Discover a very simple, integrated method to make a control, such as static, button, sliderctrl, and progress control transparent in a dialog box.
General Solution for a Transparent Control
Published 10/24/2008
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CDialogSK, A Skinnable Dialog Class
Published 07/07/2003
This article discusses the CDialogSK class, which extends the MFC CDialog. See how to add transparency to a dialog, how to add a bitmap to the background, how to set a style for the background, and more.
Changing the background color of a dialog
Published 02/08/1999
Changing the background color of a dialog
Simple way to change dialog's background and text colors
Published 02/08/1999
Simple way to change dialog's background and text colors
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Published 04/18/2011
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