Android Question EditText line color

AHilberink · Aug 27, 2014

Hi,

I am using White as Background.

Is there a way to change the lines of de EditText fields to a different color? On black background the lines are visible (grey), but on white they aren't because of the color.

Best regards,
André

udg · Aug 27, 2014

EditText.TextColor

AHilberink · Aug 27, 2014

udg said:
EditText.TextColor

Hi,

Thanks, but this only changes the textcolor. Not the line visible to show the size and position of the field intself. This is still Grey.

Best regards,
André

Erel · Aug 27, 2014

The only way to change the cursor color is by defining the EditText in a XML file:
http://www.b4x.com/android/forum/posts/268235/

udg · Aug 27, 2014

Hi André,

sorry to have misread your post. Obviously the "lines" you were referring to were graphical lines rather than lines of text in a multi-line text box.
As Erel already explained, you need to operate on the XML file to solve your problem.

udg

AHilberink · Aug 27, 2014

udg said:
Hi André,

sorry to have misread your post. Obviously the "lines" you were referring to were graphical lines rather than lines of text in a multi-line text box.
As Erel already explained, you need to operate on the XML file to solve your problem.

udg

Thanks.

I never worked on the XML file, so I don't know how. I will study this for the next time. For now I will change the background.

If it is very easy to change through the XML file: are you willing to give a short instruction/example?

Best regards,
Andre

Erel · Aug 28, 2014

It is not complicated however it does require some work. See the example in the library: http://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/xmllayoutbuilder-load-xml-layouts.33762/

You need to add android:textCursorDrawable:="@null" to the text view element. It will cause the cursor to be the same color as the text.

KMatle · Aug 28, 2014

You could add a label (1-2dip high - same width) under the edittext (like a line) to show the dimensions of it or a label behind it (1-2dip larger) to create some sort of a border effect.

AHilberink · Aug 28, 2014

Klaus Matle said:
You could add a label (1-2dip high - same width) under the edittext (like a line) to show the dimensions of it or a label behind it (1-2dip larger) to create some sort of a border effect.

Thanks. That's a lot of work, but it is an option. I will try this.

AHilberink · Aug 28, 2014

Erel said:
It is not complicated however it does require some work. See the example in the library: http://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/xmllayoutbuilder-load-xml-layouts.33762/

You need to add android:textCursorDrawable:="@null" to the text view element. It will cause the cursor to be the same color as the text.

Thanks. I downloaded the example. As I understood there is no GUI to build the layout anymore.

2 questions:
- How do I convert my existing BAL file?
- How can I see/edit my layout without GUI?

Best regards,
André

Erel · Aug 28, 2014

You don't need to convert all the layout to XML. Create a simple XML layout with the EditText and then the view and add it to the existing layout.

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