Explore an edit control that can display an icon and a prompt text on the background (when the edit control has no text).
Edit Control with Icon and Background Text
Published 03/24/2008
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Changing the Background Color of an Edit Control
Published 01/24/2005
Learn how to change the background color of a text box.
XP Style CColorControl Class with Themed Gradient Buttons
Published 10/04/2004
Learn about a set of control-derived classes for a colorful presentation by using XP-styled hottracked controls with themed gradient buttons.
Transparent Edit Using a Pattern Background Brush
Published 04/02/2004
This article explains how to create a transparent edit control. Instead of using a NULL_BRUSH for the CtlColor message, we create a pattern brush using a chunk of bitmap from the parent window from the place where the editor is going to be shown.
Changing the Background Color of Edit Controls
Published 05/19/2003
Illustrates how to handle the OnCtlColor message and modify the background colors of edit controls. (The article was updated.)
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