Codejock Developer Community : Highlight Colour In Combobox And Listbox http://forum.codejock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:12:20 +0000 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:33:27 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 forum.codejock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=15530 <![CDATA[Codejock Developer Community]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_images/codejock-logo.gif http://forum.codejock.com/ <![CDATA[Highlight Colour In Combobox And Listbox : This does work on XP but on Vista...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15530&PID=54611&title=highlight-colour-in-combobox-and-listbox#54611 Author: Mantra
Subject: 15530
Posted: 06 November 2009 at 4:33am

This does work on XP but on Vista the highlight colour of listboxes or comboboxes stay blue.
Just to prove the manifest was OK I even loaded my skin (or any other skin) into your SkinControls example.
The highlight never changes colour on Vista.
 
Thank you
]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:33:27 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15530&PID=54611&title=highlight-colour-in-combobox-and-listbox#54611 <![CDATA[Highlight Colour In Combobox And Listbox : Just copy a manifest file from...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15530&PID=54580&title=highlight-colour-in-combobox-and-listbox#54580 Author: SuperMario
Subject: 15530
Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:45am

Just copy a manifest file from any of the VB samples and rename it.  Make sure it is in the same directory as the exe.
]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:45:51 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15530&PID=54580&title=highlight-colour-in-combobox-and-listbox#54580 <![CDATA[Highlight Colour In Combobox And Listbox : After searching the forum for...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15530&PID=54579&title=highlight-colour-in-combobox-and-listbox#54579 Author: Mantra
Subject: 15530
Posted: 05 November 2009 at 7:42am

After searching the forum for info on 'manifest' I have uncovered another reference for skinning a DBList control where you suggest adding a manifest.
However I can find no information on the manifest and how this is created for specific controls.
 
If this is in fact a manifest for invoking themed controls in general (either a manifest file or one embedded as a resource ) then I have already tried this and found that the combobox and listbox highlights are still blue.
 
Does anyone have any suggestions?
 
I am using VB6 by the way.
]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:42:09 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15530&PID=54579&title=highlight-colour-in-combobox-and-listbox#54579 <![CDATA[Highlight Colour In Combobox And Listbox : Hi, Add Manifest to your application...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15530&PID=54527&title=highlight-colour-in-combobox-and-listbox#54527 Author: Oleg
Subject: 15530
Posted: 03 November 2009 at 8:11am

Hi,
 
Add Manifest to your application and run as exe. It will change color then.
]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:11:31 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15530&PID=54527&title=highlight-colour-in-combobox-and-listbox#54527 <![CDATA[Highlight Colour In Combobox And Listbox : Is there a way of changing the...]]> http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15530&PID=54480&title=highlight-colour-in-combobox-and-listbox#54480 Author: Mantra
Subject: 15530
Posted: 02 November 2009 at 9:43am

Is there a way of changing the highlight colour of listboxes and comboboxes?
 
By changing the Highlight property in System Metrics I can get the menu highlight and the selected text in textboxes to change from the default blue but I can find no way to change the highlight colour from blue in listboxes and comboboxes.
 
Thank you
]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:43:46 +0000 http://forum.codejock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15530&PID=54480&title=highlight-colour-in-combobox-and-listbox#54480