wm-querynewpalette.md

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The WM\_QUERYNEWPALETTE message informs a window that it is about to receive the keyboard focus, giving the window the opportunity to realize its logical palette when it receives the focus.	bc9f76ca-62af-4f0b-8791-49269a1b23d1	WM_QUERYNEWPALETTE message (Winuser.h)	reference	05/31/2018

WM_QUERYNEWPALETTE message

The WM_QUERYNEWPALETTE message informs a window that it is about to receive the keyboard focus, giving the window the opportunity to realize its logical palette when it receives the focus.

A window receives this message through its WindowProc function.

LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProc(
  HWND hwnd, 
  UINT  uMsg, 
  WPARAM wParam, 
  LPARAM lParam     
);

Parameters

wParam

This parameter is not used.

lParam

This parameter is not used.

Return value

If the window realizes its logical palette, it must return TRUE; otherwise, it must return FALSE.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header	Winuser.h (include Windows.h)

See also

Colors Overview

Color Messages

WM_PALETTECHANGED

WM_PALETTEISCHANGING