Re: TextEditor highlighter, setting color

[Lee <t.lee.davidson@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/20/25 7:00 PM, Bruce Steers wrote:
> I seem to not be able to set TextEditor colors using the Theme[Key].Color property?
>
> Public Sub ColorChooser1_Change()
>
>    If cmboStates.Text = "Background" Then
>      TextEditor1.Background = ColorChooser1.Value
>    Else
>      TextEditor1.Theme[cmboStates.Text].Color = ColorChooser1.Value
>    Endif
>
>    TextEditor1.Refresh
>
> End
>
> attached is a simple application that "should" allow changing the highlight modes colors.
>
> it seems "reading" TextEditor1.Theme[cmboStates.Text].Color works as the colors show on the ColorChooser when you select a State 
> but writing the property does not seem to do anything on the gambas highlighting?
>
> Or am i missing a trick?
>
> Respects
> BruceS

Weird. The TextHighlighterStyle.Color property is actually getting set. But, TextEditor1.Refresh is not causing the editor's 
text to be redrawn using the changed color.


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Lee

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