How to set part of the message text to a specific colour

[Ted Giles]

message_text = rec_count + " record(s) will be copied from 'fld_data', to '"+copy_db_name+"'."+crlf(2)+ "OK to proceed?"+crlf(2)+


"You will remove any Forms you have created!"+crlf(2)+


" Copy and Rename the Table you are rebuilding if you wish to save the Forms etc." <- how do I get it this colour? Is it as simple as adding the HTML shown here? Well not actually shown, but [COLOR="#FF0000"] ...... [COLOR]

[Stan Mathews]

Re: How to set part of the message text to a specific colour

What method are you using to display the message_text?

[Ted Giles]

Re: How to set part of the message text to a specific colour

Alpha standard msg box which comes as part of the Operation Builder.

[Stan Mathews]

Re: How to set part of the message text to a specific colour

If the code behind the display is ui_msg_box() you can't format the display. The text is plain text, not rich text or html. You should be able to modify it to use UI_HTML_MSG_BOX() instead.

If you can use the html message box the format seems to be

"<B><FONT COLOR=\"FF0000\"> Testing </COLOR> Not!<B>"

[Ted Giles]

Re: How to set part of the message text to a specific colour

Well that has dampened my fireworks.
Plan B.
Ta.

[Mike Wilson]

Re: How to set part of the message text to a specific colour

I do not believe you can. You'll have to build your own. Here is an example.

ui_beep(UI_CRITICAL_BEEP)
dim txt as c
txt="Don't Forget to Weigh the Containers!"
dim formatted_text as C
font_color = "gold"
background_color = "#135,185,195"
font_size="Arial,14,B"
formatted_text = "{B="+background_color+"}"+ "{C="+font_color+"}" +"{F="+font_size + "}{J=C}" + txt
ui_dlg_box("General Warning Message",<<%dlg%
{lf};
{text=%O={@@}%140,2:formatted_text};
{Background=white}
{timer=close}{interval=3}
{region}
;
{Endregion};
%dlg%)

[Ted Giles]

Re: How to set part of the message text to a specific colour

Thanks Mike and Stan.
I've been avoiding Xdialog, but I suppose it's time I tried to learn it!
Just when I thought about cracking open a keg.

[Ted Giles]

Re: How to set part of the message text to a specific colour

Mike, I bit the bullet and, using your code as a starter I might be making some headway.
Not had to code in anger for many years so the cogs need a bit of neck oil to get going.
Thanks agin.