Index: src/ch/StaticEx.cpp
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diff -u -N -rd5c3edd0d167db9b5d47d04248820fda49499a5e -r3ff3695cd69ad4482cf22fb0bb77e120ef6f5106
--- src/ch/StaticEx.cpp	(.../StaticEx.cpp)	(revision d5c3edd0d167db9b5d47d04248820fda49499a5e)
+++ src/ch/StaticEx.cpp	(.../StaticEx.cpp)	(revision 3ff3695cd69ad4482cf22fb0bb77e120ef6f5106)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 			::SetWindowOrgEx(hdc, ps.rcPaint.left, ps.rcPaint.top, NULL);
 
 			// paint the background
-			::FillRect(hdc, &ps.rcPaint, (HBRUSH)::SendMessage((HWND)::GetWindowLong(hwnd, GWLP_HWNDPARENT), WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC, (WPARAM)hdc, (LPARAM)hwnd));
+			::FillRect(hdc, &ps.rcPaint, ::GetSysColorBrush(COLOR_BTNFACE));
 
 			// size of the all control
 			RECT rcCtl;