HDC hDC = ::CreateCompatibleDC(hDeviceContext) Paint.fillRect(QRect(0,0,winRect1.right, 40), grad) QRect rc(0,0,winRect1.right, winRect1.bottom) QPixmap pix(winRect1.right, winRect1.bottom) ::SelectClipRgn(hDeviceContext, hRgnCombine) ::CombineRgn(hRgnCombine, hRgnOuter, hRgnInner, RGN_DIFF) HRGN hRgnCombine = ::CreateRectRgn(winRect1.left, winRect1.top, winRect1.right, winRect1.bottom) HRGN hRgnInner = ::CreateRectRgn(winRectCl.left, winRectCl.top, winRectCl.right, winRectCl.bottom) HRGN hRgnOuter = ::CreateRectRgn(winRect1.left, winRect1.top, winRect1.right, winRect1.bottom) WinRect1.bottom = winRect1.bottom - winRect1.top WinRect1.right = winRect1.right - winRect1.left WinRectCl.bottom = ptBottomRight.y - winRect1.top WinRectCl.right = ptBottomRight.x - winRect1.left WinRectCl.top = ptTopLeft.y - winRect1.top WinRectCl.left = ptTopLeft.x - winRect1.left

LONG lStyle = ::GetWindowLong(winId(), GWL_STYLE) POINT ptTopLeft = HDC hDeviceContext = ::GetWindowDC(winId()) Perhaps I will craete a wiki page if I managed the rest of the title bar like the Widget::paintPicture(MSG* pMessage, long *result) If you have any questions about the sollution, feel free to ask. The code is not really documented :-) as it's test code. This way I have the complete possibilities of Qt for drawing (like Gradients etc.) and can draw into the window frame. Return QWidget::winEvent(pMessage, decided to draw everything into a picture and blit this picture on the screen. Paint.fillRect(rect(), draw the window frame, you have to overwrite WM_NCPAINT on Widget::winEvent(MSG* pMessage, long *result) QLinearGradient grad(0,0,0,rect().height()) QPainter paint(this) paint.fillRect(rect(), QColor(0,180,0)) This is my simple widget, just a bit of a Gradient Widget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent*) Ok, I have one solution, although it's not the best and currently does not do the Application icon and the Titlebar buttons, but I'm sure, it will also be solvable.

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