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for background ovveride WM_ERASEBKGND.<br />
for font try CWnd::SetFont()<br />

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for background ovveride WM_ERASEBKGND.
for font try CWnd::SetFont()


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I need a more complete answer that discusses the commonly encountered issues of customizing a control by inheriting from a control class and overriding the message handler functions.<br />
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For my customized control, I should be able to say change the font, the background color, text foreground and text background color. <br />
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It is possible that more that one message handler may have to be overriden.<br />
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I will give points to the expert who explains the concepts. <br />
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No points for answers that say try this or try that.<br />
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I need a more complete answer that discusses the commonly encountered issues of customizing a control by inheriting from a control class and overriding the message handler functions.

For my customized control, I should be able to say change the font, the background color, text foreground and text background color.

It is possible that more that one message handler may have to be overriden.

I will give points to the expert who explains the concepts.

No points for answers that say try this or try that.



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How do I change the font, background color etc for standard controls like static text, button. ?<br />
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I know that I should derive a class from say CStatic ( for static text ) or CButton ( for button).<br />
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Which handler functions should I override to change the properties of the device context and to customize the painting of the control ? 
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How do I change the font, background color etc for standard controls like static text, button. ?

I know that I should derive a class from say CStatic ( for static text ) or CButton ( for button).

Which handler functions should I override to change the properties of the device context and to customize the painting of the control ? 

Changing Font/appearance of  MFC controls

A font is a particular size, weight and style of a typeface. Each font is a matched set of type, one piece (called a "sort") for each glyph, and a typeface consists of a range of fonts that share an overall design. With the advent of digital typography, font is frequently synonymous with typeface, although the two terms do not necessarily mean the same thing. In particular, the use of "vector" or "outline" fonts means that different sizes of a typeface can be dynamically generated from one design. Each style may still be in a separate "font file" -- for instance, the typeface "Futura" may include the fonts "Futura roman", "Futura italic", "Futura bold" and "Futura extended" —- but the term "font" might be applied either to one of these alone or to the whole typeface.

Fonts Typography

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