New topic: Yellow background color for a combobox?
<http://forums.realsoftware.com/viewtopic.php?t=29183> Page 1 of 1 [ 5 posts ] Previous topic | Next topic Author Message Jonathon Post subject: Yellow background color for a combobox?Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:53 pm Joined: Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:54 pm Posts: 1723 Location: Great Falls, Montana USA Ok another dang problem. I had an enditfiled withthe background color set to yellow indicating a required field. Ok not a problem, but then I decided to change the editfiled to a combobox as I wanted the user to have a selection of tag names. Well, I just noticed that my tag name entry has no yellow background color anymore. And after looking, there is no option for a background color either. So, the question is... 1> Is there a work-a-round to have a yellow background color for a combobox? 2> If not, then should I put it back to an editfiled and then have a popup menu come up instead? 3> Or... Say screw it as no ones going to use the program anyway? Sorry 3 is NOT an option, as I worked to hard on this to give up now! Any help please! _________________ Jonathon Software Devlopement: http://www.medalertpc.com Surplus Hardware: http://www.semielectronics.com RB2005 R4 Pro for Windows XP Pro/SP2 Top Aaron Ballman Post subject: Re: Yellow background color for a combobox?Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:17 pm Joined: Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:39 am Posts: 9275 Location: St Augusta, MN Jonathon wrote:1> Is there a work-a-round to have a yellow background color for a combobox? That depends on your platform, but if it's Windows, then certainly. The ComboBox can be subclassed (in the Win32 sense, not the RB sense) and you can respond to the OS messages requesting background color brushes. I've not tried it yet, but I don't imagine it being too hard. Quote:2> If not, then should I put it back to an editfiled and then have a popup menu come up instead? That's a bad idea as it won't behave terribly well with accessibility features and user expectations. _________________ * Check out my blog at http://ramblings.aaronballman.com. * RBLibrary.com REALbasic learning at the speed of now! * Get the WFS, everybody's using it. Top computerfreaker Post subject: Re: Yellow background color for a combobox?Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:27 pm Joined: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:03 pm Posts: 1123 Location: USA Or (devious idea)... why not just paint it yourself in the Paint event? It shouldn't be too hard to do... _________________ Learn something new every day, and the rest will take care of itself. Life is a journey, not a destination. Enjoy the trip! Top timhare Post subject: Re: Yellow background color for a combobox?Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:42 pm Joined: Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:21 pm Posts: 5900 Location: Portland, OR USA What paint event? The window Paint event is too early. Combobox doesn't have a paint event. Top Jonathon Post subject: Re: Yellow background color for a combobox?Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:26 pm Joined: Fri Sep 30, 2005 5:54 pm Posts: 1723 Location: Great Falls, Montana USA Ok here's what I did.... Another Work-A-Round! But it works so cool! Tag_1.text = Editfield, Background Color = Yellow Tag_Select.text = ComboBox, TextChanged = Tag_1.text = Me.text Tag_2.text = Editfield, Background Color = White Thanks guys for replying at least! _________________ Jonathon Software Devlopement: http://www.medalertpc.com Surplus Hardware: http://www.semielectronics.com RB2005 R4 Pro for Windows XP Pro/SP2 Top Display posts from previous: All posts1 day7 days2 weeks1 month3 months6 months1 year Sort by AuthorPost timeSubject AscendingDescending Page 1 of 1 [ 5 posts ] -- Over 1500 classes with 29000 functions in one REALbasic plug-in collection. The Monkeybread Software Realbasic Plugin v9.3. http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.de/realbasic/plugins.shtml [email protected]
