How to change CAppDialog background color?

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I need to change background color of my Panel derived from CAppDialog, but since m_background is a private member of CDialog, I can't access it and change the color with the function ColorBackground(). I appritiate any help.

[Vladimir Karputov]

Mohammad Mohi:
I need to change background color of my Panel derived from CAppDialog, but since m_background is a private member of CDialog, I can't access it and change the color with the function ColorBackground(). I appritiate any help.

Just create your own panel "CPanel" ...

This example is based on a standard of Example ...\MQL5\Experts\Examples\Controls\

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Karputov Vladimir:

Just create your own panel "CPanel" ...

This example is based on a standard of Example ...\MQL5\Experts\Examples\Controls\

Thanks for reply, But I want to change the main CAppDialog background color or caption bar, not the controls on it.

[Vladimir Karputov]

Mohammad Mohi:
Thanks for reply, But I want to change the main CAppDialog background color or caption bar, not the controls on it.

Extend my plate - and you can change the background color :). By CAppDialog not have access.

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Karputov Vladimir:
Extend my plate - and you can change the background color :). By CAppDialog not have access.

That's fine, I know that way but I need to code as less as possible, and want to benefit from further developments made to the Standard Library, that's why I want to try a native way rather than extending, I believe one should be able to change the Panel colors within the inherited class itself.

[Ernst Van Der Merwe]

The simplest way would be to move m_background to protected: but then the code would have to be changed when the class is updated.

[aries]

Mohammad, how did you solve this?

I have same problem and any way I look at it, it's a lot of hassle. Either I have to change core lib and then keep changing it after every update, or I have to write a sh11ton of code, classes that inherit the core lib but afterward serves basically nothing else.

[Mauricio Costa]

I created a new public method on CDialog class to change background color:

bool CDialog::setBackColor(color uColor)
{
   if(!m_white_border.ColorBackground(uColor))
      return(false);
   if(!m_background.ColorBackground(uColor))
      return(false);
   if(!m_client_area.ColorBackground(uColor))
      return(false);
   
   return true;
}

...then, I can change background color after do the Create method of Dialog object.

I hope it help you...

[Aleksei Beliakov]

Mauricio Costa:

I created a new public method on CDialog class to change background color:

...then, I can change background color after do the Create method of Dialog object.

I hope it help you...

thank bro

[William Roeder]

Mauricio Costa: I created a new public method on CDialog class to change background color:

bool CDialog::setBackColor(color uColor)
{
   if(!m_white_border.ColorBackground(uColor))
      return(false);
   if(!m_background.ColorBackground(uColor))
      return(false);
   if(!m_client_area.ColorBackground(uColor))
      return(false);
   
   return true;
}

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aries:

Mohammad, how did you solve this?

I have same problem and any way I look at it, it's a lot of hassle. Either I have to change core lib and then keep changing it after every update, or I have to write a sh11ton of code, classes that inherit the core lib but afterward serves basically nothing else.

https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/4575#para4