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Home » U++ Library support » Look and Chameleon Technology » Easiest way to change button color
Easiest way to change button color [message #26418] Fri, 30 April 2010 13:29 Go to next message
Mindtraveller is currently offline  Mindtraveller
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I have a ButtonOption control.
Please consult which is the easiest way to make this button e.g. red? Theme I use is mostly classic, Win2000-style.

Thanks in forward.

P.S. I'd redefine Paint() virtual function filling control with custom color, but my label is a QTF with embedded images and I have no idea how to draw it.

[Updated on: Fri, 30 April 2010 13:39]

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Re: Easiest way to change button color [message #26420 is a reply to message #26418] Fri, 30 April 2010 13:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
sergeynikitin is currently offline  sergeynikitin
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Hi Pavel!
I use chameleon style.
See examples and chameleon forum branch.


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Re: Easiest way to change button color [message #26422 is a reply to message #26420] Fri, 30 April 2010 13:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mindtraveller is currently offline  Mindtraveller
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I tried to play a bit with ButtonOption::Style but it has limited functionality (4 images, 4 text colors and 2 flags). I could not find how to change "fill" color of ButtonOption itself. If you know how, please give me a clue.
Re: Easiest way to change button color [message #26423 is a reply to message #26422] Fri, 30 April 2010 14:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
sergeynikitin is currently offline  sergeynikitin
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Make Image with 2x2 (or 3x3) pixels of one color and use it as style.

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Re: Easiest way to change button color [message #26427 is a reply to message #26423] Fri, 30 April 2010 15:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
mirek is currently offline  mirek
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sergeynikitin wrote on Fri, 30 April 2010 08:02

Make Image with 2x2 (or 3x3) pixels of one color and use it as style.


Or you can use just Color Smile Standard chameleon routine understands that.

Mirek
Re: Easiest way to change button color [message #27178 is a reply to message #26418] Tue, 29 June 2010 18:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
mrjt is currently offline  mrjt
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I don't know if you resolved this but the method I use for modifying the fill color of ButtonOptions (while retaining theming) is given in this thread.
Re: Easiest way to change button color [message #27189 is a reply to message #27178] Wed, 30 June 2010 06:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mindtraveller is currently offline  Mindtraveller
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mrjt, thank you for your notice.

Finally I used the same method as you (and as Sergey proposed).
Using image as a background even helped making a little 3D-look for button (a little shiny for unpressed, a little dimmed for pressed).

I also used plain drawing to make it more clear which of buttons is selected (due to interface to be used inside factories, plain desktop GUI may not need these).

It looks like this:
index.php?t=getfile&id=2620&private=0
  • Attachment: optbut2.png
    (Size: 32.12KB, Downloaded 879 times)
Re: Easiest way to change button color [message #27190 is a reply to message #27189] Wed, 30 June 2010 06:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mindtraveller is currently offline  Mindtraveller
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And this (3d-effect is little more noticeable here):
index.php?t=getfile&id=2622&private=0
  • Attachment: optbut3.png
    (Size: 11.01KB, Downloaded 823 times)

[Updated on: Wed, 30 June 2010 06:55]

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Re: Easiest way to change button color [message #27192 is a reply to message #26418] Wed, 30 June 2010 10:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
mr_ped is currently offline  mr_ped
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nice design. Smile
Re: Easiest way to change button color [message #27200 is a reply to message #27192] Thu, 01 July 2010 17:18 Go to previous message
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Yes, very nice Smile
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