This application shows a COLORREF structure that use Slider Control to determinates your 24-bit RGB color and shows also simple way to communicate between CSliderCtrl, CEdit, and CStatic.

void CRGBDlg::OnVScroll( UINT nSBCode, 
                         UINT nPos, 
                         CScrollBar* pScrollBar) 
{
  CSliderCtrl* pSlider = (CSliderCtrl*) pScrollBar;
  CString szColorValue;
  int i = pSlider->GetDlgCtrlID () - IDC_SLIDER1;

  // Now, nColor = current SliderPosValue
  nColor[i] = pSlider->GetPos();
  szColorValue.Format("%d", nColor[i]);

  SetDlgItemText(i + IDC_EDIT1, szColorValue);
  
  // Get a pointer to the static window.
  CStatic* pStatic = &m_ctlPaintStatic;
  pStatic->UpdateWindow();
  pStatic->Invalidate();
    
  CDialog::OnVScroll(nSBCode, nPos, pScrollBar);
}

// PaintST.cpp : implementation file
//

void CPaintST::OnPaint() 
{
  CPaintDC dc(this); // device context for painting
  
  CBrush*  pOldBrush;
  GetClientRect(rcStatic);

  CBrush  brBack(m_crBkColor);
  dc.FillRect(rcStatic, &brBack);
  pOldBrush = dc.SelectObject(&brBack);
  dc.SelectObject(pOldBrush);
  
    
  // Do not call CStatic::OnPaint() for painting messages
}

BOOL CPaintST::OnEraseBkgnd(CDC* pDC) 
{
  CBrush  brBackgnd;

  // Get a pointer to the parent window
  CRGBDlg* pColorDlg = (CRGBDlg*) GetParent();
  ASSERT(pColorDlg != NULL);  


  // Get new color value from SliderCtrl.
  m_crBkColor = RGB ((BYTE) pColorDlg->nColor[0],
      (BYTE) pColorDlg->nColor[1],
      (BYTE) pColorDlg->nColor[2]);

  GetClientRect(rcStatic);
  brBackgnd.CreateSolidBrush(m_crBkColor);
  pDC->FillRect(rcStatic, &brBackgnd);
  
  return CStatic::OnEraseBkgnd(pDC);
}

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