Re: CStatic::SetIcon Transparent.

From:

somefoobar@gmail.com

Newsgroups:

microsoft.public.vc.mfc

Date:

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:32:37 -0700 (PDT)

Message-ID:

<c1779244-d227-4f15-ac38-ad58f7e7d4fa@f24g2000prh.googlegroups.com>

I have two suggestions

1. You don't need to set transparent style each time OnCtlColor method
gets exectued. Instead use WS_EX_TRANSPARENT while creating the
CStatic window . You need to use CreateEx method to set this style at
the time of window creation.

2. I see CRect(0, 0, 0, 0) in the parameter list of Create method. Did
you try setting correct rectangle values?

On Apr 22, 1:51 pm, Paresh <Par...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

class CMyDialog : public CDialog
{
........
CStatic m_StaticIcon;
........

}

HBRUSH CMyDialog:nCtlColor(CDC* pDC, CWnd* pWnd, UINT nCtlColor)
{
HBRUSH hbr = CDialog:nCtlColor(pDC, pWnd, nCtlColor);

switch(nCtlColor)
{
case CTLCOLOR_STATIC:
  if (pWnd->m_hWnd == m_StaticIcon.m_hWnd)
  {
   pDC->SetBkMode(TRANSPARENT);
   return (HBRUSH)(GetStockObject(NULL_BRUSH));
  }
  break;
}
return hbr;

}

BOOL CMyDialog:nInitDialog()
{
.........
m_StaticIcon.Create(_T(""), WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | SS_ICON,
        CRect(0, 0, 0, 0), this);

HICON hIcon = ::LoadIcon(AfxGetResourceHandle(), MAKEINTRESOURCE(ICON_ID));
m_StaticIcon.SetIcon(hIcon);
.........

}

In CMyDialog:nPaint(), I have painted a region of CDialog with
GradientFill(...), and on this area I want a static icon, which needs to be
transparent. So that I can see the background of CStatic icon as gradient.

Regards,

Paresh.

"somefoo...@gmail.com" wrote:

Can you paste the code that you have? That should help in identifying
the problem.

On Apr 22, 11:34 am, Paresh <Par...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

Hi,

I am using the API CStatic::SetIcon to associate the icon with the static
control. I have placed this control on CDialog, (Dialog background is
gradient painted). I want this CStatic control to be transparent (so that the
background of CStatic would be gradient, which is of Dialogs background
color). However, icon image is transparent. How could I do this ?

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Paresh.