Change the background color of a subclass of CStatic

Question

I am writing my own subclass of CStatic right now, and I am a little stuck on how to change its background color.

From my previous experience, I’m used to reacting to the message “CTLCOLORSTATIC” with the color I want.

However, this is my subclass at the moment:

class LocationPane : public CWindowImpl<LocationPane, CStatic>
{
    DECLARE_WND_CLASS(L"LocationPane");
public:
    BEGIN_MSG_MAP_EX(LocationPane)
        MSG_WM_PAINT(OnPaint)
        MSG_WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC(OnCtlColorStatic);
    END_MSG_MAP()

    LocationPane();
    ~LocationPane();

private:

    HBRUSH OnCtlColorStatic(CDCHandle cd, CWindow wnd);

    //Paint routine
    void OnPaint(CDCHandle dc);
};

I tried to listen to the specified message, but I do not receive it at all. However, I am getting a paint message, so I cannot blame my user control for not working at all.

Is it a legal decision to try to process the background color in a paint routine? I don’t like to solve this, but I don’t get another message that I’m used to working with.

If you need additional code, do not hesitate to ask, I will gladly provide you with additional resources.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

, WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC , . , , .

WM_PAINT, OnPaint .