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    • EkopalypseE
      Ekopalypse
      last edited by

      By the way, I doubled checked that scintilla does not receive the MW_CTL… message.

      Here what I received during testing (the number after the message are the wpara and lparam values)

      WM_KEYUP 116 3225354241
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 14222968
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554450
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 18 14222968
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 14157432
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554450
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 18 14157432
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 14091895
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554450
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 18 14091895
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 14091894
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 14091894
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 14026358
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 14026358
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 13960821
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 13960821
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 13895284
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 13895284
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 13829748
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 13829748
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 13764211
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 13764211
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 13698675
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 13698675
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 13698674
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 13698674
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 13633138
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 13633138
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 13567601
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 13567601
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 13502065
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 13502065
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 13436529
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 13436529
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 13436528
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 13436528
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 13370992
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 13370992
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 13305455
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 13305455
      WM_TIMER 3 0
      WM_PAINT 0 0
      WM_TIMER 3 0
      WM_PAINT 0 0
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 13305455
      WM_MOUSEACTIVATE 197042 33619975
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33619975
      WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN 7 13305455
      WM_SYSCOMMAND 61575 13305455
      WM_VSCROLL 5 0
      WM_CAPTURECHANGED 0 66926
      WM_TIMER 3 0
      WM_NCMOUSELEAVE 0 0
      WM_PAINT 0 0
      WM_VSCROLL 65541 0
      WM_PAINT 0 0
      WM_VSCROLL 131077 0
      WM_PAINT 0 0
      WM_VSCROLL 196613 0
      WM_PAINT 0 0
      WM_VSCROLL 262149 0
      WM_PAINT 0 0
      WM_VSCROLL 327685 0
      WM_PAINT 0 0
      WM_VSCROLL 393221 0
      WM_PAINT 0 0
      WM_TIMER 3 0
      WM_PAINT 0 0
      WM_CAPTURECHANGED 0 0
      WM_VSCROLL 393220 0
      WM_VSCROLL 8 0
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 15402613
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 15402613
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 15468149
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 15468149
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 15599219
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 15599219
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 15730289
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 15730289
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 15861358
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 15861358
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 16057963
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 16057963
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 16320103
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554439
      WM_NCMOUSEMOVE 7 16320103
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 16582242
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 5899430
      WM_NCMOUSELEAVE 0 0
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 16975450
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 6292638
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 17237589
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 6554777
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 17696334
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 7013522
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 18089543
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 7406731
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 18613821
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 7931009
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 19138098
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 8455286
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 19793445
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 9110633
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 20448791
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 9765979
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 21366274
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 10683462
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 22152688
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 11469876
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 23004636
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 12321824
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 24053188
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 13370376
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 25101742
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 14418930
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 26150295
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 15467483
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 27329917
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 16647105
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 28312937
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 17630125
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 29492560
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 18809748
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 30475580
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 19792768
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 31589670
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 20906858
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 32638226
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 21955414
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 33883388
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 23200576
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 34931943
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 24249131
      WM_NCHITTEST 0 35914965
      WM_SETCURSOR 66926 33554433
      WM_MOUSEFIRST, WM_MOUSEMOVE 0 25232153
      WM_MOUSELEAVE 0 0
      
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      • EkopalypseE
        Ekopalypse @Alan Kilborn
        last edited by

        @Alan-Kilborn said in Make vertical scroll bar darker:

        We won’t know until we see your demo of it. :-)

        LOL
        I haven’t finished PySnack or ThemeBuilder yet and now you ask for a demo for it? :-D

        I will probably try it sometime today :-D

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        • Alan KilbornA
          Alan Kilborn @Ekopalypse
          last edited by

          @Ekopalypse

          Sometimes the “small” ones are a nice diversion when the “bigger” ones get bogged down.
          Accomplishing a “small” one reinvigorates you for the others. :-)

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          • Michael VincentM
            Michael Vincent @Alan Kilborn
            last edited by

            @Alan-Kilborn said in Make vertical scroll bar darker:

            If you copy an image to the clipboard and then try to Ctrl+v it into your posting here

            Sorry, you’re right, didn’t know we could post photos directly in here, thought we had to link to that imgur site (which is blocked for me).

            59d1fa91-72f1-4810-9444-eba6495dc29b-image.png

            I can see the one on the right much clearer. Note, that’s with my mouse clicking on the “thumb” to scroll / move it - it highlights darker when it’s clicked on.

