How to Change the font color of CEikDateEditor?

[cbpbenitez]

Hi,
how do I change the font color of CEikDateEditor? I have tried using:

OverrideColorL(EColorControlText, TRgb(255,255,255));

but it does not work. I have also found this function:

SetSkinTextColorL ( TInt aAknSkinIDForTextColor,
TInt aAknSkinIDForBgColor = KErrNotFound
)

but I don't know where to find values for aAknSkinIDForTextColor or
aAknSkinIDForBgColor. Is there another way of changing the date editor's font color?

[cbpbenitez]

Hi,
how do I change the font color of CEikDateEditor? I have tried using:

OverrideColorL(EColorControlText, TRgb(255,255,255));

but it does not work. I have also found this function:

SetSkinTextColorL ( TInt aAknSkinIDForTextColor,
TInt aAknSkinIDForBgColor = KErrNotFound
)

but I don't know where to find values for aAknSkinIDForTextColor or
aAknSkinIDForBgColor. Is there another way of changing the date editor's font color?

i found out that the last function does indeed change the color of the date editor's font by setting constant integer values (0, 1, etc.), the problem is that I need to set the font color according to the active theme's text therefore the values must be dynamic. What values for aAknSkinIDForTextColor must I put?

[cbpbenitez]

Problem Solved. Thanks cbpbenitez =)

[cbpbenitez]

Your welcome, don't mention it. =)

[xuelanding]

cbpbenitez,
can you let me know how you change the text color of date editor? I met the same question. thank you.

Landing

[chenziteng]

Hi,

Try to enable the color override by SetUseOverrideColors() and then use OverrideColorL() to override the text color

	iDateEditor1->SetUseOverrideColors(ETrue);
	iDateEditor1->OverrideColorL(EColorControlText, KRgbRed);

    /**
     * Sets the MFNE to use the CCoeControl::OverrideColorL() defined
     * color in drawing. If this is set, no skinning will be used
     * in drawing.
     *
     * @param aUseOverrideColors ETrue to make the MFNE use overridden colors.
     * @since S60 v3.2
     */
    IMPORT_C void SetUseOverrideColors( TBool aUseOverrideColors );

Regards

Ziteng Chen

[chenziteng]

Hi,

The SetSkinTextColorL() also works and it takes a TAknsQsnTextColorsIndex value as the first parameter.

[/code]
iDateEditor1->SetSkinTextColorL(EAknsCIQsnTextColorsCG74);
[code]

// aknsconstants.h
...
/**
* Enumeration for values in QsnTextColors color table.
*
* @since 2.8
*/
enum TAknsQsnTextColorsIndex
    {
    // text #1	status area	title text	#215
    EAknsCIQsnTextColorsCG1    = 0,
    // text #2	navi pane	navi pane texts	#0
    EAknsCIQsnTextColorsCG2    = 1,
...

Regards

Ziteng Chen

[xuelanding]

ZiTeng,
Thanks for the code sample on V2.8 and V3.2.
SetSkinTextColorL()works for me.

Landing

[lyw]

Hi,

Try to enable the color override by SetUseOverrideColors() and then use OverrideColorL() to override the text color

	iDateEditor1->SetUseOverrideColors(ETrue);
	iDateEditor1->OverrideColorL(EColorControlText, KRgbRed);

    /**
     * Sets the MFNE to use the CCoeControl::OverrideColorL() defined
     * color in drawing. If this is set, no skinning will be used
     * in drawing.
     *
     * @param aUseOverrideColors ETrue to make the MFNE use overridden colors.
     * @since S60 v3.2
     */
    IMPORT_C void SetUseOverrideColors( TBool aUseOverrideColors );

Regards

Ziteng Chen

Unfortunately, it's invalid for S60 v3.1 and previous versions to change the background and the font color of a CEikDateEditor control.

// Control context (background color etc). Deprecated (use MCoeControlBackground)
IMPORT_C void SetControlContext(MCoeControlContext* aContext); // deprecated from 9.2
IMPORT_C void CopyControlContextFrom(const CCoeControl* aControl); // deprecated from 9.2
IMPORT_C MCoeControlContext* ControlContext() const; // deprecated from 9.2


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Chengdu Easygoing IT Company & Chengdu PalmEase IT Company

[beggar200]

Hi,

Would you show how to set the font color according to the active theme's text dynamically please? I met the same problem and i wants my DateEditor's text color changes according to the active theme.
Thank you very much!

[beggar200]

Hi,

Would you show how to set the font color according to the active theme's text dynamically please? I met the same problem and i wants my DateEditor's text color changes according to the active theme.
Thank you very much!

I got the method, just call only

iDateEditor->SetSkinTextColorL(EAknsCIQsnTextColorsCG6);

if call

iDateEditor->SetUseOverrideColors(ETrue)

firstly, the background of CEikDateEditor would not be set as skin.

And EAknsCIQsnTextColorsCG6 is for main area text which defined in AknsConstants.h as following:

/**
* Enumeration for values in QsnTextColors color table.
*
* @since 2.8
*/
enum TAknsQsnTextColorsIndex
    {
    ...
    // text #6	main area	main area texts	#215
    EAknsCIQsnTextColorsCG6    = 5,
    ...
    };