This might be kind of a hack, but you could override setStyle, catch the backgroundcolor style being set and not call the super for it.
On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 9:52 AM, aaronius9er9er <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm creating a custom component which extends Container. I would like > to use the backgroundColor style to style certain parts of the custom > component. I don't have any problem getting access to the style and > doing what I want with it within my component, but the parent > Container class uses the style as well and paints the background of > the whole component (from the very top-left to the very top-right). > > I there an easy way to say...hey parent, don't use the backgroundColor > style or use NaN instead of what the developer actually set? > > Thanks! > > > -- Jason
