Inside Macintosh: Mac OS 8 Toolbox Reference /

Chapter 2 - Control Manager Reference / Control Manager Functions

Accessing and Changing Control Settings and Data /

SetControlColor

NOT RECOMMENDED WITH THE APPEARANCE MANAGER

When the Appearance Manager is available and you are using standard controls, colors are determined by the current theme. If you are creating your own control definition function, you can still set your own colors with the SetControlColor function.