About setting form and component background colors

The primary settings for both forms and form components come from the system default settings and whatever theme is applied. Background "colors" can be either:

• A single color, with or without transparency
• A pair of colors used for a linear gradient, each color with its own RGB and transparency settings

WinStudio provides a couple options to override the default background colors for forms and form components. To set a background color definition for a form or component, you can:

• Use the Edit Color form to create and/or apply a background color definition object.

  The advantage of this approach is that you can reuse color definition objects in multiple forms and/or components. This can contribute greatly to creating a consistent look-and-feel across the forms and components of your applications.

• Use the property sheet for the form or component to create a color definition for just that form or component.

Setting the background color with the Edit Color form

To set the background color for a form or component, using the Edit Color form, use the procedure found in the topic "Applying a Background Color definition object to a form or component."

Setting the background color with the Form/Component property sheet

To set the background color using the Form/Component property sheet, use one of these procedures:

• Setting a solid color without transparency
• Setting a single color with transparency
• Setting a linear gradient with or without transparency

Resetting the background color to the defaults

To reset the background settings to the original default values (that is, the system/theme background color), click the ellipsis (...) button to the right of the Color attribute in the Form/Component property sheet.