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I was looking for a simple method to draw a colored box around some objects in a few dialogs, and I played around with the SUBCLASS clause, which works fine, but caused a bigger code review (besides, painting text statics with gradient backgrounds and stuff like this based on the DCSAY/DCSTATIC-commands is really simple with this!). Anyway, I remembered the HILITEGETS clause of DCGET OPTIONS, which almost does exactly this: painting a colored frame around objects. So, I looked through Roger's code and found the (not documented) function DC_HiliteGets(). Painting a blue frame around a text static works this way:
Just add it to the EVAL clause of the object - or somewhere else.

This is no magic and nothing changing the world. I frequently look through Roger's code and find that kind of functions. What I want to say is: If you try to do something - take a look at the eXpress++-source first. You may find out that Roger already did this.

Tom -

The HILITEGETS clause of DCGETOPTIONS uses this function, but it never occurred to me to document the function.
Maybe I'll do that.

Roger

Also, Roger added the ability to override this function with a set/get function so it uses your own code. With visual style enable, the undrawing of the hilite left a light image trace remaining because it used a solid color instead of restoring the underlying image used in the visual style.

Cliff