Question and Answer Database FAQ1664D.txt Colored text on a TStatusBar Category :VCL Platform :All Product :All 32 bit Question: Why do changes to the StatusBar's font color not have any affect? Answer: The status bar is a standard Windows control, and as such, displays the font in the clBtnText value, which is set via the Control Panel. This color is black by default, but it can vary due to the user's color scheme. Other standard Windows controls, such as buttons, exhibit this identical behavior. The StatusBar and its associated panels have an owner-draw capability that allow you to draw text in any colors you want. Be sure to change the Style property of the TStatusBar.Panels to OwnerDraw. Example: procedure TForm1.StatusBar1DrawPanel(StatusBar: TStatusBar; Panel: TStatusPanel; const Rect: TRect); begin if Panel = StatusBar.Panels[0] then begin StatusBar.Canvas.Font.Color := clRed; StatusBar.Canvas.TextOut(Rect.Left, Rect.Top, 'Panel — 0') end else begin StatusBar.Canvas.Font.Color := clGreen; StatusBar.Canvas.TextOut(Rect.Left, Rect.Top, 'Panel — 1'); end; end; 7/16/98 4:31:28 PM
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