[platform-swt-dev] Re: SWT.COLOR_XXXX

["Laurent M." <totolaricot@xxxxxxx>]

Steve Northover wrote:
> Obviously, COLOR_WIDGET_BACKGROUND isn't cutting it for you, is it?   

well, it might be because it is 'obviously' not the right value: it is 
based on "kThemeBrushButtonFaceActive", whereas Control.fillbackground does:
OS.HIThemeSetFill (OS.kThemeBrushDialogBackgroundActive, 0, context, 
OS.kHIThemeOrientationNormal);

I might have done some homework before bringing the idea here ... :)

> Please enter a bug report.

As I mentioned somewhere else, I am in voluntary exile from bugzilla 
because I get frustrated [and no doubt frustrate you in the process] 
with how it seems to work. I figured this is a more constructive 
approach. as for the COLOR_XXX, as I mentioned, I took care of my 
immediate problem.

> The API looks good, but an issue is that in 
> these days of theme managers, colors are not always solid.  For example, 
> the Mac used to paint strippey lines.

yes, indeed... hence the calls the OS.GetThemeBrushAsColor() calls 
inside Device.getSystemColor(int id). did I miss something?


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> I noticed that in the carbon SWT implementation, there is no way (other
> than a hidden temporary shell followed by a snapshot to a Image and a
> getPixel(0,0)) to get access to the brush used to paint a shell. I
> needed that to make a toolbar gradient fade into the rest of the panel
> without assuming that all the platforms use RGB(232,232,232) like
> leopard. Would it make sense to add a SWT.COLOR_SHELL_BACKGROUND system
> color? (don't have the time to investige all other platforms).
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