ModernUI_Button

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The ModernUI_Button is a button control like the standard win32 button control, except it provides ease of use and more customizable features, like color of text, background, border, accent and colors for when the mouse moves over the control, or the control is in a selected state.

Additionally images: icon, bitmap or png types, can be assigned to the ModernUI_Button control via the properties or by using one of the provided ModernUI_Button functions.

ModernUI_Button Functions

Function Description
MUIButtonCreate Creates a new ModernUI_Button control
MUIButtonGetProperty Gets the value of a property
MUIButtonGetState Gets the current state: selected, unselected
MUIButtonLoadImages Load images from resources and assign to the control
MUIButtonNoteSetFont Depreciated
MUIButtonNoteSetText Depreciated
MUIButtonNotify Depreciated
MUIButtonNotifyLoadImage Depreciated
MUIButtonNotifySetFont Depreciated
MUIButtonNotifySetImage Depreciated
MUIButtonNotifySetText Depreciated
MUIButtonRegister Registers a window class for the ModernUI_Button
MUIButtonSetAllProperties Sets all properties in one function using a structure
MUIButtonSetImages Assigns images (previously loaded) to the control
MUIButtonSetProperty Sets the value of a property
MUIButtonSetState Sets the state: selected, unselected

ModernUI_Button Messages

Message Description
MUIBM_GETSTATE Gets the current state: selected, unselected
MUIBM_SETSTATE Sets the state: selected, unselected
MUIBM_NOTIFYSETTEXT Depreciated
MUIBM_NOTIFYSETIMAGE Depreciated
MUIBM_NOTIFYLOADIMAGE Depreciated
MUIBM_NOTIFYSETFONT Depreciated
MUIBM_NOTIFY Depreciated
MUIBM_NOTESETTEXT Depreciated
MUIBM_NOTESETFONT Depreciated

ModernUI_Button Properties

Property Type Notes
ButtonTextFont HFONT  
ButtonTextColor COLORREF  
ButtonTextColorAlt COLORREF  
ButtonTextColorSel COLORREF  
ButtonTextColorSelAlt COLORREF  
ButtonTextColorDisabled COLORREF  
ButtonBackColor COLORREF -1 = transparent
ButtonBackColorAlt COLORREF  
ButtonBackColorSel COLORREF  
ButtonBackColorSelAlt COLORREF  
ButtonBackColorDisabled COLORREF  
ButtonBorderColor COLORREF -1 = transparent
ButtonBorderColorAlt COLORREF  
ButtonBorderColorSel COLORREF  
ButtonBorderColorSelAlt COLORREF  
ButtonBorderColorDisabled COLORREF  
ButtonBorderStyle DWORD Button Border Styles
ButtonAccentColor COLORREF -1 = transparent
ButtonAccentColorAlt COLORREF  
ButtonAccentColorSel COLORREF  
ButtonAccentColorSelAlt COLORREF  
ButtonAccentStyle DWORD Button Accent Styles
ButtonAccentStyleAlt DWORD Button Accent Styles
ButtonAccentStyleSel DWORD Button Accent Styles
ButtonAccentStyleSelAlt DWORD Button Accent Styles
ButtonImageType DWORD Button Image Types
ButtonImage hImage  
ButtonImageAlt hImage  
ButtonImageSel hImage  
ButtonImageSelAlt hImage  
ButtonImageDisabled hImage  
ButtonRightImage hImage Right side image
ButtonRightImageAlt hImage Right side image
ButtonRightImageSel hImage Right side image
ButtonRightImageSelAlt hImage Right side image
ButtonRightImageDisabled hImage Right side image
ButtonNotifyTextFont HFONT  
ButtonNotifyTextColor COLORREF  
ButtonNotifyBackColor COLORREF  
ButtonNotifyRound DWORD dwPixels - Roundrect x,y value
ButtonNotifyImageType DWORD Button Image Types
ButtonNotifyImage hImage  
ButtonNoteTextFont HFONT  
ButtonNoteTextColor COLORREF  
ButtonNoteTextColorDisabled COLORREF  
ButtonPaddingLeftIndent DWORD dwPixels - No of pixels to indent images + text (or just text
ButtonPaddingGeneral DWORD dwPixels - No of pixels of padding to apply (Default 4px).
ButtonPaddingStyle Button Padding Style
ButtonPaddingTextImage DWORD dwPixels - No of pixels between left images and text. (Default 8px)
ButtonDllInstance DWORD Set to hInstance of dll if loading images
ButtonParam DWORD Custom user data