMENU, $WS_CAPTION, $WS_MINIMIZEBOX, $WS_POPUPWINDOW,  $WS_BORDER, $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS), BitOR($WS_EX_TOPMOST, $WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE))
   GUISetBkColor(0x585768)
   
   Global $GuiLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("A bunch of buttons in a test GUI", 0, 20, 330, 15, $SS_CENTER)
   GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xffffff)
   
   Global $Section1 = XSkinGroup("This Text Should Be White", 10, 40, 310, 170, 0xffffff)
  ; GUICtrlSetColor(-1,0xffffff)
   
   Global $ButtonLabel1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Item Label 1", 20, 60, 130, 15)
   GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xffffff)
   Global $Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 1", 140, 55, 170, 25)
   
   Global $ButtonLabel2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Item Label 2", 20, 90, 130, 15)
   GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xffffff)
   Global $Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 2", 140, 85, 170, 25)
   
   Global $ButtonLabel3 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Item Label 3", 20, 120, 130, 15)
   GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xffffff)
   Global $Button3 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 3", 140, 115, 170, 25)
   
   Global $ButtonLabel4 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Item Label 4", 20, 150, 130, 15)
   GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xffffff)
   Global $Button4 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 4", 140, 145, 170, 25)
   
   Global $ButtonLabel5 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Item Label 5", 20, 180, 130, 15)
   GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xffffff)
   Global $Button5 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button 5", 140, 175, 170, 25)
   
   
   
   GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $GuiTest)
   
   While 1
       $msg = GUIGetMsg(1)
       Select
           Case $msg[0] = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
               Exit
       EndSelect
   WEnd
   
   
   [color="#0000FF"][b]Func XSkinGroup($text, $Pleft, $Ptop, $Pwidth, $Pheight, $color)
       Local $XS_n, $PControl
       If StringInStr(@OSTYPE, "WIN32_NT") Then
           $XS_n = DllCall("uxtheme.dll", "int", "GetThemeAppProperties")
           DllCall("uxtheme.dll", "none", "SetThemeAppProperties", "int", 0)
       EndIf
       $PControl = GUICtrlCreateGroup($text, $Pleft, $Ptop, $Pwidth, $Pheight)
     ;GUICtrlSetBkColor($PControl, $color)
       GUICtrlSetColor($PControl, $color)
       If StringInStr(@OSTYPE, "WIN32_NT") And IsArray($XS_n) Then
           DllCall("uxtheme.dll", "none", "SetThemeAppProperties", "int", $XS_n[0])
       EndIf
       Return $PControl
   EndFunc ;==>XSkinGroup[/b][/color]

This thread ( where you got this info ) explains that classic theme is set so "color" functions can be utilized on Win Xp and then Win Xp is re-set to the orginal theme

.... if you dont want to use it then dont use it... period!

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