Can I change the colors of the controls in style XP?

[mondi]

I am making a project and the controls I have used are set in style XP. But I did not find a way to change the colors of the controls, I mean I don't need them in their default color (e.g. the color of the buttons not to be in gray or something like that, but in blue). I don't know if there is any way to do that, except making some controls like the buttons that would cost me a lot of time.
Thank you in advance for any help!

 

[mondi]

I would like also ta add an icon to the buttons in style XP, but I can't add an icon. Please any help would be very appreciated.
Thank you!

Mondi, albanian

 

[shifar]

to change a color of control:
public class NewClButton : Button

{

protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)

{

base.OnPaint(e);
int borderWidth = 2; //change the width
Color borderColor = Color.Blue;
ControlPaint.DrawBorder(e.Graphics, e.ClipRectangle, borderColor, borderWidth, ButtonBorderStyle.Solid, borderColor, borderWidth,ButtonBorderStyle.Solid, borderColor, borderWidth, ButtonBorderStyle.Solid, borderColor, borderWidth, ButtonBorderStyle.Solid);

}

}

 

[mondi]

It didn't seem to work, at least for me. However, I need to change the color of the whole control, not just the color of the border. Is there any way how to do that?
Thanks however for your answer

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[JurkMonkey]

shifar has the right idea actually. You need to override the Paint method. He gave you an example using a border, but you can apply this to other drawing as well.

Take a look into the Graphics class (e.Graphics)

You can manually draw or modify settings for the controls in there.

 

[mondi]

I tried to everride the Paint Method. But it only changes the borders outside the button, not in it. I have set the FlatStyle property of the button to System, because in Windows XP, I want the buttons to be displayed in XP style.
Maybe this does not allow the buttons to change the colors.
I saw also an example in msdn about changing the colors of the buttons but it didn't work, or maybe I made something wrong with that. This example overrided the Paint method too.

Can anybody give me an example of changing the colors?
You would really help me a lot if you give me an answer.
Thank you

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