Afaik, the XbpCombobox object background color always shown as
GRA_CLR_PALGREY. Can I change it to GRA_CLR_WHITE? How?

Thanks,
-Itai

On 2/6/2021 5:36 PM, Itai Ben-Artzi wrote:
> Afaik, the XbpCombobox object background color always shown as
> GRA_CLR_PALGREY. Can I change it to GRA_CLR_WHITE? How?
> 
> Thanks,
> -Itai
> 
Hi Itai,

xbpComboBox:SetColorBG(30275296)  pale green back ground

Regards... Jonathan

On 2/7/2021 1:47 PM, Jonathan Leeming wrote:
> On 2/6/2021 5:36 PM, Itai Ben-Artzi wrote:
>> Afaik, the XbpCombobox object background color always shown as
>> GRA_CLR_PALGREY. Can I change it to GRA_CLR_WHITE? How?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Itai
>>
> Hi Itai,
> 
> xbpComboBox:SetColorBG(30275296)  pale green back ground
> 
> Regards... Jonathan

Hi Again,

the xbpComboBox is a subclass of the xbpListBox which is a subclass of 
the xbpWindow which has the SetColorBG() method.

I'm guessing you are using the Xbase++ 2.0 documentation.  Although I 
use 2.0 I still refer to the 1.9 documentation when looking for the 
class iVars & methods as I find it's easier to see what is available.

With the 2.0 documentation one has to migrate through the parent class 
tree to find these details.

Stay Safe... Jonathan

Jonathan,
The problem (maybe a bug) is that SetColorBG() only affects the
dropdown, selectable area, but not the top, visible [selected] object.
I've tried xbpComboBox:SetColorBG(GRA_CLR_WHITE) and
xbpComboBox:XbpSLE:SetColorBG(GRA_CLR_WHITE), but the selected item BG
is always grey.

I am using the latest 2.0.
-Itai

Itai,

>The problem (maybe a bug) is that SetColorBG() only affects the
>dropdown, selectable area, but not the top, visible [selected] object.

That isn't true. You must be doing something weird. Please provide an 
example program that shows this!

>I've tried xbpComboBox:SetColorBG(GRA_CLR_WHITE) and
>xbpComboBox:XbpSLE:SetColorBG(GRA_CLR_WHITE), but the selected item BG
>is always grey.

By default, the XbpCombobox background color is always white. That includes 
the SLE and the Listbox. I don't know if you can set the background color 
for the SLE and Listbox parts separately, at least not without using owner 
drawing.

If the XbpCombobox is disabled, the SLE would be pale gray, but then you 
couldn't drop down the Listbox, anyway. The actual colors also depend on 
your Windows Theme's colors and if Visual Styles are enabled or not and if 
a manifest file is used or not.

So, show us what you are actually doing!

Andreas

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Thanks!!
OK, I've figured it out.
It is the Type := XBPCOMBO_DROPDOWNLIST that paint the SLE grey.
I should use Owner-Drawing to fix it.

-Itai

On 2/8/21 4:46 AM, Itai Ben-Artzi wrote:
> Thanks!!
> OK, I've figured it out.
> It is the Type := XBPCOMBO_DROPDOWNLIST that paint the SLE grey.
> I should use Owner-Drawing to fix it.
> 
> -Itai
> 
Set color on SLE component. remember it is made up of several sub 
components and each is addressable

Itai,

>OK, I've figured it out.
>It is the Type := XBPCOMBO_DROPDOWNLIST that paint the SLE grey.
>I should use Owner-Drawing to fix it.

Nope. The XbpCombobox:Type has no effect on the color. The only difference 
between XBPCOMBO_DROPDOWN and XBPCOMBO_DROPDOWNLIST is that you can't type 
values in the XbpSLE part that are not in the XbpListbox. The color can be 
changed just as with the other two types. And (unless possibly with owner 
drawing) you can't set different colors for the SLE and the Listbox parts. 
The following coloring options behave identical:

aPP := {{XBP_PP_BGCLR, XBPSYSCLR_ENTRYFIELD}} (with :New() or :Create())
XbpCombobox:SetColorBG(XBPSYSCLR_ENTRYFIELD)
XbpCombobox:XbpSLE:SetColorBG(XBPSYSCLR_ENTRYFIELD)
XbpCombobox:XbpListbox:SetColorBG(XBPSYSCLR_ENTRYFIELD)

And you can't change the Disabled color for the XbpCombobox() class, for 
which several PDRs exist.

So, show us some code that reproduces your statements.

Andreas

Andreas Gehrs-Pahl
Absolute Software, LLC

phone: (989) 723-9927
email: Andreas@AbsoluteSoftwareLLC.com
web:   http://www.AbsoluteSoftwareLLC.com
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Andreas,
Here is a snippet:

oXbp := xbpComboBox():new( oParent, , {10,100}, {120,150} )
oXbp:clipSiblings := .T.
oXbp:type := XBPCOMBO_DROPDOWNLIST   Try to comment this line
oXbp:Create()
for i := 1 to 4
  oXbp:addItem('Test ' + AllTrim(Str(i)))
next i

Itai,

>oXbp := xbpComboBox():new( oParent, , {10,100}, {120,150} )
>oXbp:clipSiblings := .T.
>oXbp:type := XBPCOMBO_DROPDOWNLIST   Try to comment this line
>oXbp:Create()
>for i := 1 to 4
>   oXbp:addItem('Test ' + AllTrim(Str(i)))
>next i

I don't see anything about (background) colors here. Can you give us a 
working, compilable, program that shows that the SLE background color of 
a ComboBox is gray while the ListBox has a different background color, and 
that shows that you can't change the SLE background color, but can change 
the ListBox background color.

That is what you originally said. Please show us. Also, a small image that 
shows the XbpComboBox misbehaving the way you described, might be helpful.

Andreas

Andreas Gehrs-Pahl
Absolute Software, LLC

phone: (989) 723-9927
email: Andreas@AbsoluteSoftwareLLC.com
web:   http://www.AbsoluteSoftwareLLC.com
[L]:   https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/AndreasGehrsPahl
[F]:   https://www.FaceBook.com/AbsoluteSoftwareLLC

hi,

have you dusable "visual Sstyle" ?
those Color will not shown when "over-paimt" by "visual Style"

I use a class XbpComboBoxEx from Günter Beyes who posted it in February 
2010. With this I can change the colors.

Jan

Am 07.02.2021 um 01:36 schrieb Itai Ben-Artzi:
> Afaik, the XbpCombobox object background color always shown as
> GRA_CLR_PALGREY. Can I change it to GRA_CLR_WHITE? How?
> 
> Thanks,
> -Itai
>

Jan,
In which folder?