Changing Font colour (VB.net)
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i'm trying to change the font colour of the text on a desktop ticker.
This is the code i currently have:
Private Sub loadthenews()
str = ""
myArray.Clear()
fo = New Font("CALIBRI", 18, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Point)
Dim readXML As New XmlTextReader(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory & "news.xml")
How can i change the colour to something non standard i.e. a HEX or RGB colour.
Thank you
Edit....
I'm looking here:
Private Sub Form1_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles Me.Paint
SetStyle(ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint Or _
ControlStyles.OptimizedDoubleBuffer Or _
ControlStyles.UserPaint, True)
e.Graphics.Clear(Me.BackColor)
e.Graphics.DrawString(str, fo, Brushes.Black, widthX, heightY + 5)
However i need to change the brushes colour from Black to a Hex or RGB color.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
vb.net fonts colors
asked Nov 12 at 10:30
Scott McCubbin
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i'm trying to change the font colour of the text on a desktop ticker.
This is the code i currently have:
Private Sub loadthenews()
str = ""
myArray.Clear()
fo = New Font("CALIBRI", 18, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Point)
Dim readXML As New XmlTextReader(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory & "news.xml")
How can i change the colour to something non standard i.e. a HEX or RGB colour.
Thank you
Edit....
I'm looking here:
Private Sub Form1_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles Me.Paint
SetStyle(ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint Or _
ControlStyles.OptimizedDoubleBuffer Or _
ControlStyles.UserPaint, True)
e.Graphics.Clear(Me.BackColor)
e.Graphics.DrawString(str, fo, Brushes.Black, widthX, heightY + 5)
However i need to change the brushes colour from Black to a Hex or RGB color.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
vb.net fonts colors
asked Nov 12 at 10:30
Scott McCubbin
11
1
Fontobjects don't have a colour. The colour the text appears in is specified elsewhere, e.g. theForeColorof a control or via aBrushwhen callingGraphics.DrawString. You need to find where that colour is set in your specific case and set it there.
– jmcilhinney
Nov 12 at 10:56
1
See which control is used to output the XML content. That control has aForeColorproperty. If the text is instead drawn on a control surface (this is something that is relatively common when building a marquee-like control or using a standard control class (TextBox,Label) as a marquee), thePaint()event of that control should have created aBrushobject with a specific Color.
– Jimi
Nov 12 at 11:40
Updated question, thank you both for the help so far!
– Scott McCubbin
Nov 12 at 13:06
Move thatSetStyle()call out of thePaint()event ASAP. That one goes in the Form's (or any other class) Constructor (Sub New()).
– Jimi
Nov 12 at 14:29
Thanks for all the help, this is now working
– Scott McCubbin
Nov 12 at 15:07
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i'm trying to change the font colour of the text on a desktop ticker.
This is the code i currently have:
Private Sub loadthenews()
str = ""
myArray.Clear()
fo = New Font("CALIBRI", 18, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Point)
Dim readXML As New XmlTextReader(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory & "news.xml")
How can i change the colour to something non standard i.e. a HEX or RGB colour.
Thank you
Edit....
I'm looking here:
Private Sub Form1_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles Me.Paint
SetStyle(ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint Or _
ControlStyles.OptimizedDoubleBuffer Or _
ControlStyles.UserPaint, True)
e.Graphics.Clear(Me.BackColor)
e.Graphics.DrawString(str, fo, Brushes.Black, widthX, heightY + 5)
However i need to change the brushes colour from Black to a Hex or RGB color.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
vb.net fonts colors
asked Nov 12 at 10:30
Scott McCubbin
11
i'm trying to change the font colour of the text on a desktop ticker.
This is the code i currently have:
Private Sub loadthenews()
str = ""
myArray.Clear()
fo = New Font("CALIBRI", 18, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Point)
Dim readXML As New XmlTextReader(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory & "news.xml")
How can i change the colour to something non standard i.e. a HEX or RGB colour.
Thank you
Edit....
I'm looking here:
Private Sub Form1_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As
System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs) Handles Me.Paint
SetStyle(ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint Or _
ControlStyles.OptimizedDoubleBuffer Or _
ControlStyles.UserPaint, True)
e.Graphics.Clear(Me.BackColor)
e.Graphics.DrawString(str, fo, Brushes.Black, widthX, heightY + 5)
However i need to change the brushes colour from Black to a Hex or RGB color.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
vb.net fonts colors
vb.net fonts colors
asked Nov 12 at 10:30
Scott McCubbin
11
asked Nov 12 at 10:30
Scott McCubbin
11
edited Nov 12 at 13:08
asked Nov 12 at 10:30
Scott McCubbin
11
asked Nov 12 at 10:30
Scott McCubbin
11
asked Nov 12 at 10:30
Scott McCubbin
11
11
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Fontobjects don't have a colour. The colour the text appears in is specified elsewhere, e.g. theForeColorof a control or via aBrushwhen callingGraphics.DrawString. You need to find where that colour is set in your specific case and set it there.
– jmcilhinney
Nov 12 at 10:56
1
See which control is used to output the XML content. That control has aForeColorproperty. If the text is instead drawn on a control surface (this is something that is relatively common when building a marquee-like control or using a standard control class (TextBox,Label) as a marquee), thePaint()event of that control should have created aBrushobject with a specific Color.
