Anybody know if there is a good way, perhaps an RB Function even, to determine
the RGB components of one of those Windows system/object-defined colors?
For example, what if, as in Karen's situation, that "btnface" color is DROP
DEAD GORGEOUS and I simply MUST HAVE it, dah-ling?
However, since this is user-definable and therefore potentially chameleon-like
in its behavior, I gotta' have those RGB values ...
Is there a GetColor('RGB','Windows','btnface') or something similar that would
return the string '[R255,G176,B128]'?
-- WHERE function is
GetColor('ColorComponents','DefinitionSource','ObjectWithColor')
-- * ColorComponents: 'R','G','B','RGB'
-- * DefinitionSource: Windows, Rbase, Et Al.
-- * ObjectWithColor: 'BtnFace','InactiveCaption', Etc.
At the least, is it possibly retrievable at design-time (forms or reports) by
assigning the Object.Color to a control, then, having done so, going back to
'More Colors' and writing down the specific component values?
FWIW, I like that 'BtnFace' color and have chosen it by the same means, i.e.
the ObjectName, so I'm interested in preventing any accidental displays of
"wild and crazy" controls ... of course, it might be fun to see what randomized
color-assignment to form controls would generate!
Thanks,
Steve in Memphis
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Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Windows Large font size and Forms
I agree with Dawn on this one. In my very first 7.1 application, I used the
default "btnface" color for the background in my form, panels, etc... Looked
beautiful here. I sent screen images to the client and they loved it.
Installed it there for the first on-site test, and all the controls had an
unreadable dark-blue background!!! On another computer the backgrounds were
some kind of brown. The office was staffed with 3 elderly ladies, each of whom
had changed the windows default for larger fonts and different color schemes.
I had to change every form, and alot of the controls, to use nothing but the
standard color names. To tell you the truth, I've gotten sloppy and don't do
that anymore. This was the only client I've had it happen with.
Karen
Marc
As far as the colors are concerned, always choose colors for your objects using
color names, or custom colors (red, cyan, maroon, etc.) vs using the 'object'
type colors (btnface,window,btnhighlight), etc. Those are controlled by the
users Windows settings. Whatever their setting is for buttons is how your
buttons will display. If you specify the exact color you want, the windows
setting shouldn't affect it any.
Also, I'm not sure if you use themes, the windows large font size might be
ignored..you'd have to try.
Dawn
