read-only textbox

Started by fred_tomke · 2010-03-19 00:15 UTC · 3 replies · SMF topic #1213

fred_tomke 2010-03-19 00:15 UTC

Hello,

in my remembering the background color of a textbox was automatically grayed by windows if read-only was set to True.
Am I wrong here?
If I set an OpenDCL textbox to read-only, it remains white in the background. I only want to know what is consistent to Windows before changing my code.

Fred

owenwengerd 2010-03-19 00:32 UTC

I'd say it should turn gray and ignore the background color. If not, I'd call it a bug.

fred_tomke 2010-03-19 00:52 UTC

Thanks, I added a report.
Fred

honkinberry 2017-02-17 20:15 UTC

I am feeling this is incorrect.
With the current behavior, there is no difference between Read-Only and Enabled.
Disabling a control sets the background to the noticeable grey.
But Read-Only should allow a white background if the users wishes (IMO). Even if requires a separate call to set background color. This would also be consistent with other platforms (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18039901/setting-a-read-only-textbox-default-backcolor).

--J