I am trying to design an interface and although this might sound silly to others, I need to have more of a choice of colors besides just vb colors. Is there a way to do this? I have tried adding active control and went thru that whole process with adding components, but I did not see anything. I dont know what all of those controls mean as well so I could have missed something. Can anyone please give a clue on IF i can add more and if so how? I would highly appreciate it. Obviously I'm a newbie. Thanks!
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In VB6, when you choose a color-related property, the properties box has two tabs -- one for standard windows colors, and another which lets you choose a custom color.
Or, if you know the RGB value for the color you want, you can type it directly into the property. Just prefix it with "&H", and add a "&" at the end so that VB knows it's a hexadecimal number.
In case you're curious, the structure of a color value is (from left to right)
&H -- prefix indicating this is a hexadecimal value
00 or 80 -- zero indicates a custom color, 80 indicates a system color
RR -- Red values, from 00 to FF
GG -- Green values, from 00 to FF
BB -- Blue values, from 00 to FF
& -- indicates this is a hexadecimal value.
So, &H8000000F& is a system color ("Button Face"
, and &H00FF00FF& is a custom violet color (FF for Red, no green used at all, FF for Blue).
System colors follow the user's preferences in the control panel. It's always a good idea to use one of these colors, as a too-colorful application makes some users barf.
Chip H.
Or, if you know the RGB value for the color you want, you can type it directly into the property. Just prefix it with "&H", and add a "&" at the end so that VB knows it's a hexadecimal number.
In case you're curious, the structure of a color value is (from left to right)
&H -- prefix indicating this is a hexadecimal value
00 or 80 -- zero indicates a custom color, 80 indicates a system color
RR -- Red values, from 00 to FF
GG -- Green values, from 00 to FF
BB -- Blue values, from 00 to FF
& -- indicates this is a hexadecimal value.
So, &H8000000F& is a system color ("Button Face"
, and &H00FF00FF& is a custom violet color (FF for Red, no green used at all, FF for Blue).System colors follow the user's preferences in the control panel. It's always a good idea to use one of these colors, as a too-colorful application makes some users barf.
Chip H.
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It sounds like you are trying to develop on a machine with a limited display adapter. Check the PC Hardware and Microsoft: Windows 95/98/ME forums.
ChipH, I loved your response, especially the last line. Excellent advice for all.
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ChipH, I loved your response, especially the last line. Excellent advice for all.
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