How to change a Textbox's selected text color?

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Hi!
I have a Textbox in a WindowsForm project with a green backcolor.

When I select some of its text, the selection appears with blue color which is hardly distinguishable from non-selected text.

Is there any way I can change the selected text's color (and by chance, the blinking cursor's color)?

PS. I have poor knowledge about overriding properties.

Thanks for reading!

Posted 1-Aug-12 3:04am

Gabriel X

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[no name] 1-Aug-12 9:50am

I am not sure but I *think* that the highlighting color is determined by the system color scheme. I am not at all sure that you can override that within an application.

Gabriel X 1-Aug-12 9:53am

I'm afraid that's the bottom line! :(

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2012-08-01T03:14:00

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Just check the documentation for the control's properties. In this case you can use the ForeColor[^] to set it to what you want.

Posted 1-Aug-12 3:14am

Richard MacCutchan

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Gabriel X 1-Aug-12 9:30am

See http://www.codeproject.com/Answers/432703/How-to-change-a-Textboxs-selected-text-color

_Zorro_ · Answer 2 · 2012-08-01T03:13:00

Solution 1

Hi,

Is this an ASP.NET question?

I don't think you can override your OS controls. The only way I know is by rendering your own control, but creating an input from scratch is going to be a though task because you won't be able to inherit from the TextBox class.

You'll need to handle your 'input' zone, your cursor, the ability to select with the mouse and keyboard, etc.

Hope it helps.

Posted 1-Aug-12 3:13am

_Zorro_

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[no name] 1-Aug-12 9:16am

Huh? He clearly stated that it's a windows forms application.

Gabriel X 1-Aug-12 9:31am

Well said!

_Zorro_ 1-Aug-12 9:37am

Indeed. My bad.

Gabriel X 1-Aug-12 9:21am

No, this is not an ASP page's input text box.
By the way, I didn't get you. Do you say I should write my control from scratch?
I think it's applicable that I change a property instead of making it from bottom to top.
Thanks for answering.

_Zorro_ 1-Aug-12 9:39am

Well, it's been a long time. Sorry if I'm wrong but yes, that's what I was saying. I'm clearly way more confortable with web applications.

Gabriel X · Answer 3 · 2012-08-01T03:26:00

Solution 3

Richard!
Thanks for the link, but I don't need to change the forecolor. The forecolor is white and I think it's fine. But I want to make the selected-text to have a color other than "blue". Do you get me?

Thanks

Posted 1-Aug-12 3:26am

Gabriel X

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Richard MacCutchan 1-Aug-12 11:18am

Sorry, I misread your question.