Visual Basic, Anyone know how to change forms background color?

Anyone know how to change forms background color?

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Mavric #1 / 10	Anyone know how to change forms background color? Hi all, I want to change the background color of the windows form like when you add a theme to your computer. You can change everthing in the registry but I have not been able to change the forms background color. I want to change all forms not just my forms. Any thoughts or ideas would be apperciated. I already tried the AppWorkspace key and it did not change anything. Mavrick
Fri, 05 Dec 2003 03:40:27 GMT

Magi #2 / 10	Anyone know how to change forms background color? Do you mean something like: Form1.BackColor = vbGreen ? Quote: >Hi all, > I want to change the background color of the windows form like when you >add a theme to your computer. > You can change everthing in the registry but I have not been able to >change the forms background color. > I want to change all forms not just my forms. > Any thoughts or ideas would be apperciated. I already tried the >AppWorkspace key and it did not change anything. >Mavrick
Fri, 05 Dec 2003 22:07:58 GMT

Mavric #3 / 10	Anyone know how to change forms background color? Actually no. I know how to change a forms background in VB. I want to alter the registry to change all the systems forms background color. Mavrick Quote: > Do you mean something like: > Form1.BackColor = vbGreen ? > >Hi all, > > I want to change the background color of the windows form like when you > >add a theme to your computer. > > You can change everthing in the registry but I have not been able to > >change the forms background color. > > I want to change all forms not just my forms. > > Any thoughts or ideas would be apperciated. I already tried the > >AppWorkspace key and it did not change anything. > >Mavrick
Sat, 06 Dec 2003 03:15:58 GMT

Warlor #4 / 10	Anyone know how to change forms background color? Quote: >Actually no. I know how to change a forms background in VB. I want to alter >the registry to change all the systems forms background color. That's not very nice!! If your app did that to me I for one wouldn't use it again. Look at the Registry API Functions then go play in Current User\Desktop etc. regards Warlord
Sat, 06 Dec 2003 03:31:51 GMT

Michael William #5 / 10	Anyone know how to change forms background color? Quote: > Actually no. I know how to change a forms background in VB. I want to alter > the registry to change all the systems forms background color. Who are you trying to annoy? And why? What have they done to you? Mike
Sat, 06 Dec 2003 06:38:10 GMT

Frank Ad #6 / 10	Anyone know how to change forms background color? On Mon, 18 Jun 2001 23:38:10 +0100, "Michael Williams" Quote: >> Actually no. I know how to change a forms background in VB. I want to >alter >> the registry to change all the systems forms background color. >Who are you trying to annoy? And why? What have they done to you? I think he is with MS. They have the only game i know of that changes all your desktop colors while it's running.. It's MSGolf 3. How am i supposed to work with beige window frames ? ;-) Quote: >Mike Regards, Frank.
Sat, 06 Dec 2003 09:25:41 GMT

Larry Linso #7 / 10	Anyone know how to change forms background color? Well, that _would_ be {filter}. How about teal and fuschia? Quote: > On Mon, 18 Jun 2001 23:38:10 +0100, "Michael Williams" > >> Actually no. I know how to change a forms background in VB. I want to > >alter > >> the registry to change all the systems forms background color. > >Who are you trying to annoy? And why? What have they done to you? > I think he is with MS. They have the only game i know of that changes > all your desktop colors while it's running.. It's MSGolf 3. > How am i supposed to work with beige window frames ? ;-) > >Mike > Regards, Frank.
Sat, 06 Dec 2003 10:13:37 GMT

