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How to change a form's caption font and alignment Turn on/off line numbers in source code. Switch to Orginial background IDE or DSP color Comment or reply to this aritlce/tip for discussion. Bookmark this article to my favorite article(s). Print this article
28-Oct-02
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			Author: Jonas Bilinkevicius

I want to change the form's caption font and alignment to DT_CENTER. How can I do 
this?

Answer:

Note: The formDeactivate never gets called so when the form isn't active, sometimes 
the FormPaint isn't called. If anything causes the form to be repainted while in 
inactive, it draws correctly.

1   unit Unit1;
2   
3   interface
4   
5   uses
6     Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs;
7   
8   type
9     TForm1 = class(TForm)
10      procedure FormPaint(Sender: TObject);
11      procedure FormResize(Sender: TObject);
12      procedure FormDeactivate(Sender: TObject);
13      procedure FormActivate(Sender: TObject);
14    private
15    public
16      { Public declarations }
17    end;
18  
19  var
20    Form1: TForm1;
21  
22  implementation
23  
24  {$R *.DFM}
25  
26  procedure TForm1.FormPaint(Sender: TObject);
27  var
28    LabelHeight, LabelWidth, LabelTop: Integer;
29    caption_height, border3d_y, button_width, border_thickness: Integer;
30    MyCanvas: TCanvas;
31    CaptionBarRect: TRect;
32  begin
33    CaptionBarRect := Rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
34    MyCanvas := TCanvas.Create;
35    MyCanvas.Handle := GetWindowDC(Form1.Handle);
36    border3d_y := GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYEDGE);
37    button_width := GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSIZE);
38    border_thickness := GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSIZEFRAME);
39    caption_height := GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYCAPTION);
40    LabelWidth := Form1.Canvas.TextWidth(Form1.Caption);
41    LabelHeight := Form1.Canvas.TextHeight(Form1.Caption);
42    LabelTop := LabelHeight - (caption_height div 2);
43    CaptionBarRect.Left := border_thickness + border3d_y + button_width;
44    CaptionBarRect.Right := Form1.Width - (border_thickness + border3d_y) 
45  		- (button_width * 4);
46    CaptionBarRect.Top := border_thickness + border3d_y;
47    CaptionBarRect.Bottom := caption_height;
48    if Form1.Active then
49      MyCanvas.Brush.Color := clActiveCaption
50    else
51      MyCanvas.Brush.Color := clInActiveCaption;
52    MyCanvas.Brush.Style := bsSolid;
53    MyCanvas.FillRect(CaptionBarRect);
54    MyCanvas.Brush.Style := bsClear;
55    MyCanvas.Font.Color := clCaptionText;
56    MyCanvas.Font.Name := 'MS Sans Serif';
57    MyCanvas.Font.Style := MyCanvas.Font.Style + [fsBold];
58    DrawText(MyCanvas.Handle, PChar(' ' + Form1.Caption), Length(Form1.Caption) + 1,
59      CaptionBarRect, DT_CENTER or DT_SINGLELINE or DT_VCENTER);
60    MyCanvas.Free;
61  end;
62  
63  procedure TForm1.FormResize(Sender: TObject);
64  begin
65    Form1.Paint;
66  end;
67  
68  procedure TForm1.FormDeactivate(Sender: TObject);
69  begin
70    Form1.Paint;
71  end;
72  
73  procedure TForm1.FormActivate(Sender: TObject);
74  begin
75    Form1.Paint;
76  end;
77  
78  end.


			
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