+// helper for OnPaint(): really erase the background, i.e. do it even if we
+// don't have any non default brush for doing it (DoEraseBackground() doesn't
+// do anything in such case)
+void wxStaticBox::PaintBackground(wxDC& dc, const RECT& rc)
+{
+ // note that we do not use the box background colour here, it shouldn't
+ // apply to its interior for several reasons:
+ // 1. wxGTK doesn't do it
+ // 2. controls inside the box don't get correct bg colour because they
+ // are not our children so we'd have some really ugly colour mix if
+ // we did it
+ // 3. this is backwards compatible behaviour and some people rely on it,
+ // see http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=4252E932.3080801%40able.es
+ wxWindow *parent = GetParent();
+ HBRUSH hbr = (HBRUSH)parent->MSWGetBgBrush(dc.GetHDC(), GetHWND());
+
+ // if there is no special brush for painting this control, just use the
+ // solid background colour
+ wxBrush brush;
+ if ( !hbr )
+ {
+ brush = wxBrush(parent->GetBackgroundColour());
+ hbr = GetHbrushOf(brush);