window's top color

[Loui Mercieca]

Hi,

I am using windows xp. I would like to change the window's top part color
( where there is the window title, the maximize and minimize buttons ) from
the default blue. But i don't want to change the windows xp color scheme.

Any ideas??

Thanks

 

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

The only way to do this without changing the whole system colour scheme is
to do the non-client drawing yourself. Your application should respond to
the WM_NCPAINT message and custom-draw your title-bar.

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