@msdn=http://search.microsoft.com/search/results.aspx?qu=$$$ @pinvoke=http://pinvoke.net/$$$.htm Summary: The GetSysColor API !!!!C# Signature: [DllImport("user32.dll")] static extern uint GetSysColor(int nIndex); !!!!VB .NET Signature: <DllImport("user32.dll")> _ Public Shared Function GetSysColor(ByVal nIndex As Integer) As Integer ' Use nIndex = 1 to get Desktop color End Function !!!!User-Defined Types: None. !!!!Notes: You can also use the [COLOR_] constants as the index. !!!!Tips & Tricks: Here's which color corresponds to what in winuser.h || SystemColors.ScrollBar || CTLCOLOR_MSGBOX, COLOR_SCROLLBAR || || SystemColors.Desktop || CTLCOLOR_EDIT, COLOR_BACKGROUND, COLOR_DESKTOP || || SystemColors.ActiveCaption || CTLCOLOR_LISTBOX, COLOR_ACTIVECAPTION || || SystemColors.InactiveCaption || CTLCOLOR_BTN, COLOR_INACTIVECAPTION || || SystemColors.Menu || CTLCOLOR_DLG, COLOR_MENU || || SystemColors.Window || CTLCOLOR_SCROLLBAR, COLOR_WINDOW || || SystemColors.WindowFrame || CTLCOLOR_STATIC, COLOR_WINDOWFRAME || || SystemColors.MenuText || CTLCOLOR_MAX, COLOR_MENUTEXT || || SystemColors.WindowText || COLOR_WINDOWTEXT || || SystemColors.ActiveCaptionText || COLOR_CAPTIONTEXT || || SystemColors.ActiveBorder || COLOR_ACTIVEBORDER || || SystemColors.InactiveBorder || COLOR_ACTIVEBORDER || || SystemColors.AppWorkspace || COLOR_APPWORKSPACE || || SystemColors.Highlight || COLOR_HIGHLIGHT || || SystemColors.HighlightText || COLOR_HIGHLIGHTTEXT || || SystemColors.ButtonFace || COLOR_BTNFACE, COLOR_3DFACE || || SystemColors.ControlDark || COLOR_BTNSHADOW || || SystemColors.GrayText || COLOR_GRAYTEXT || || SystemColors.ControlText || COLOR_BTNTEXT || || SystemColors.InactiveCaptionText || COLOR_INACTIVECAPTIONTEXT || || SystemColors.ControlLightLight || COLOR_BTNHIGHLIGHT, COLOR_3DHIGHLIGHT, COLOR_3DHILIGHT, COLOR_BTNHILIGHT || || SystemColors.ControlDarkDark || COLOR_3DSHADOW, COLOR_3DDKSHADOW || || SystemColors.ControlLight || COLOR_3DLIGHT || || SystemColors.InfoText || COLOR_INFOTEXT || || SystemColors.Info || COLOR_INFOBK || || SystemColors.HotTrack || COLOR_HOTLIGHT || || SystemColors.GradientActiveCaption || COLOR_GRADIENTACTIVECAPTION || || SystemColors.GradientInactiveCaption || COLOR_GRADIENTINACTIVECAPTION || || SystemColors.MenuHighlight || COLOR_MENUHILIGHT || || SystemColors.MenuBar || COLOR_MENUBAR || !!!!Sample Code: VB.NET example 'Get the Desktop background color Dim i as Integer = GetSysColor(1) 'GetSysColor returns in BGR byte order NOT RGB Dim colorDT as Color = Color.FromARGB(i and &HFF, (i and &HFF00) >> 8, (i and &HFF0000) >> 16) !!!!Alternative Managed API: VB.NET Dim colorDT as Color = SystemColors.Desktop 'Any other System color can be returned - See SystemColors class Documentation: GetSysColor@msdn on MSDN
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