@msdn=http://search.microsoft.com/search/results.aspx?qu=$$$ @pinvoke=http://pinvoke.net/$$$.htm Summary: The SetTextColor API !!!!C# Signature: [DllImport("gdi32.dll")] static extern uint SetTextColor(IntPtr hdc, int crColor); !!!!VB.NET Signature <DllImport("gdi32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _ Public Shared Function SetTextColor(hdc As IntPtr, crColor as Integer) as UInteger End Function !!!!VB Signature Public Declare Function SetTextColor Lib "gdi32.dll" _ (ByVal prmlngHDc As Long, _ ByVal prmlngRGB As Long) As Long !!!!User-Defined Types: None. !!!!Notes: The below example is need because of an error in the managed version. !!!!Tips & Tricks: Please add some! !!!!Sample Code: Example usage; ownerdraw on tabcontrol (tab headers) [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Unicode)] static extern int DrawText(IntPtr hdc, string lpStr, int nCount,ref Rect lpRect, int wFormat); [DllImport("gdi32.dll")] static extern int SetTextColor(IntPtr hdc, int crColor); [DllImport("gdi32.dll")] static extern int SetBkColor(IntPtr hdc, int crColor); private const int DT_CENTER = 0x1; private const int DT_VCENTER = 0x4; private const int DT_SINGLELINE = 0x20; private struct Rect { public int Left,Top,Right,Bottom; public Rect(Rectangle r) { this.Left = r.Left; this.Top = r.Top; this.Bottom = r.Bottom; this.Right = r.Right; } } private void tabControl1_DrawItem(object sender, DrawItemEventArgs e) { e.DrawBackground(); TabPage tabPage = this.TabPages[e.Index] as TabPage; using (Brush backcolorBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.Pink)) { e.Graphics.FillRectangle(backcolorBrush, e.Bounds); Rect bounds = new Rect(e.Bounds); IntPtr hdc = e.Graphics.GetHdc(); SetTextColor(hdc, ColorTranslator.ToWin32(Color.SteelBlue)); SetBkColor(hdc, ColorTranslator.ToWin32(Color.LemonChiffon)); int flags = DT_CENTER | DT_VCENTER | DT_SINGLELINE; DrawText(hdc, tabPage.Text, tabPage.Text.Length, ref bounds, flags); e.Graphics.ReleaseHdc(hdc); } e.DrawFocusRectangle(); } !!!!Alternative Managed API: Do you know one? Please contribute it! Documentation: SetTextColor@msdn on MSDN
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