How can I make it so the icon for my colour button will automatically change icons, depending on the clicked colour, or selected text of my program? Example if I click on a part of my program's text that is red, the colour icon will change to red. How do I do this?

I'm not sure how you have your button set up, but I'm guessing you want to get a graphics object corresponding to the button, or a portion thereof, create a brush with the color that was selected, and then fill in a particular rectangle (your icon) with the color you want to use.

Classes that would correspond to this would be:

Graphics

Image

Brush

Pen

Rectangle

Point

All of these are in the System.Drawing namespace.

If you post some of your own code, it might be easier for people to help you.

if you are using a button control to trigger event of changing the color of another control then you have to work inside the event of the button.

try to do this one and test.

1. drag a button and a panel to your form.

2. double click the button and add this code. your code should look like this..

private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

this.panel1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;

}

now play around from here to meet your requirements.

That isn't even close to what I am asking for. I wanted the icon to change to red when the colour red was selected... how does your code help me in any way at all??? Please only reply to the topic if you know you can help me effictively.

I'm not sure how you have your button set up, but I'm guessing you want to get a graphics object corresponding to the button, or a portion thereof, create a brush with the color that was selected, and then fill in a particular rectangle (your icon) with the color you want to use.

Classes that would correspond to this would be:

Graphics

Image

Brush

Pen

Rectangle

Point

All of these are in the System.Drawing namespace.

If you post some of your own code, it might be easier for people to help you.