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How can I set the background color of a dialog box? I have made some progress editing a .msstyles file, but I am having trouble controlling everything that I want to. Right now, I am stuck on the dialog box background. This is what the Control Preview looks like in test mode with my custom .msstyles file. 
Any suggestions? Thanks for the help! |
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I think I understand the issue now. The dialog background color comes from the BTNFACE property in the sysmetrics class. However, if I modify colors in the sysmetrics class and then use the Test button to apply them, my changes have no effect. I need to first select the .msstyles file that I'm working on by opening a theme in the Windows Personalization screen. When I open a theme that references my .msstyles file, that sets Windows system colors to the values in my .msstyles file's sysmetrics class. After doing that, when I open the Control Preview window, I see the desired dialog background color. 
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I think I understand the issue now.
The dialog background color comes from the BTNFACE property in the sysmetrics class.
However, if I modify colors in the sysmetrics class and then use the Test button to apply them, my changes have no effect.
I need to first select the .msstyles file that I'm working on by opening a theme in the Windows Personalization screen. When I open a theme that references my .msstyles file, that sets Windows system colors to the values in my .msstyles file's sysmetrics class. After doing that, when I open the Control Preview window, I see the desired dialog background color.