PRWIN9109001: WM_CTLCOLOR Message Not Sent to Combo Box

ID Number: Q75939

3.00

WINDOWS

buglist3.00

Summary:

PROBLEM ID: WIN9109001

SYMPTOMS

When a combo box window is subclassed to process the WM_CTLCOLOR

message to change the color of its edit control and list box child

windows, the child windows do not change color.

CAUSE

The WM_CTLCOLOR message is not sent to the combo box window.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows version

3.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information

here as it becomes available.