Android Question EditText cursor color on Android 9+

[jai]

How do I change the color of cursor for input in EditText. Prior Android versions work ok but the cursor is barely visible on white EditText box on recent versions of Androids. I have tried earlier posts on similar topic but none has produced desirable results.
Appreciate any help.

 

[Erel]

1. Have you tried this: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...cursor-more-visible-solved.114148/post-712996 ?

2. How are you setting the EditText color? Maybe you are using the wrong theme.

 

[jai]

Thanks Erel!

Before I start making elaborate changes as per #1 let me run by you my needs again to be sure that your earlier suggestion is the right way to go.

I have many arrays of EditText boxes that are dynamically created to input data and perform associated computations for each input. I have been using the following to maintain a visible black cursor in each EditText

Dim CursorColor As ViewSetting
CursorColor.setCursorDrawableColor(txt1(I),Colors.Black)

This is a simple passive setting that works fine for formatting textboxes for a visible black cursor on all devices tested until Android 7. What I am looking for is an equivalent that would also work on more recent versions of Android. I am hesitant to undertake more elaborate changes for the sake of a black cursor on some devices.

My text boxes are white and the theme is Holo

SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@android:style/Theme.Holo")

If there is no easy alternative could someone please post sample code to implement the modifications suggested earlier. Thanks.

 

[Erel]

My text boxes are white and the theme is Holo

This is very bad. Why lock your app to such an old theme?

As far as I know the only way to change the cursor drawable is by loading it with XmlLayoutBuilder.
The real issue is the theme. Select the correct theme and everything will look fine.

 

[jai]

A change to a light Theme improved the cursor visibility markedly, nicely serving my purpose.

Thanks Erel for the guidance!