[archive] Flat Bitmap Button with nasty border

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2009]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the background color of a button?

I want to show a graphical flat button (button with a bitmap and flat value set to true, lines and size match the size of the bitmap 16x16 pixel) over a blue background but the default behavior draw a nasty gray border around the button.

regards

Sorry, you can not change the color of a button, what you can do is to use a bitmap with the button. Find or make a bitmap with theappropriate color and use the bitmap property of the push button and wallah you have a coloer push button.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2009]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the background color of a button?

I want to show a graphical flat button (button with a bitmap and flat value set to true, lines and size match the size of the bitmap 16x16 pixel) over a blue background but the default behavior draw a nasty gray border around the button.

regards

Sorry, you can not change the color of a button, what you can do is to use a bitmap with the button. Find or make a bitmap with theappropriate color and use the bitmap property of the push button and wallah you have a coloer push button.

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2009]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the background color of a button?

I want to show a graphical flat button (button with a bitmap and flat value set to true, lines and size match the size of the bitmap 16x16 pixel) over a blue background but the default behavior draw a nasty gray border around the button.

regards

Sorry, you can not change the color of a button, what you can do is to use a bitmap with the button. Find or make a bitmap with theappropriate color and use the bitmap property of the push button and wallah you have a coloer push button.

Hi Dilbert,
I don't want to change the background of a normal button, but the color of the nasty border that the runtime draw around a bitmap button (a button with the bitmap property setted).
For example:
1- I've a frame with a light-blue background
2- I want to set a button with a icon bitmap (16x16 pixel) in the frame.
3- Set the button position and set the bitmap property
4- Set the lines (in pixel) and the size (in pixel) of the button to 16
5- set the flat style
The result it's a button with a gray border around the bitmap
The gray border it's my problem!
There is a way to remove the border or in alternative change the color of this border?

Thanks

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2009]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the background color of a button?

I want to show a graphical flat button (button with a bitmap and flat value set to true, lines and size match the size of the bitmap 16x16 pixel) over a blue background but the default behavior draw a nasty gray border around the button.

regards

Can you post your example?

Did you use the transparency property when adding the bitmap to the push-button?

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2009]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the background color of a button?

I want to show a graphical flat button (button with a bitmap and flat value set to true, lines and size match the size of the bitmap 16x16 pixel) over a blue background but the default behavior draw a nasty gray border around the button.

regards

Can you post your example?

Did you use the transparency property when adding the bitmap to the push-button?

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2009]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the background color of a button?

I want to show a graphical flat button (button with a bitmap and flat value set to true, lines and size match the size of the bitmap 16x16 pixel) over a blue background but the default behavior draw a nasty gray border around the button.

regards

Can you post your example?

Did you use the transparency property when adding the bitmap to the push-button?

Hi,
I attach the screenshoot with a normal bitmap on a blue background and the same bitmap setted for a flat graphical button.

Can I add transparency to the button's bitmap? In wich way?

If it's impossible to change the border color of a graphical button can I change by Windows Api? in wich way?

Note: I use acucobol 7.0.1 and acucobol 7.2.0

Thanks in advance

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2009]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the background color of a button?

I want to show a graphical flat button (button with a bitmap and flat value set to true, lines and size match the size of the bitmap 16x16 pixel) over a blue background but the default behavior draw a nasty gray border around the button.

regards

Can you post your example?

Did you use the transparency property when adding the bitmap to the push-button?

Hi,
I attach the screenshoot with a normal bitmap on a blue background and the same bitmap setted for a flat graphical button.

Can I add transparency to the button's bitmap? In wich way?

If it's impossible to change the border color of a graphical button can I change by Windows Api? in wich way?

Note: I use acucobol 7.0.1 and acucobol 7.2.0

Thanks in advance

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2009]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the background color of a button?

I want to show a graphical flat button (button with a bitmap and flat value set to true, lines and size match the size of the bitmap 16x16 pixel) over a blue background but the default behavior draw a nasty gray border around the button.

regards

Here is tour.cbl with a toolbar and flat push button with a bitmap

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2009]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the background color of a button?

I want to show a graphical flat button (button with a bitmap and flat value set to true, lines and size match the size of the bitmap 16x16 pixel) over a blue background but the default behavior draw a nasty gray border around the button.

regards

Here is tour.cbl with a toolbar and flat push button with a bitmap

Hi Dilibert,
thanks for your interest. With your sample I don't have problem because the toolbar have a gray background, but if I set another background color, the border appear around the bitmap.

