Re: TextEditor highlighter, setting color

[Bruce Steers <bsteers4@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 21 Dec 2025 at 16:38, Lee <t.lee.davidson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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.
>
>
> --
> Lee


Yes, it seems broken.

I found the only visible change (apart from Background) is when setting
TextEditor1.Theme["Normal"].Color , but it does not change the normal text
of the document it changes the Line Numbering text color at the left margin.
Nothing else seems to do anything.

Respects
BruceS