Dynamically changing a window's background

[AmkG]

How do I change the background of a window dynamically, other than having to Rectangle the whole thing in my Paint procedure? And how do I dynamically change the mouse cursor? "Information has a tendency to be free. Which means someone will always tell you something you don't want to know."

 

[LiquidBinary]

void FillClient( HDC hdc,RECT* rDim,COLORREF crColor )
{
HBRUSH hbOldBrush;
HBRUSH hbColor;

hbColor=CreateSolidBrush( crColor );
hbOldBrush=SelectObject( hdc,hbColor );

PatBlt( hdc,rDim->left,rDim->top,
rDim->right,rDim->bottom,
PATCOPY );

SelectObject( hdc,hbOldBrush );
DeleteObject( hbOldBrush );
DeleteObject( hbColor );
}

You can do somthing like this. Just pass a Device context for the window you want to change,your client area RECT dimensions i.e. GetClientRect(),and the color you want to paint your client area with ->RGB(255,0,0) etc... Mike L.G.
mlg400@blazemail.com

 

[AmkG]

Like I said, other than putting it in the Paint procedure? Is there ABSOLUTELY NO OTHER WAY so that Windows will handle it instead of me? "Information has a tendency to be free. Which means someone will always tell you something you don't want to know."