How to draw a button using winAPI

Question

I have successfully created an owner drawn button.

But how do I now draw/color the darn thing, to make it look like a Button using the Windows API? Currently, it just looks like a colored label?

Any C examples?

Curious why you are doing this in the first place? The usual reason for creating an owner-draw control is because you don't want it to look like a standard control. But if you want this to look like a standard button, then why not just use a standard button? — BrendanMcK
– BrendanMcK, Commented Apr 19, 2011 at 0:50
"Curious why you are doing this in the first place?": (Windows7) The end language that i'll be using (HotBasic) doesnt facilitate this .color and .textColor for BUTTONs. So I need to get into API to make them pretty. I can read "C" code and then translate it into HotBasic. Thanks...Vernon — vmars316
– vmars316, Commented Apr 19, 2011 at 16:47

Blindy · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-18 23:39:11Z

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Sounds like you're looking for DrawFrameControl. For the cool, Vista/7-looking controls, look at uxtheme.dll.

answered Apr 18, 2011 at 23:39

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vmars316 Over a year ago

Ok, will check back after a while. Thanks...Vernon

GobeRadJem32 Over a year ago

Chnage look or color in my answer

Code Monkey2 · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-14 17:14:55Z

For the modern-looking buttons, just copy/paste this into your source:

#pragma comment(linker,"\"/manifestdependency:type='win32' \ name='Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls' version='6.0.0.0' \ processorArchitecture='*' publicKeyToken='6595b64144ccf1df' language='*'\"")

Well, unless you want to memorize it...

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