Take a look at the sample picture in attachment.

I have attached your sample with a toolbar with different background.

Thanks

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2009]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the background color of a button?

I want to show a graphical flat button (button with a bitmap and flat value set to true, lines and size match the size of the bitmap 16x16 pixel) over a blue background but the default behavior draw a nasty gray border around the button.

regards

Here is tour.cbl with a toolbar and flat push button with a bitmap

Hi Dilibert,
thanks for your interest. With your sample I don't have problem because the toolbar have a gray background, but if I set another background color, the border appear around the bitmap.

Take a look at the sample picture in attachment.

I have attached your sample with a toolbar with different background.

Thanks

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2009]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the background color of a button?

I want to show a graphical flat button (button with a bitmap and flat value set to true, lines and size match the size of the bitmap 16x16 pixel) over a blue background but the default behavior draw a nasty gray border around the button.

regards

Yep, I see the issue. I do not know of a work around on that.

Sorry

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2009]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the background color of a button?

I want to show a graphical flat button (button with a bitmap and flat value set to true, lines and size match the size of the bitmap 16x16 pixel) over a blue background but the default behavior draw a nasty gray border around the button.

regards

Yep, I see the issue. I do not know of a work around on that.

Sorry

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2009]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the background color of a button?

I want to show a graphical flat button (button with a bitmap and flat value set to true, lines and size match the size of the bitmap 16x16 pixel) over a blue background but the default behavior draw a nasty gray border around the button.

regards

Yep, I see the issue. I do not know of a work around on that.

Sorry

Don't worry.

Does anyone know another solution?

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2009]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the background color of a button?

I want to show a graphical flat button (button with a bitmap and flat value set to true, lines and size match the size of the bitmap 16x16 pixel) over a blue background but the default behavior draw a nasty gray border around the button.

regards

Hello,

I use a system to create a BMP gui, it's a little tricky, but you can do what you want. It's simple, put an image, a bitmap control and check if you click on it:

call "w$mouse" using get-mouse-status, mouse-info
end-call.
cancel "w$mouse".
compute mouse-row-pixel = mouse-row-pixel 10.
compute mouse-col-pixel = mouse-col-pixel 10.

inquire Bm-Cabecera1, line fi, column co, size an, lines al.
compute fi = fi * 10.
compute co = co * 10.
if (mouse-row-pixel >= fi and
mouse-row-pixel
(mouse-col-pixel >= co and
mouse-col-pixel
if panel1-open
set panel1-closed to true
else
set panel1-open to true
end-if
go Click_De_Raton_98_Panel_Derecho
end-if.

Bm-Cabecera1 its a Bitmap control used like a button, with that, you can create the gui that your imagination want. Yeah, maybe it's a bit cumbersome but really, the results are great.

basically, in the event link-to of my screen, i capture if the mouse was clicked, then, i inquire the positions of my bitmap/buttons and evaluate where was the click.

I hope this can be useful, best regards

[Migrated content. Thread originally posted on 02 March 2009]

Does anyone know if there is a way to change the background color of a button?

I want to show a graphical flat button (button with a bitmap and flat value set to true, lines and size match the size of the bitmap 16x16 pixel) over a blue background but the default behavior draw a nasty gray border around the button.

regards

Hello,

I use a system to create a BMP gui, it's a little tricky, but you can do what you want. It's simple, put an image, a bitmap control and check if you click on it:

call "w$mouse" using get-mouse-status, mouse-info
end-call.
cancel "w$mouse".
compute mouse-row-pixel = mouse-row-pixel 10.
compute mouse-col-pixel = mouse-col-pixel 10.

inquire Bm-Cabecera1, line fi, column co, size an, lines al.
compute fi = fi * 10.
compute co = co * 10.
if (mouse-row-pixel >= fi and
mouse-row-pixel
(mouse-col-pixel >= co and
mouse-col-pixel
if panel1-open
set panel1-closed to true
else
set panel1-open to true
end-if
go Click_De_Raton_98_Panel_Derecho
end-if.

Bm-Cabecera1 its a Bitmap control used like a button, with that, you can create the gui that your imagination want. Yeah, maybe it's a bit cumbersome but really, the results are great.

basically, in the event link-to of my screen, i capture if the mouse was clicked, then, i inquire the positions of my bitmap/buttons and evaluate where was the click.

I hope this can be useful, best regards