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[C++/win32] Change text background colour

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Started by gretty December 27, 2009 10:16 PM

1 comment, last by Aardvajk 14 years, 3 months ago

gretty

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December 27, 2009 10:16 PM

Hello I have a simple win32 application that just paints some text onto a window using TextOut(). But the background of the text is white. How can I change the background colour to gray or some other colour behind the text I paint with TextOut()?

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mattd

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December 27, 2009 10:21 PM

Use the SetBkColor function on the DC you use with TextOut.

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December 28, 2009 10:44 AM

Or if you want to preserve the existing colour already on the window, use SetBkMode with the TRANSPARENT argument on the DC.

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