SetCtlColors issue

Afrow UK · 26th March 2006, 14:43

This is probably by design, but SetCtlColors does not accept variables for its colour paramaters. I'd like to set colours of a static label on an IO dialog at run time to colours defined at run time and not compile time. When using any variable, it comes out black.

Any ideas?
Wasn't even able to find an API to call with System plugin.

-Stu

Red Wine · 26th March 2006, 17:30

Hi Stu,
I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for,
I made a trick to change control colours on my last post in this thread
Perhaps you should take a look over there.
regards

Afrow UK · 26th March 2006, 19:59

You're using SetCtlColors with constants. I want to use variables but NSIS seems to only support compile time constants for the colours.

-Stu

Red Wine · 26th March 2006, 22:06

Is this the case?

Takhir · 27th March 2006, 06:36

If I correctly understood script.cpp, this is hard coded place

So you can redirect this as a feature request

Afrow UK · 27th March 2006, 07:38

Righto.

Red Wine:
SetCtlColors $setcolor 0x008000 0x80FFFF
The two parameters to set the colours can only be constants. You cannot specify a variable for these parameters for a value at run time.

-Stu

Afrow UK · 2nd April 2006, 16:35

For now I've coloured the background of the static control through the plugin instead.

-Stu

scully13 · 6th June 2006, 18:28

Stu, what do you mean you used a plugin? Is there a plugin out there that will allow changing controls to a certain color in NSIS? I have a color picker dialog box coming up and then I'd like to be able to change the color of a control on the dialog based on the color they picked.

This is working:

SetCtlColors $0 0x0000FF 0x0000FF

But this is not:

StrCpy $R3 "0x0000FF"
SetCtlColors $0 "${R3}" "${R3}"

26th March 2006, 14:43	#1
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	SetCtlColors issue This is probably by design, but SetCtlColors does not accept variables for its colour paramaters. I'd like to set colours of a static label on an IO dialog at run time to colours defined at run time and not compile time. When using any variable, it comes out black. Any ideas? Wasn't even able to find an API to call with System plugin. -Stu

26th March 2006, 17:30	#2
Red Wine Forum King Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ath. GR Posts: 2,078	Hi Stu, I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, I made a trick to change control colours on my last post in this thread Perhaps you should take a look over there. regards Quick AVI Creator - Quick and easy convert from DVD/MPEG/AVI/MKV to AVI/MP4/MKV Quick AVI Creator entirely edited with NSIS and entirely upgraded to Unicode NSIS

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26th March 2006, 19:59	#3
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	You're using SetCtlColors with constants. I want to use variables but NSIS seems to only support compile time constants for the colours. -Stu

27th March 2006, 06:36	#5
Takhir Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 1,222	If I correctly understood script.cpp, this is hard coded place So you can redirect this as a feature request

27th March 2006, 07:38	#6
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	Righto. Red Wine: SetCtlColors $setcolor 0x008000 0x80FFFF The two parameters to set the colours can only be constants. You cannot specify a variable for these parameters for a value at run time. -Stu

2nd April 2006, 16:35	#7
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	For now I've coloured the background of the static control through the plugin instead. -Stu

6th June 2006, 18:28	#8
scully13 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 130	Stu, what do you mean you used a plugin? Is there a plugin out there that will allow changing controls to a certain color in NSIS? I have a color picker dialog box coming up and then I'd like to be able to change the color of a control on the dialog based on the color they picked. This is working: SetCtlColors $0 0x0000FF 0x0000FF But this is not: StrCpy $R3 "0x0000FF" SetCtlColors $0 "${R3}" "${R3}"