Dynamic Text O Directive {C} Operator

Syntax

{C ={ Fore_Color [, Selected_Fore_Color [, Disabled_Fore_Color ]]}

Arguments

Fore_Color: Character. The foreground color.
Selected_Fore_Color: Character. The foreground color of a selected list box item.
Disabled_Fore_Color: Character. The foreground color of a disabled list box item.

Description

The {C} operator is used in a Dynamic Text owner draw (O) directive to specify foreground 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%)