Dynamic Text O Directive {B} Operator

Syntax

{B={ Back_Color [, Selected_Back_Color [, Disabled_Back_Color ]] }

Arguments

Back_Color: Character. The background color.
Selected_Back_Color: Character. The background color of a selected list box item.
Disabled_Back_Color: Character. The background color of a disabled list box item.

Description

The {B} operator is used in a Dynamic Text owner draw (O) directive to specify background colors.

Example

dim text as C
dim formatted_text as C
text = "Alpha Anywhere Can Do Colored Dynamic Text"
font_color = "Dark Blue"
background_color = "Win3d"
flag = .t.
formatted_text = "{B="+background_color+"}" + "{C="+font_color+"}" + text
ui_dlg_box("Colored Text",<<%dlg%
Below is an example of 'owner draw' dynamic text;
{lf};
{frame=1,1}
{text=%O={@@}%100,3:formatted_text?flag};
{lf};
Text: .40text!change Font color: %c%.20font_color!change;
{lf};
(flag) Enable/Disable text;
%dlg%,<<%code%
if (a_dlg_button = "change") then
    a_dlg_button = ""
    formatted_text = "{B="+background_color+"}" + "{C="+font_color+"}" + text
end if
%code%)