Mavric #8 / 10	Anyone know how to change forms background color? HAHAHAHAHA, You guy kill me. :-) This would be an OPTION that the user could CHOOSE to do. I would never change a customers settings without consent except for security. I just thought it was odd that MS would leave out key of the Registry that changes the forms background but leave everything else in there like changing Menu color, Button Text ect. I just figured I was missing something obvious in there and thought I would ask if anyone had encountered the same problem. Thanks again, Mavrick Quote: > Well, that _would_ be {filter}. How about teal and fuschia? > > On Mon, 18 Jun 2001 23:38:10 +0100, "Michael Williams" > > >> Actually no. I know how to change a forms background in VB. I want to > > >alter > > >> the registry to change all the systems forms background color. > > >Who are you trying to annoy? And why? What have they done to you? > > I think he is with MS. They have the only game i know of that changes > > all your desktop colors while it's running.. It's MSGolf 3. > > How am i supposed to work with beige window frames ? ;-) > > >Mike > > Regards, Frank.
Sat, 06 Dec 2003 11:15:05 GMT

Michael William #9 / 10	Anyone know how to change forms background color? I didn't read the previous messages on this thread, but the default background colour of a Form is determined by the ButtonFace setting in the Registry key Current User / Colors. If you change the ButtonFace setting in the registry then you will change the default Form background colour the next time the computer is started. I don't know how to "broadcast" such a change, though, so that you can make changes to that registry setting and have the change take immediate effect, although I am sure someone else on the group will know the answer to that one. Mike Quote: > HAHAHAHAHA, > You guy kill me. :-) This would be an OPTION that the user could CHOOSE > to do. > I would never change a customers settings without consent except for > security. > I just thought it was odd that MS would leave out key of the Registry > that changes the forms background but leave everything else in there like > changing Menu color, Button Text ect. > I just figured I was missing something obvious in there and thought I > would ask if anyone had encountered the same problem. > Thanks again, > Mavrick > > Well, that _would_ be {filter}. How about teal and fuschia? > > > On Mon, 18 Jun 2001 23:38:10 +0100, "Michael Williams" > > > >> Actually no. I know how to change a forms background in VB. I want to > > > >alter > > > >> the registry to change all the systems forms background color. > > > >Who are you trying to annoy? And why? What have they done to you? > > > I think he is with MS. They have the only game i know of that changes > > > all your desktop colors while it's running.. It's MSGolf 3. > > > How am i supposed to work with beige window frames ? ;-) > > > >Mike > > > Regards, Frank.
Sun, 07 Dec 2003 05:10:54 GMT

Doug Ros #10 / 10	Anyone know how to change forms background color? You can broadcast any message to all top level windows using HWND_BROADCAST with the SendMessage API. If you use the SystemParametersInfo API to change settings, the WM_WM_SETTINGCHANGE message is broadcast. To change system colours, use the the SetSysColors API which broadcasts a WM_SYSCOLORCHANGE message. Quote: > I didn't read the previous messages on this thread, but the default > background colour of a Form is determined by the ButtonFace setting in the > Registry key Current User / Colors. If you change the ButtonFace setting in > the registry then you will change the default Form background colour the > next time the computer is started. I don't know how to "broadcast" such a > change, though, so that you can make changes to that registry setting and > have the change take immediate effect, although I am sure someone else on > the group will know the answer to that one. > Mike > > HAHAHAHAHA, > > You guy kill me. :-) This would be an OPTION that the user could > CHOOSE > > to do. > > I would never change a customers settings without consent except for > > security. > > I just thought it was odd that MS would leave out key of the Registry > > that changes the forms background but leave everything else in there like > > changing Menu color, Button Text ect. > > I just figured I was missing something obvious in there and thought I > > would ask if anyone had encountered the same problem. > > Thanks again, > > Mavrick > > > Well, that _would_ be {filter}. How about teal and fuschia? > > > > On Mon, 18 Jun 2001 23:38:10 +0100, "Michael Williams" > > > > >> Actually no. I know how to change a forms background in VB. I want > to > > > > >alter > > > > >> the registry to change all the systems forms background color. > > > > >Who are you trying to annoy? And why? What have they done to you? > > > > I think he is with MS. They have the only game i know of that changes > > > > all your desktop colors while it's running.. It's MSGolf 3. > > > > How am i supposed to work with beige window frames ? ;-) > > > > >Mike > > > > Regards, Frank.
Sun, 07 Dec 2003 10:24:00 GMT

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