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Ok, I might be able to help here, but I will need just a little more information. My answer depends on yours :grin:

Are you simply changing the background and text color to something new? Or are you trying to code each line with a different c o l o r ?

The first is quite easy, the second requires the LBS_OWNERDRAW style and drawing it all yourself which is a pain.

Bah, its no trouble at all. Im usually quite good at the API but I suck at assembly so I hang around the board alot to learn.

Let me see. The easiest way to make changes to the colors (IMHO) is to capture the WM_CTLCOLORLISTBOX message sent to the parent WndProc.

wParam ; handle of list box display context
lParam ; handle of list box

something like this should work:

WndProc proc hWin :DWORD, uMsg :DWORD, wParam :DWORD, lParam :DWORD

    .if uMsg == WM_CTLCOLORLISTBOX

		; set the text color for an item

		invoke SetTextColor, wParam, 0FF0000h



		; set the text back color for an item

		invoke SetBkColor, wParam, 000FF00h



		; set the background of the listbox

		mov eax, hBrush

		cmp eax, 0

		jne BrushAlreadyCreated

		invoke CreateSolidBrush, 00000FFh

		mov hBrush, eax

		BrushAlreadyCreated:



		mov eax, hBrush

		ret

	.endif

WndProc endp

Make hBrush a global and on application exit call DeleteObject on it. Note: This proc (as is) will color *all* the listboxes on this parent. If you only want a particular one, compare the lParam to the listbox's hWnd.

Enjoy.

Afternoon, scientica.

It's always good to see newbies here:).

Don't be worried about asking any questions you may have.

To help you along in finding more information regarding listboxes, I'll remind you that our search feature, at the top-right of this messageboard, has a wealth of hidden talent in supplying you with "heaps of tasty tid-bits" (<- I couldn't think of something fancy or profound to say ;) ).

Click (HERE ) for an example of a coloured listbox.

Cheers,
Scronty