            @Ekopalypse @Alan-Kilborn
            Please don’t waste any time on this unless it truly intrigues you. This was just a question to see if I was missing something in Style Configuration or Themes. If we need to hook Windows events that aren’t currently passed, then it’s going way beyond how “easy” it could be and I can live with it.

            Cheers.

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            • Alan KilbornA
              Alan Kilborn @Michael Vincent
              last edited by

              @Michael-Vincent said in Make vertical scroll bar darker:

              Yes, I see your complaint about lack of contrast. And yes, my thumb also gets way darker when I’m using it.

              didn’t know we could post photos directly in here, thought we had to link to that imgur site (which is blocked for me).

              Our “recent” upgrading of the forum software changed this. Sooooo much easier to just paste!
              I can’t believe the amount of effort I went to before, to go to imgur, paste it there, create a link, blah blah blah

              don’t waste any time on this unless it truly intrigues you

              Oh, it intrigues @Ekopalypse , I have no doubt.

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              • EkopalypseE
                Ekopalypse @Alan Kilborn
                last edited by

                @Alan-Kilborn said in Make vertical scroll bar darker:

                Oh, it intrigues @Ekopalypse , I have no doubt.

                In the not too distant future, the Duden will have to adopt a new synonym for the word curious - namely Ekopalypse :-)

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                • EkopalypseE
                  Ekopalypse @Ekopalypse
                  last edited by

                  Seems I can’t see, again, the wood for the trees.
                  According to MSDN there is the function GetScrollBarInfo,
                  which provides information about the scrollbar.

                  e.g. these values

                                cbSize : 60
                           rcScrollBar
                                  left : 1429
                                   top : 174
                                 right : 1446
                                bottom : 702
                  
                         dxyLineButton : 17
                            xyThumbTop : 342
                         xyThumbBottom : 423
                              reserved : 0
                               rgstate : [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
                  

                  The fields of interest are rcScrollBar and
                  dxyLineButton, xyThumbTop, and xyThumbBottom.

                  The thing that confuses me now is the fact,
                  that these values are only conditionally compatible
                  with the values provided by UISpy.

                  rcScrollBar is ok, from UISpy I get (1429, 174, 17, 528) = (left, top, right-left, bottom-top)
                  but for the thump I get from UISpy (1429, 516, 17, 81)
                  Where does the 516, the top value actually come from?
                  1429 = left
                  17 = dxyLineButton
                  81 = xyThumbBottom-xyThumbTop=423-342
                  516 = ?? (actually top but it is supposedly 342)

                  What didn’t I understand?

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                  • EkopalypseE
                    Ekopalypse
                    last edited by

                    Oh, I see - the thumb coordinates are relative to the scrollbar coordinates.

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                    • EkopalypseE
                      Ekopalypse
                      last edited by

                      Ok, so I’ve tried it and I couldn’t make it work.
                      From msdn I understand that painting should take place
                      within WM_PAINT and start with BeginPaint and end with EndPaint.
                      That’s what I did and I can see the changes for a very short time then
                      it disappears again.
                      Then I tried approaches with BitBlt or StretchBlt but failed again.
                      Now I’m not sure if it can be done but I get the feeling that it shouldn’t be done, unless the window gets created with real scrollbars.

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                      • Michael VincentM
                        Michael Vincent @Ekopalypse
                        last edited by

                        @Ekopalypse said in Make vertical scroll bar darker:

                        Ok, so I’ve tried it and I couldn’t make it work.

                        Wow, thanks for all that work - I hope you found it interesting at least. No worries on my part, I figured it was something obvious I was missing or going to be something very hard. Turned out to be the latter, so I can live with it.

                        Thanks again!

                        Cheers.

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                        • EkopalypseE
                          Ekopalypse @Michael Vincent
                          last edited by

                          @Michael-Vincent

                          I hope you found it interesting at least

                          That’s for sure. To be honest I wasn’t fully aware that there are two,
                          even three types, of scrollbars. The one, which I call real scrollbars,
                          the one which do get automatically added to a window when this has
                          been created using WS_HSCROLL or WS_WSCROLL style and userdefined
                          ones. And that all of them have certain different abilities and need to be treated differently.
                          So yes, it was fun :-)

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                          • Makwana PrahladM
                            Makwana Prahlad Banned
                            last edited by

                            Hello ,@Michael-Vincent

                            Please try this information,To Make vertical scroll bar darker

                            Control Panel
                            Display
                            Appearance
                            Advanced
                            Item: 3D Objects Color 1: <-darker colour->
                            Item: Scrollbar Size: <-larger size->

                            I hope this information will be usefull for you.
                            Thank You.

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