ReadOnly TextField Color

Targets Windows
1

Hello,

Is there any workaround to change ReadOnly TextField color.

Any Workaround for

" Windows Info

Changing the TextColor property for a read-only TextField on Windows does not change the color. It is native Windows behavior for the field text to remain black. "

2

The documentation here: http://documentation.xojo.com/api/deprecated/textfield.html

states:

[code]Windows Info

Changing the TextColor property for a read-only TextField on Windows does not change the color. It is native Windows behavior for the field text to remain black.[/code]

Have you tried: http://documentation.xojo.com/api/deprecated/textarea.html ?

3

Hello Emile,

Thanks for the information.

I tried the TextArea and I think that works.

No need for me to use the TextField now.

Further, I had a question, is there any way to vertically center align the text in the TextArea.

4

If your text content is read-only, you might gain better flexibility using a Canvas and the DrawText method.

I hope that helps.

5

or just a Label?

6

Thanks Scott.
I shall try using Canvas and DrawText Method.

Hi Dave,
I too thought of similar thing. I infact used Label. However, you shall be surprised, since there is no TextChange event associated with Label, once the text changes, the formatting ( such as font size ) reverts back to original values.
I don’t know how to keep them unchanged. They otherwise only react to Open Event.