change default list text color? (1 Viewer)

[2BitSculptor]

Where can I change the focused color for text displayed in a list..... not the <selectedcolor> but the one when the text is 'focused'. I want to highlight the 'focused' item to emphasize it in the list... and have the remaining items in the list a darker color.


I don't see that there is a <textcolorFocus> option, and <textcolorNoFocus> works fine in normal buttons and menus, but not in the lists.

thanks

Chuck

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I'm still learning this stuff...... so I may have missed something that isn't clearly documented.

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I noticed that when you change the alpha value part of a <textcolor> that the 'focus' color does indeed change, but to that with the alpha value, while the unfocused text is unaffected by the alpha value. On a dark background, I think the reverse would be needed, or be able to set different colors for the focused/unfocused text.

 

[Dadeo]

I would also like to know this! Although for a different reason. I need to change the default color of 'watched' items because I can barely read the blue text on blue background! I tried changing the 'playedcolor' in the default list control in references.xml but I can't find where to change the focussed color. When Highlighted, I seem to be able to control only the opacity.

 

[spuck]

+1

 

[Stor-Anders]

Still no answer?

 

[ltfearme]

<unfocusedAlpha>XXX</unfocusedAlpha>

Where XXX = 0 - 255

0 being completely transparent
255 being completely opaque.

 

[rkooten]

Changing unfocused alpha changes transparancy of the entire item, including its texture. According to the wiki it should be done like this: change textcolor in lists without affecting alpha:

  <textcolor>FF808080</textcolor>
  <textcolor2>FF808080</textcolor2>
  <textcolor3>FF808080</textcolor3>

...each targeting the code of the three label items.

And specify the color of selected items like this:

  <selectedColor>FFFFFFFF</selectedColor>
  <selectedColor2>FFFFFFFF</selectedColor2>
  <selectedColor3>FFFFFFFF</selectedColor3>

This doesn't work however. I think specifying colors in listcontrols is bugged.

This is from the source, so the wiki does mention the correct tags:

    [XMLSkinElement("textcolor")]
    protected long _textColor = 0xFFFFFFFF;
    [XMLSkinElement("textcolor2")]
    protected long _textColor2 = 0xFFFFFFFF;
    [XMLSkinElement("textcolor3")]
    protected long _textColor3 = 0xFFFFFFFF;
    [XMLSkinElement("selectedColor")]
    protected long _selectedColor = 0xFFFFFFFF;
    [XMLSkinElement("selectedColor2")]
    protected long _selectedColor2 = 0xFFFFFFFF;
    [XMLSkinElement("selectedColor3")]
    protected long _selectedColor3 = 0xFFFFFFFF;

 

[pilehave]

I reported this as a bug some time ago. If you all post your experince in this thread:
https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/bugreports-74/selectedcolor-not-effect-88735/

Maybe someone will take the challenge to fix it