Module name : Transparent.cpp
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* Module description :
* To make desktop icon text background transparent.
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* Project :
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* Target platform : Win32
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* Compiler & Library : Visual C++ 6.0
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* Author : Richard Shen
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* Creation date : 19 June, 1999
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#include <Windows.h>
int main(void)
{
HWND hWnd;
hWnd = GetDesktopWindow();
if ((hWnd = FindWindowEx(hWnd, 0, "Progman", "Program Manager")) == 0)
return 1;
if ((hWnd = FindWindowEx(hWnd, 0, "SHELLDLL_DefVIEw", NULL)) == 0)
return 1;
if ((hWnd = FindWindowEx(hWnd, 0, "SysListVIEw32", NULL)) == 0)
return 1;
// Change icon text attributes
SendMessage(hWnd, 0x1026, 0, 0xffffffff); // Turn background to transparent
SendMessage(hWnd, 0x1024, 0, 0x00ffffff); // Turn foregound to white
InvalidateRect(hWnd, NULL, TRUE); // Repaint
return 0;
} // main()