– Jimi
Nov 12 at 11:40
Updated question, thank you both for the help so far!
– Scott McCubbin
Nov 12 at 13:06
Move thatSetStyle()call out of thePaint()event ASAP. That one goes in the Form's (or any other class) Constructor (Sub New()).
– Jimi
Nov 12 at 14:29
Thanks for all the help, this is now working
– Scott McCubbin
Nov 12 at 15:07
add a comment |
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Fontobjects don't have a colour. The colour the text appears in is specified elsewhere, e.g. theForeColorof a control or via aBrushwhen callingGraphics.DrawString. You need to find where that colour is set in your specific case and set it there.
– jmcilhinney
Nov 12 at 10:56
1
See which control is used to output the XML content. That control has aForeColorproperty. If the text is instead drawn on a control surface (this is something that is relatively common when building a marquee-like control or using a standard control class (TextBox,Label) as a marquee), thePaint()event of that control should have created aBrushobject with a specific Color.
– Jimi
Nov 12 at 11:40
Updated question, thank you both for the help so far!
– Scott McCubbin
Nov 12 at 13:06
Move thatSetStyle()call out of thePaint()event ASAP. That one goes in the Form's (or any other class) Constructor (Sub New()).
– Jimi
Nov 12 at 14:29
Thanks for all the help, this is now working
– Scott McCubbin
Nov 12 at 15:07
1
1
Font objects don't have a colour. The colour the text appears in is specified elsewhere, e.g. the ForeColor of a control or via a Brush when calling Graphics.DrawString. You need to find where that colour is set in your specific case and set it there.– jmcilhinney
Nov 12 at 10:56
Font objects don't have a colour. The colour the text appears in is specified elsewhere, e.g. the ForeColor of a control or via a Brush when calling Graphics.DrawString. You need to find where that colour is set in your specific case and set it there.– jmcilhinney
Nov 12 at 10:56
1
1
See which control is used to output the XML content. That control has a
ForeColor property. If the text is instead drawn on a control surface (this is something that is relatively common when building a marquee-like control or using a standard control class (TextBox, Label) as a marquee), the Paint() event of that control should have created a Brush object with a specific Color.– Jimi
Nov 12 at 11:40
See which control is used to output the XML content. That control has a
ForeColor property. If the text is instead drawn on a control surface (this is something that is relatively common when building a marquee-like control or using a standard control class (TextBox, Label) as a marquee), the Paint() event of that control should have created a Brush object with a specific Color.– Jimi
Nov 12 at 11:40
Updated question, thank you both for the help so far!
– Scott McCubbin
Nov 12 at 13:06
Updated question, thank you both for the help so far!
– Scott McCubbin
Nov 12 at 13:06
Move that
SetStyle() call out of the Paint() event ASAP. That one goes in the Form's (or any other class) Constructor (Sub New()).– Jimi
Nov 12 at 14:29
Move that
SetStyle() call out of the Paint() event ASAP. That one goes in the Form's (or any other class) Constructor (Sub New()).– Jimi
Nov 12 at 14:29
Thanks for all the help, this is now working
– Scott McCubbin
Nov 12 at 15:07
Thanks for all the help, this is now working
– Scott McCubbin
Nov 12 at 15:07
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You need to create a new brush:
Dim brush As Brush = New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(100,100,100))
Then you can use it instead of the black brush:
e.Graphics.DrawString(str, fo, brush, widthX, heightY + 5)
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You need to create a new brush:
Dim brush As Brush = New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(100,100,100))
Then you can use it instead of the black brush:
e.Graphics.DrawString(str, fo, brush, widthX, heightY + 5)
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You need to create a new brush:
Dim brush As Brush = New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(100,100,100))
Then you can use it instead of the black brush:
e.Graphics.DrawString(str, fo, brush, widthX, heightY + 5)
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You need to create a new brush:
Dim brush As Brush = New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(100,100,100))
Then you can use it instead of the black brush:
e.Graphics.DrawString(str, fo, brush, widthX, heightY + 5)
answered Nov 12 at 14:24
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You need to create a new brush:
Dim brush As Brush = New SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(100,100,100))
Then you can use it instead of the black brush:
e.Graphics.DrawString(str, fo, brush, widthX, heightY + 5)
answered Nov 12 at 14:24
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Fontobjects don't have a colour. The colour the text appears in is specified elsewhere, e.g. theForeColorof a control or via aBrushwhen callingGraphics.DrawString. You need to find where that colour is set in your specific case and set it there.– jmcilhinney
Nov 12 at 10:56
1
See which control is used to output the XML content. That control has a
ForeColorproperty. If the text is instead drawn on a control surface (this is something that is relatively common when building a marquee-like control or using a standard control class (TextBox,Label) as a marquee), thePaint()event of that control should have created aBrushobject with a specific Color.– Jimi
Nov 12 at 11:40
Updated question, thank you both for the help so far!
– Scott McCubbin
Nov 12 at 13:06
Move that
SetStyle()call out of thePaint()event ASAP. That one goes in the Form's (or any other class) Constructor (Sub New()).– Jimi
Nov 12 at 14:29
Thanks for all the help, this is now working
– Scott McCubbin
Nov 12 at 15:07