Change the component Background color

Joel
31st January 2003 22:31 UTC

Change the component Background color
Is there a way to change the Background color of the component list,
Change the "white" block with, for example, the customize color define in BGColor :igor:?

If not, that would be a cool new feature for next release....

:up:

kichik
1st February 2003 11:43 UTC

TVM_SETBKCOLOR should do the trick:


define TVM_SETBKCOLOR 0x111D


FindWindow$0 "#32770" "" $HWNDPARENT

GetDlgItem$0 $0 1032

SendMessage$0 ${TVM_SETBKCOLOR} 0 0xFF00FF 

>

Put this in the post creation function of the components page.

This will work on:

Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 with Internet Explorer 4.0, Windows 98, Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.0

virtlink
1st February 2003 14:52 UTC

Not Windows XP? Or does it only work in Windows XP when the XP-themes are off?

kichik
1st February 2003 14:56 UTC

Whoops, sorry. That's the minimum.

virtlink
1st February 2003 14:59 UTC

So it should be:

Windows 2000 and above, Windows NT 4.0 and above with Internet Explorer 4.0 and above, Windows 98 and above, Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.0 and above, Windows XP and above

Joel
1st February 2003 15:17 UTC

Cool, thanks guys.... but how about this:

Windows 95/NT 4.0 or above with IE 4

Joel
1st February 2003 15:55 UTC

Ok, I try it, no error...that's good :), but is still showing the white color :(, put this... (may be I'm wrong)...

Function PaintComp
FindWindow $0 "#32770" "" $HWNDPARENT
GetDlgItem $0 $0 1032
SendMessage $0 ${TVM_SETBKCOLOR} 0 FF00FF
FunctionEnd

Page components PaintComp

kichik
1st February 2003 17:07 UTC

That's almost right. You need to make this function the post creationg function. That means:

Page components "" PaintComp

Joel
1st February 2003 20:35 UTC

Nothing dude :(

Joel
1st February 2003 20:40 UTC

Nothing dude... :(

deguix
1st February 2003 21:02 UTC

This line is wrong:


SendMessage $0 ${TVM_SETBKCOLOR} 0 FF00FF 

>

So try this code:


define TVM_SETBKCOLOR 0x111D


Page components"" PaintComp


>Function PaintComp 

FindWindow$0 "#32770" "" $HWNDPARENT

GetDlgItem$0 $0 1032

SendMessage$0 ${TVM_SETBKCOLOR} 0 0xFF00FF

FunctionEnd 

>

It works fine for me!:)

Joel
1st February 2003 21:15 UTC

Nothing
no, :(

here is my script

deguix
1st February 2003 22:38 UTC

Hmmm... Have to be a modification in "{NSISDIR}\Contrib\Modern UI\System.nsh" to easy this work to change components box color. Now it's impossible to use !define MUI_COMPONENTSPAGE and change this in the same time. Maybe a !define_COMPONENTSPAGE_COLOR should be added.

Joel
2nd February 2003 01:41 UTC

Yeah, !define_COMPONENTSPAGE_COLOR should be added to match the set of BGCOLOR and Installcolors... hope Nsis creators take this as a feature in next CVS

:thumbsup:

kichik
2nd February 2003 16:18 UTC

A nicer way to change this color will be added in version b2. For b1, Joost is working on an easier way to change page functions (pre, show and leave) in the MUI.

Joel
2nd February 2003 18:02 UTC

Ok, thanks !!!
Ok, I'll just wait for B2... thanks :D

Joost Verburg
2nd February 2003 18:50 UTC

I added a new way of customizing the Modern UI Functions. Example:

!define MUI_CUSTOMFUNCTION_COMPONENTS_SHOW changeCompColor

Function changeCompColor
...change the color...
FunctionEnd

Joel
3rd February 2003 00:20 UTC

wow
cool, dudes...now works !!!! :up: and works fine :p

Joel
22nd February 2003 17:36 UTC

ok...Now I have this:


!define MUI_CUSTOMFUNCTION_DIRECTORY_SHOW "changeTextColor"

Function changeTextColor
FindWindow $0 "#32770" "" $HWNDPARENT
GetDlgItem $0 $0 1019
SendMessage $0 ${WM_CTLCOLOREDIT} 0 0xFCF1E1
FunctionEnd

I try to change the background color of the edit control,
The textbox, wich contains the Instalation path.

But still showing in white... whats wrong

kichik
22nd February 2003 17:41 UTC

You need to receive that message and respond to it, not send it. That is not currently possible with NSIS.

Joel
22nd February 2003 17:44 UTC

:( ok... isn´t another way like in the components color?

kichik
22nd February 2003 18:15 UTC

Nope, not without changing the source.

Joel
22nd February 2003 18:17 UTC

ok, thanks