Changing Listbox text Color and highlight bar.

[kumar_sai123]

Hi All,
I am working on S60 3rd edition fp1. I am testing my application on 6110 Navigator phone. I am having my own custom background for my application. I am also changing the text color of the text in listbox and also the highlight bar that moves when we scroll the listbox.
Everything works fine on the emulator. But when i test my application on the 6110 Navigator phone, the color of the text is that of the theme and the highlight bar is also of the theme. My customizations are not getting reflected (though it is working on the emulator). I am giving the code for reference. I want to know how to solve the problem

AppUi class

void CCourierAutAppUi::ConstructL()
{
	// Initialise app UI with standard value.
   BaseConstructL(CAknAppUi::EAknEnableSkin);
	
	
	
    MAknsSkinInstance* skin = AknsUtils::SkinInstance();
	
	
   _LIT(KDrawBitmapPath, "\\resource\\apps\\CourierAut.mbm");
	
   TFileName bitmapFile (KDrawBitmapPath);
  User::LeaveIfError(CompleteWithAppPath(bitmapFile));
	
   CAknsItemDef* bgItemDef = AknsUtils::CreateBitmapItemDefL( KAknsIIDQsnBgAreaMain, bitmapFile, EMbmCourierautDark);
    
    
    skin->SetLocalItemDefL( bgItemDef ); //setting my custom background


Container class

void CCourierAutContainer2::ConstructL( const TRect& aRect)
{

   CreateWindowL();
   iBgContext = CAknsBasicBackgroundControlContext::NewL( KAknsIIDQsnBgAreaMain,aRect,EFalse);
   CreateListL();
   iSavedInboxListBox->ItemDrawer()->ColumnData()->SetSkinEnabledL(EFalse);
   iSavedInboxListBox->SetListBoxObserver(this);
   
SetRect( aRect );
    ActivateL();
    
    
    MAknsSkinInstance* skin = AknsUtils::SkinInstance();
    CAknsItemData* item = skin->GetCachedItemData(KAknsIIDQsnFrListCenter);
    
    if(item==NULL)
        {
        item = skin->CreateUncachedItemDataL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListCenter);
        }
    
    _LIT(KMbmFile, "\\resource\\apps\\CourierAut.mbm");
	
	TFileName listbarFile (KMbmFile);
	User::LeaveIfError(CompleteWithAppPath(listbarFile));
	
	if(item->Type()==EAknsITMaskedBitmap)
        {
        CAknsItemDef* def = AknsUtils::CreateMaskedBitmapItemDefL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListCenter, KMbmFile, EMbmCourierautListbar, EMbmCourierautListbarmask);
        
        skin->SetLocalItemDefL(def);
        }
	
	
	
	CAknsItemData* item2 = skin->GetCachedItemData(KAknsIIDQsnFrListSideB);
	if(item2==NULL)
        {
        item2 = skin->CreateUncachedItemDataL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListSideB);
        }

	if(item2->Type()==EAknsITMaskedBitmap)
        {
        CAknsItemDef* def = AknsUtils::CreateMaskedBitmapItemDefL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListSideB, KMbmFile, EMbmCourierautListbarbot, EMbmCourierautListbarbotmask);
        skin->SetLocalItemDefL(def);
        }
	
	
	CAknsItemData* item3 = skin->GetCachedItemData(KAknsIIDQsnFrListSideT);
	if(item3==NULL)
        {
        item3 = skin->CreateUncachedItemDataL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListSideT);
        }

	if(item3->Type()==EAknsITMaskedBitmap)
        {
        CAknsItemDef* def = AknsUtils::CreateMaskedBitmapItemDefL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListSideT, KMbmFile, EMbmCourierautListbarbot, EMbmCourierautListbarbotmask);
        skin->SetLocalItemDefL(def);
        }
	
	
	CAknsItemData* item4 = skin->GetCachedItemData(KAknsIIDQsnFrListSideL);
	if(item4==NULL)
        {
        item4 = skin->CreateUncachedItemDataL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListSideL);
        }

	if(item4->Type()==EAknsITMaskedBitmap)
        {
        CAknsItemDef* def = AknsUtils::CreateMaskedBitmapItemDefL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListSideL, KMbmFile, EMbmCourierautListbarside, EMbmCourierautListbarsidemask);
        skin->SetLocalItemDefL(def);
        }
	
