> Mike Ghan wrote:
>
> > Richard, you will find Petzold's book an excellent resource.
>
> And _Oxford English Dictionary_ has the "right Word". Hmm they weigh about
> the same ;}
But Oxford English Dictionary is for programming humans ;}
>
> > The Windows API reference is a *must* ...
>
> > Text foreground color is set with SetTextColor function.
> > Text background color is set with SetBkColor function and can be set
> > to transparent.
>
> Got those to work. They just didn't take effect where/when I was
> expecting. Right now I don't know enough to state an answerable question
> which would enlighten me further.
>

> That was the easy part. Maybe I learned something struggling with the text
> colors ;}
>
> > A window's background color is determined by a "brush" when the window
> > class is registered.
>
> Does that mean I can use only one background color for the life of the
> window?
>
My question is this: IF I can change the colors of the background of my
Windows ->Customize My Desktop->Display Properties->Appearance THEN I am
wondering if there is a difference in programming them. I am wondering if
they do not automatically change if the user sets them?

: newbie 2 2 * . ;

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