Show TextArea in light mode when app/window is in dark

General
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I have a TextArea that displays text that can be styled for printing on a PDF. As the styling includes setting the text colour I’d like to show the TextArea with black text and a white BG even when a macOS app is in dark mode. I can do this partly by calling the following code from App.AppearanceChanged:

TextArea1.BackColor = &cFFFEFE00 TextArea1.TextColor = &c00000000

However then the colour of the cursor and selected text isn’t correct. Is there a way to override the Dark/Light mode on a control basis?

Thanks, Mark

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You could use NSTextView methods via MBS Plugin or declares to change the colors directly.

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Thanks Christian as always… Anyone else wanting to do this here’s some code that uses the MBS plugins:

    dim n as NSTextViewMBS = TextArea1.NSTextViewMBS
    
    n.backgroundColor = NSColorMBS.whiteColor
    n.textColor = NSColorMBS.blackColor
    n.insertionPointColor = NSColorMBS.blackColor
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You could also probably just set the appearance of that field or view… which is what Apple suggests. The reason for this is that in Mojave, nothing is a solid color any more. For instance, You may find that using The settings above makes the field “stand out” a little bit in light mode.

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