>>>>>I want to set my own color scheme prior to running my app
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>>>>>- I tried the WriteProfileString API call w/ no success
>>>>>- It does update the Control.ini but the colors are not changed
>>>>>dynamically. It seems the message is not being sent to Windows;
>>>>>- Should i use DDE?
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>>>>You shouldn't use anything, because you shouldn't change the system settings. If you change system settings, they are changed for all applications. Do you like when a program does this on your computer? :)
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>>>>Vlad
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>>>How about changing system colors temporarily and resetting at the end of the application? :)
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>>Nope. When you switch between applications, the settings will be changed in all apps and OS. Do you like it? :) In a multitasking environment, it's not "polite" to change the OS settings.
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>>Vlad
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>Alright, what is the best way of dealing with many different color schemes when building your forms.

Change the colors at form level or at form class level.

Vlad