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Hello,

How can I set the color of listbox row when the listbox is not focused?

oLbx1:nClrText = { || IIF( invdet->posted, CLR_WHITE, CLR_BLACK ) }
oLbx1:nClrPane = { || IIF( invdet->posted, CLR_GREEN, CLR_WHITE ) }

oLbx1:nClrForeFocus = { || IIF( invdet->posted, CLR_WHITE, CLR_WHITE ) }
oLbx1:nClrBackFocus = { || IIF( invdet->posted, CLR_GREEN, CLR_BLUE ) }

Darrell,

I don't understand your question. nClrText and nClrPane ARE the unfocused colors.

Regards,
James

Hi James,

That is what I thought, however, when the screen opens and the focus is on data entry fields, the LISTBOX is grey

Here is the screen when the dialog box is opened, the listbox not in focus


Here is the screen once I tab to listbox and it is focused

Darrell,

Ah, I see. You mean with the control is not focused, and I thought you meant when a row is not focused.

It is gray to indicate that the control is not focused. This is normal Windows behavior. I suggest not changing this as it will confuse users. I also suggest not showing other rows with the same background color as the highlighted row (as in your screenshots) as this makes it difficult to see which row is in focus. Also, remember there are a significant number of users that are colorblind so you need to pick colors that will show as different to users with the various types of colorblindness. If you are interested, I can give you a link to a website that will take your screenshot and convert it to the various ways colorblind people will see it.

regards,
James

Hi James,

Thank you for your assistance.