Customizing Components

[ZoneVM]

I'm looking for a bit of a nudge in the right direction...
I have a need for a ListBox where each item can be a different color. Ideally, each item could have a glyph of some sort attached to it as well, just a little symbol sort of thing that would reflect the status of the item at a glance. Anyone have any advice on how to add one or both of these functions to a ListBox (or is there some other component that does this within C++ Builder? Thanks!

 

[Prattaratt]

Try replacing the Items TStrings object with a TStringList, which will allow you to hold images in relation to the items. You might also have to change the Style property to one of the lbOwnerDRaw variables (lbOwnerDrawFixed or lbOwnerDrawVariable).

 

[2ffat]

Also take a look at

http://bcbjournal.org/bcbcaq

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[ZoneVM]

Thanks to all who replied. I solved this problem by using the JEDI library, which is truly a great resource that I hadn't been aware of. It is distributed under MPL, meaning it can be embedded in commercial projects, and is free. Good stuff here.

http://homepages.borland.com/jedi/jvcl/