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BYTE WinSetSysChar(idx, ch)

  Sets a system-defined drawing character.

Parameters
  idx is an index into the system character table. The possible values
   of idx are listed in the table below.
  ch is the new drawing character.

Example
  chSave = WinGetSysChar(SYSCHAR_EDIT_LBORDER);
  WinSetSysChar(SYSCHAR_EDIT_LBORDER, '(');

The following table lists the id's of the system-defined drawing characters.

Index Value                         Meaning
SYSCHAR_WINDOW_BACKGROUND           Window Background
SYSCHAR_ACTIVE_CAPTION              Active window caption filler
SYSCHAR_INACTIVE_CAPTION            Inactive window caption filler
SYSCHAR_SYSMENU                     System menu
SYSCHAR_MINICON                     Minimize icon
SYSCHAR_MAXICON                     Maximize icon
SYSCHAR_EDIT_BACKGROUND             Edit field background
SYSCHAR_EDIT_LBORDER                Single-line edit field's left border
SYSCHAR_EDIT_RBORDER                Single-line edit field's right border
SYSCHAR_COMBO_ICON                  Combo-box icon
SYSCHAR_BUTTONCHECK                 Checkmark for radio button or checkbox
SYSCHAR_RADIOBUTTON_LBORDER         Radiobutton's left border
SYSCHAR_RADIOBUTTON_RBORDER         Radiobutton's right border
SYSCHAR_CHECKBOX_LBORDER            Checkbox's left border
SYSCHAR_CHECKBOX_RBORDER            Checkbox's right border
SYSCHAR_PUSHBUTTON_LBORDER          Pushbutton's left border
SYSCHAR_PUSHBUTTON_RBORDER          Pushbutton's left border
SYSCHAR_DEFPUSHBUTTON_LBORDER       Default pushbutton's left border
SYSCHAR_DEFPUSHBUTTON_RBORDER       Default pushbutton's right border
SYSCHAR_SCROLLBAR_THUMB             Scrollbar's thumb
SYSCHAR_SCROLLBAR_LEFT              Horizontal scrollbar's left arrow
SYSCHAR_SCROLLBAR_RIGHT             Horizontal scrollbar's right arrow
SYSCHAR_SCROLLBAR_UP                Vertical scrollbar's up arrow
SYSCHAR_SCROLLBAR_DOWN              Vertical scrollbar's down arrow
SYSCHAR_SCROLLBAR_FILL              Scrollbar background
SYSCHAR_SUBMENU                     Submenu pointer
SYSCHAR_MENUCHECK                   Checkmark for checked menu items
SYSCHAR_SHADOW                      Shadow filler