WM_PALETTECHANGED message
The WM_PALETTECHANGED message is sent to all top-level and overlapped windows after the window with the keyboard focus has realized its logical palette, thereby changing the system palette. This message enables a window that uses a color palette but does not have the keyboard focus to realize its logical palette and update its client area.
A window receives this message through its WindowProc function.
LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProc(
HWND hwnd,
UINT uMsg,
WPARAM wParam,
LPARAM lParam
);
Parameters
-
wParam
-
A handle to the window that caused the system palette to change.
-
lParam
-
This parameter is not used.
Remarks
This message must be sent to all top-level and overlapped windows, including the one that changed the system palette. If any child windows use a color palette, this message must be passed on to them as well.
To avoid creating an infinite loop, a window that receives this message must not realize its palette, unless it determines that wParam does not contain its own window handle.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client |
Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server |
Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
| Header |
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See also