Change MenuBar & ToolBar background color

Hi, I wanted to ask is there any other ways to change the background color for MenuBar(whole line of menu bar, including menu item) and also Toolbar background to other colour rather than following window's color scheme ??

I've search for few days, the solution i found is either :
1. Define our own menu [refer to below's link which teaches us to do OwnerDrawMenu

http://www.codeguru.com/Cpp/controls...cle.php/c3721/

2. Change the window's settings [This is not really a good approach because it will force all other application to have the same colour]


Is there anyone of you able to find other solution rather than these 2 i stated??

Another question, if you tried to go for [1] solution, on that demo, it will only have the background change for menu items ONLY. For the right side of the MenuBar, the colour will keep on the default [which is gray]. Is there any ways to make the whole MenuBar[whole line] to have the colour that i preferred?

Any help would be appreciated..

No, these are the solutions.

More samples:
http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/controls...icle.php/c185/
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/menus/bcmenu.aspx
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/menus/menuxp2.aspx

I want to change the background color as below attachment "printscreen.JPG"

Thanks for your reply ^^

You also should create a custom toolbar class (such as you have done for the menu).

Regrading the background of menu, you try this code and add them into the OnCreate of CMainFrame:

Code:

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  MENUINFO MenuInfo = {0};
  MenuInfo.cbSize = sizeof(MenuInfo);
  MenuInfo.hbrBack = *pBrush; // Brush you want to draw
  MenuInfo.fMask = MIM_BACKGROUND;

  if(IsMenu(hMenu))
  {
    SetMenuInfo(hMenu, &MenuInfo);
  }

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THANKS ! truongptr

For the MenuBar, it works !!
Thanks a lot !
^^

As for the Toolbar, I'm trying to load a bitmap inside for the color i want.
As for the MenuItem, i'm trying to set the background color of it..
Still searching how to do it

To change the background color of MenuBar, simply add below's line of code, beginning of mainframe OnCreate

CBrush* NewBrush;
NewBrush = new CBrush;
NewBrush->CreateSolidBrush(RGB(139,137,137));

MENUINFO MenuInfo = {0};
MenuInfo.cbSize = sizeof(MenuInfo);
MenuInfo.hbrBack = *NewBrush; // Brush you want to draw
MenuInfo.fMask = MIM_BACKGROUND;
MenuInfo.dwStyle = MNS_AUTODISMISS;

CMenu* pMenu = this->GetMenu();

if(IsMenu(pMenu->m_hMenu))
{
SetMenuInfo(pMenu->m_hMenu, &MenuInfo);
}

As for Toolbar's background color, create OnNotify at MainFrame, put below's code

LPNMHDR pnmh = (LPNMHDR) lParam;
if(pnmh->hwndFrom == m_wndToolBar.m_hWnd)
{
LPNMTBCUSTOMDRAW lpNMCustomDraw = (LPNMTBCUSTOMDRAW) lParam;
CRect rect;
m_wndToolBar.GetClientRect(rect);
FillRect(lpNMCustomDraw->nmcd.hdc, rect, (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(GRAY_BRUSH));

}
return CFrameWnd::OnNotify(wParam, lParam, pResult);



Thanks for those who helped me. I'm giving out the solution i've got.

Special Thanks to truongptr

thanks a lot!
I've just resolved my problem by above approach!

Custom draw worked for me.
Here is my code.

m_toolbar1.CreateEx(this, TBSTYLE_FLAT | TBSTYLE_CUSTOMERASE, WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | CBRS_ALIGN_TOP, CRect(10,10,100,100), AFX_IDW_TOOLBAR);
//m_toolbar1.CreateEx(this);
m_toolbar1.LoadToolBar(IDR_TOOLBAR1);

Quote:

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BOOL CMyMFCDialogSimpleDlg::OnNotify(WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, LRESULT* pResult)//to make toolbar non transparent
{
NMHDR* hdr = (NMHDR*)lParam;
//static HBRUSH hbr = CreateHatchBrush(HS_BDIAGONAL, RGB(64,134,247));
//static HBRUSH hbr = CreateHatchBrush(HS_DIAGCROSS, RGB(64,134,247));
static HBRUSH hbr = CreateHatchBrush(HS_DIAGCROSS, RGB(242, 99, 142));

if (hdr->code == NM_CUSTOMDRAW)
{
if (hdr->hwndFrom == m_toolbar1.GetSafeHwnd())
{
*pResult = CDRF_DODEFAULT;

NMCUSTOMDRAW* cdi = (NMCUSTOMDRAW*)lParam;
if (cdi->dwDrawStage == CDDS_PREPAINT)
{
*pResult = CDRF_NOTIFYITEMDRAW | CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTERASE | CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTERASE | CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTPAINT;
return TRUE;
}
else if (cdi->dwDrawStage == CDDS_PREERASE)
{
*pResult = CDRF_NOTIFYITEMDRAW | CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTERASE | CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTERASE | CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTPAINT;
return TRUE;
}
else if (cdi->dwDrawStage == CDDS_ITEMPREPAINT)
{
*pResult = CDRF_NOTIFYITEMDRAW | CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTERASE | CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTERASE | CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTPAINT;
return TRUE;
}
else if (cdi->dwDrawStage == CDDS_POSTERASE)
{
*pResult = CDRF_NOTIFYITEMDRAW | CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTERASE | CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTERASE | CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTPAINT;
CRect rc = {};
m_toolbar1.GetClientRect(&rc);
//FillRect(cdi->hdc, &rc, (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(GRAY_BRUSH));
FillRect(cdi->hdc, &rc, hbr);
return TRUE;
}
else if (cdi->dwDrawStage == CDDS_ITEMPOSTERASE)
{
*pResult = CDRF_NOTIFYITEMDRAW | CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTERASE | CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTERASE | CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTPAINT;
return TRUE;
}
else if (cdi->dwDrawStage == CDDS_POSTPAINT)
{
*pResult = CDRF_DODEFAULT;
return TRUE;
}

}
}
return 0;// CDialogEx::OnNotify(wParam, lParam, pResult);
}

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I was having hard time getting CDDS_POSTERASE to fire, neither was I getting CDDS_POSTPAINT.
I realized that to get CDDS_POSTPAINT you have to specify CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTPAINT in CDDS_PREPAINT stage, and for CDDS_POSTERASE you must handle CDDS_PREERASE first, and then specify CDRF_NOTIFYPOSTERASE