Jim Lambert wrote: > Richard wrote: > >> Currently the LiveCode engine uses the Windows hiliteColor when >> selecting text, ignoring whatever highlight color may be in use >> by the current theme. >> >> Is there a shell query I can run to determine the current text >> highlight color? > > There probably is a shell query, but if there isn't, you might > possibly programmatically select some text on a white background > then use mouseColor to sniff out the hiliteColor.
Thanks, Jim, but there's the rub: the hiliteColor LiveCode uses on Linux isn't the one in the current theme (it looks like some Win95 default).
In fact, that's my goal: once I can find out what the current theme uses, I can make my own text selection look normal within the user's setup.
-- Richard Gaskin Fourth World LiveCode training and consulting: http://www.fourthworld.com Webzine for LiveCode developers: http://www.LiveCodeJournal.com LiveCode Journal blog: http://LiveCodejournal.com/blog.irv _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
