Hi Tracy, I dont know if you notice this but if you disable your combobox (enabled=false). the colour changes slightly. due to the 'grey' of a disabled combobox. Do you have any ideas how i can change this disabled grey to a white.
thanks bod --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Never mind, I made my changes a little more slowly and found my red! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tracy Spratt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 11:06 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Re: ComboBox color ? > > > Well I used this and it works fine, but the color is purple, I want red, > and I am clueless how to set all those properties, even after I looked > in the docs. > > Red offset?? What the heck is that? > > I tried changing things at random and managed to blow away the down > arrow completely. > > Will someone tell me what I need to do to get a "red" background? Right > now I'd take any shade! > > Tracy > > -----Original Message----- > From: r0main [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 8:59 AM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: ComboBox color ? > > > > Yope, here it is, looks like: > > class com.r0main.EnhancedComboBox extends mx.controls.ComboBox { > ... > private function changeState() { > var colorTransform:Object = { ra: 70, rb: 0, ga: 70, gb: 0, ba: > 100, > bb: 0, aa: 70, ab: 0}; > var bg_color:Color = new Color(downArrow_mc); > bg_color.setTransform(colorTransform); > } > > private function restoreState() { > var colorTransform:Object = { ra: 100, rb: 0, ga: 100, gb: 0, > ba: > 100, bb: 0, aa: 100, ab: 0}; > var bg_color:Color = new Color(downArrow_mc); > bg_color.setTransform(colorTransform); > } > ... > } > > > r0main > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Alistair McLeod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Ah, I did see that movieclip but assumed that it was the down arrow > only, so > > didn't even bother checking it. > > > > If possible, it might be an idea if you could post your solution for > future > > reference for others. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Ali > > > > > > -- > > Alistair McLeod > > Development Director > > iteration::two > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Office: +44 (0)131 338 6108 > > Mobile: +44 (0)7976 987252 > > > > This e-mail and any associated attachments transmitted with it may > contain > > confidential information and must not be copied, or disclosed, or > used by > > anyone other than the intended recipient(s). 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Please ensure your own checks are carried > out > > before any attachments are opened. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: r0main [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 18 January 2005 12:49 > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: ComboBox color ? > > > > > > > > Thanks Alistair, > > using your idea I started to look at movieClips used by the ComboBox > > component, and found that "downArrow_mc" represents the whole closed > > uneditable box, ie using setTransform I can change the box color ! > > > > Thanks a lot, r0main > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Alistair McLeod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Hi r0main, > > > > > > Not really an answer, but perhaps a pointer for you (or MM) to > > investigate). > > > If the combo box is editable, then backgroundColor can be set; as > > soon as > > > editable is false, changing the style seems to have no effect. Eg, > try: > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application > > > xmlns:mx="http://www.macromedia.com/2003/mxml";> > > > > > > <mx:ComboBox id="combo" editable="true" > backgroundColor="#0000ff" > > > dataProvider="{ [ 'a', 'b' ] }" /> > > > > > > </mx:Application> > > > > > > When I looked into this a bit last year, I played about with setting > > color > > > styles on the combo box's textField property (the display part of > > the combo) > > > and even text_mc (the physical TextInput exposed as textField), and > > although > > > it works slightly differently, still doesn't do anything when the > > combo is > > > not editable: > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application > > > xmlns:mx="http://www.macromedia.com/2003/mxml";> > > > > > > <mx:ComboBox id="combo" editable="true" > > > creationComplete="combo.textField.setStyle( 'backgroundColor', > > '#0000ff' );" > > > dataProvider="{ [ 'a', 'b' ] }" /> > > > > > > </mx:Application> > > > > > > The ability to set the background color wasn't really needed by > us, so > > > I didn't investigate long. > > > > > > Let us know if you get any further :) > > > > > > Ali > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Alistair McLeod > > > Development Director > > > iteration::two > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Office: +44 (0)131 338 6108 > > > Mobile: +44 (0)7976 987252 > > > > > > This e-mail and any associated attachments transmitted with it may > > contain > > > confidential information and must not be copied, or disclosed, or > > used by > > > anyone other than the intended recipient(s). If you are not the > > > intended > > > recipient(s) please destroy this e-mail, and any copies of it, > > immediately. > > > > > > Please also note that while software systems have been used to try > > to ensure > > > that this e-mail has been swept for viruses, iteration::two do not > > accept > > > responsibility for any damage or loss caused in respect of any > viruses > > > transmitted by the e-mail. Please ensure your own checks are carried > > > > out before any attachments are opened. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: r0main [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 18 January 2005 10:57 > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: [flexcoders] ComboBox color ? > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > I'd like to change the "main" color of a comboBox, ie the > "background" > > > color of the box when it is closed. > > > Any working idea ? > > > > > > thanks, r0main > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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