Panel, label, colours

Ahmet Metin Yilmaz 2023.01.26 12:04 #1

Tiofelo Da Olga Gilbert Teles:
Hello everybody. I'm starting the study of creating "panels" in mql5. I made a simple label (code attached). How can I set the Background and Border color on the label? Thanks

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                               Label in Panel.mq5 |
//|                                  Copyright © 2023, Tiofelo Teles |
//|                       "https://www.mql5.com/en/users/mozmakaveli"|
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2023, Tiofelo Teles"
#property link      "https://www.mql5.com/en/users/mozmakaveli"
#property version   "1.00"

#include <Controls\Dialog.mqh>
#include <Controls\Label.mqh>

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| defines                                                          |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//--- indents and gaps
#define INDENT_LEFT                         (11)      // indent from left (with allowance for border width)
#define INDENT_TOP                          (11)      // indent from top (with allowance for border width)
#define INDENT_RIGHT                        (11)      // indent from right (with allowance for border width)
#define INDENT_BOTTOM                       (11)      // indent from bottom (with allowance for border width)
#define CONTROLS_GAP_X                      (5)       // gap by X coordinate
#define CONTROLS_GAP_Y                      (5)       // gap by Y coordinate

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Class CControlsDialog                                            |
//| Usage: main dialog of the Controls application                   |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
class CControlsDialog : public CAppDialog
  {
private:
   CLabel            m_label;                         // CLabel object
public:
                     CControlsDialog(void);
                    ~CControlsDialog(void);
   //--- create
   virtual bool      Create(const long chart,const string name,const int subwin,const int x1,const int y1,const int x2,const int y2);
   //--- chart event handler
   virtual bool      OnEvent(const int id,const long &lparam,const double &dparam,const string &sparam);
   //--- Change text
   virtual void      ChangeText(const string text) {m_label.Text(text);}

protected:
   //--- create dependent controls
   bool              CreateLabel(void);
   //--- handlers of the dependent controls events
   void              OnClickLabel(void);

  };
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Event Handling                                                   |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
EVENT_MAP_BEGIN(CControlsDialog)

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
EVENT_MAP_END(CAppDialog)
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Constructor                                                      |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
CControlsDialog::CControlsDialog(void)
  {
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Destructor                                                       |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
CControlsDialog::~CControlsDialog(void)
  {
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Create                                                           |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool CControlsDialog::Create(const long chart,const string name,const int subwin,const int x1,const int y1,const int x2,const int y2)
  {
   if(!CAppDialog::Create(chart,name,subwin,x1,y1,x2,y2))
      return(false);
      
//--- create dependent controls
   if(!CreateLabel())
      return(false);
      
//--- succeed
   return(true);
  }
  
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Create the "CLabel"                                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool CControlsDialog::CreateLabel(void)
  {
//--- coordinates
   int x1=INDENT_RIGHT;
   int y1=INDENT_TOP+CONTROLS_GAP_Y;
   int x2=x1+120;
   int y2=y1+30;
   
//--- create
   if(!m_label.Create(m_chart_id,m_name+"Label",m_subwin,x1,y1,x2,y2))
      return(false);
   if(!m_label.Text("Label1"))
      return(false);
   if(!Add(m_label))
      return(false);
   if(!m_label.ColorBorder(clrWhite))
      return(false);
   if(!m_label.ColorBackground(clrFireBrick))
      return(false);
//--- succeed
   return(true);
  }
  
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Global Variables                                                 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
CControlsDialog ExtDialog;

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert initialization function                                   |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
  {
//--- create application dialog
   if(!ExtDialog.Create(0,"                              Label in Panel",0,40,40,380,344))
      return(INIT_FAILED);
//--- run application
   ExtDialog.Run();
//---
   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
  }
  
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert deinitialization function                                 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnDeinit(const int reason)
  {
//--- destroy dialog
   ExtDialog.Destroy(reason);
  }
  
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert tick function                                             |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnTick()
  {
//---
   MqlTick STick;
   if(SymbolInfoTick(Symbol(),STick))
     {
      string ask="The ask price:";
      ExtDialog.ChangeText(ask+DoubleToString(STick.ask,Digits()));
     }
  }
  
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert chart event function                                      |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnChartEvent(const int id,         // event ID
                  const long& lparam,   // event parameter of the long type
                  const double& dparam, // event parameter of the double type
                  const string& sparam) // event parameter of the string type
  {
   ExtDialog.ChartEvent(id,lparam,dparam,sparam);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

pls use code ( Alt+S ) button to add .. like this

Carl Schreiber 2023.01.26 12:14 #2

Tiofelo Da Olga Gilbert Teles:
Hello everybody. I'm starting the study of creating "panels" in mql5. I made a simple label (code attached). How can I set the Background and Border color on the label? Thanks

There is almost nothing that hos not yet been programmed for MT4/5 - do you know that?

So here is a series of articles with code and examples about panel - just for you (and others) to past and copy what you need:

DoEasy. Controls (Part 27): Working on ProgressBar WinForms object

www.mql5.com

In this article, I will continue the development of the ProgressBar control. In particular, I will create the functionality for managing the progress bar and visual effects.

A visual studio on MetaTrader 4 Build 185 My approach. The core

Tiofelo Da Olga Gilbert Teles 2023.01.26 13:07 #3

Ahmet Metin Yilmaz #:

pls use code ( Alt+S ) button to add .. like this

Sorry, next time I'll post like this (Alt+S).

Tiofelo Da Olga Gilbert Teles 2023.01.26 13:08 #4

Carl Schreiber #:

There is almost nothing that hos not yet been programmed for MT4/5 - do you know that?

So here is a series of articles with code and examples about panel - just for you (and others) to past and copy what you need:

Many thanks for the links provided.