	
	CAknsItemData* item5 = skin->GetCachedItemData(KAknsIIDQsnFrListSideR);
	if(item5==NULL)
        {
        item5 = skin->CreateUncachedItemDataL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListSideR);
        }

	if(item5->Type()==EAknsITMaskedBitmap)
        {
        CAknsItemDef* def = AknsUtils::CreateMaskedBitmapItemDefL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListSideR, KMbmFile, EMbmCourierautListbarside, EMbmCourierautListbarsidemask);
        skin->SetLocalItemDefL(def);
        }
	
	
	CAknsItemData* item6 = skin->GetCachedItemData(KAknsIIDQsnFrListCornerTl);
	if(item6==NULL)
        {
        item6 = skin->CreateUncachedItemDataL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListCornerTl);
        }

	if(item6->Type()==EAknsITMaskedBitmap)
        {
        CAknsItemDef* def = AknsUtils::CreateMaskedBitmapItemDefL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListCornerTl, KMbmFile, EMbmCourierautListbarside, EMbmCourierautListbarsidemask);
        skin->SetLocalItemDefL(def);
        }
	
	CAknsItemData* item7 = skin->GetCachedItemData(KAknsIIDQsnFrListCornerTr);
	if(item7==NULL)
        {
        item7 = skin->CreateUncachedItemDataL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListCornerTr);
        }

	if(item7->Type()==EAknsITMaskedBitmap)
        {
        CAknsItemDef* def = AknsUtils::CreateMaskedBitmapItemDefL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListCornerTr, KMbmFile, EMbmCourierautListbarside, EMbmCourierautListbarsidemask);
        skin->SetLocalItemDefL(def);
        }
	
	
	CAknsItemData* item8 = skin->GetCachedItemData(KAknsIIDQsnFrListCornerBl);
	if(item8==NULL)
        {
        item8 = skin->CreateUncachedItemDataL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListCornerBl);
        }

	if(item8->Type()==EAknsITMaskedBitmap)
        {
        CAknsItemDef* def = AknsUtils::CreateMaskedBitmapItemDefL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListCornerBl, KMbmFile, EMbmCourierautListbarside, EMbmCourierautListbarsidemask);
        skin->SetLocalItemDefL(def);
        }
	
	
	CAknsItemData* item9 = skin->GetCachedItemData(KAknsIIDQsnFrListCornerBr);
	if(item9==NULL)
        {
        item9 = skin->CreateUncachedItemDataL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListCornerBr);
        }

	if(item9->Type()==EAknsITMaskedBitmap)
        {
        CAknsItemDef* def = AknsUtils::CreateMaskedBitmapItemDefL(KAknsIIDQsnFrListCornerBr, KMbmFile, EMbmCourierautListbarside, EMbmCourierautListbarsidemask);
        skin->SetLocalItemDefL(def);
        }


}

void CCourierAutContainer2::CreateListL()
	{
	
	iSavedInboxListBox = new (ELeave) CAknSingleStyleListBox;
	iSavedInboxListBox->SetContainerWindowL(*this);
	
	// Second Phase Construction
	TResourceReader reader;
	CEikonEnv::Static()->CreateResourceReaderLC(reader, R_DYNAMICLIST_SAVED_INBOX_LISTBOX);
	iSavedInboxListBox->ConstructFromResourceL(reader);
	CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(); // reader
	}

void CCourierAutContainer2::Draw( const TRect& aRect ) const
    {
    CWindowGc& gc = SystemGc();
    
    MAknsSkinInstance* skin = AknsUtils::SkinInstance();
    MAknsControlContext* cc = AknsDrawUtils::ControlContext( this );
    AknsDrawUtils::Background( skin, cc, this, gc, aRect );
 
    ....
    TRgb colorval = TRgb(248,175,7);


//    iSavedInboxListBox->ItemDrawer()->SetTextColor(KRgbRed);
    iSavedInboxListBox->ItemDrawer()->SetTextColor(colorval);
    
  //  iSavedInboxListBox->ItemDrawer()->SetHighlightedTextColor(KRgbGreen);
    iSavedInboxListBox->ItemDrawer()->SetHighlightedTextColor(KRgbWhite);
   }

thanks and regards,
Krishna.

[Fuzzbender]

Have you tried to use CCoeControl::OverrideColorL?
At least in some cases it works for me.