Parent Window

[DaveL]

i Want to set Color Back ground for a
Application Mdi Window (parent)

i set the form.IsMdiConta iner=true;

and i can't Change colors of the main window
is there a way to do this

Thanks
Dave

[DaveL]

Re: Parent Window

Nevermind got it working
thanks below code to color and draw center text
and footer text

private void ShellWindow_Pai nt(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
{

MdiClient oWin = null;
// get the midi frame control
for (int tt = 0; tt < this.Controls.C ount; tt++)
{
if (this.Controls[tt] is MdiClient)
{
oWin = (MdiClient)this .Controls[tt];
// break;
}

}


Graphics oGraphics = oWin.CreateGrap hics();

oWin.BackColor = System.Drawing. Color.Blue ; //.RoyalBlue;
//.FromArgb(35,7, 143); //.Brushes.AliceB lue;
oWin.Refresh();
// Create string to draw.
//e.MeasureString (drawString, this.Font);
// Create font and brush.
Font oFont = new System.Drawing. Font("Arial Wide", 30,
FontStyle.Bold | FontStyle.Itali c);
System.Drawing. SizeF TxtSize = oGraphics.Measu reString(Header ,
oFont);
SolidBrush GreyBrush = new
SolidBrush(Syst em.Drawing.Colo r.Black);
SolidBrush BlackBrush = new
SolidBrush(Syst em.Drawing.Colo r.White);
// Create point for upper-left corner of drawing.
//x=widht
//y=height

float x = (this.ClientSiz e.Width / 2) - (TxtSize.Width / 2);
float y = (this.ClientSiz e.Height / 2) - (TxtSize.Height / 2);
// Set format of string.
StringFormat drawFormat = new StringFormat();
drawFormat.Form atFlags =
StringFormatFla gs.MeasureTrail ingSpaces;
//draw Shadow
oGraphics.DrawS tring(Header, oFont, GreyBrush, x + 3, y + 3,
drawFormat);
// Draw string to screen.

oGraphics.DrawS tring(Header, oFont, BlackBrush, x, y,
drawFormat);
//draw Owner Notice bottom Right

oFont = new Font("Arial Wide", 10, FontStyle.Bold |
FontStyle.Under line); // FontStyle.Under line);


TxtSize = oGraphics.Measu reString(Footer , oFont);
oGraphics.DrawS tring(Footer, oFont, BlackBrush,
oWin.ClientSize .Width - TxtSize.Width,
oWin.ClientSize .Height
- TxtSize.Height, drawFormat);
}


private void Form1_Resize(ob ject sender, EventArgs e)
{
//force a Repaint for color and Text to be re aligned
this.Invalidate ();
}




"DaveL" <dvs_bis@sbcglo bal.netwrote in message
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>i Want to set Color Back ground for a
Application Mdi Window (parent)
>
i set the form.IsMdiConta iner=true;
>
and i can't Change colors of the main window
is there a way to do this
>
Thanks
Dave
>
>