Please help - Very basic question - Change background color

[hitesh]

I have a software/tool (for example - notepad) in which I want to change background color. For example, white background color to yellow color. Please help if this is possible.

Thanks in advance.

[hitesh]

I have a software/tool (for example - notepad) in which I want to change background color. For example, white background color to yellow color. Please help if this is possible.

Thanks in advance.

Can someone please help on this?

[jeeswg]

I have some comments related to this here:
how to dll Inject - AutoHotkey Community
https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic ... 97#p166697

[Delta Pythagorean]

If you're trying to change the background color of a Gui that you made in AHK, then use Gui, Color, 00FF00
If you're wanting to change the color of a window that is NOT made in AHK, you can use the command, WinSet

[just me]

If you're wanting to change the color of a window that is NOT made in AHK, you can use the command, WinSet

Are you sure?

[Delta Pythagorean]

Are you sure?

As far as I know, yes. I haven't tested it, nor do I want to look for a Dll with the right function. Since you've knows AHK for longer than I have, I bet you might have a solution.

[jeeswg]

Wow Delta Pythagorean, I thought this was impossible via WinSet, you'll have to point me to where it says about that in the documentation.

I had wanted to change the Notepad background colour for a long time, so it was a bit of an effort when I finally managed to do it thanks to HotKeyIt's dll injection function in the link above. I have various information at that link, including setting the colour system-wide and for AHK GUIs. WinSet does have some information about making one particular colour transparent, or making a window as a whole partially/fully transparent.

Anyhow, thanks for your scripts (including the video player one), sigs ('Uses AHK? True' and PhiLho-inspired one of now) and ASCII art AHK icon, and I'm looking forward to your tutorials.

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UsesAHK() {
	Return True
}

vPhiLho := RegExReplace("Philippe Lhoste", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")

vDelPy := RegExReplace("Delta Pythagorean", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{2})\w*$", "v$1 $2")
"I know that reference!"

vJeeSwg := RegExReplace("jee swg", "^(\w{3})\w*\s+\b(\w{3})\w*$", "$1$2")
MsgBox, % vJeeSwg

INI File Helper - AutoHotkey Community
https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=34350

      /=========|
     /          |
    /  HH   HH  |
    |  HH   HH  |
    |  HHHHHHH  |
    |  HH   HH  |
    |  HH   HH  |
    |           |
    |===========|

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best utilities + best AutoHotkey scripts (+ useful tips) - AutoHotkey Community
https://autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=28149