[vdr] Re: Setting color for menu items

[s.huelswitt@gmx.de (Stefan Huelswitt)]

On 01 Jul 2004 Sascha Volkenandt <lists@magoa.net> wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 30. Juni 2004 22:42 schrieb Jan Ekholm:
>> This sets the text fine as well as the color. However, as soon as I use
>> SetColor() the color changes to cyan but the "highlight bar" isn't shown
>> anymore when navigating the menu. If I leave out the call the items are
>> all white and the bar shows the currently selected item normally. The
>> SetColor call seems to make it disappear somehow, although it still does
>> work internally, if I press twice "down" I'll get the third item.
>>
>> Anything I've misunderstood about the color usage? The colors show up ok
>> and I have no crasches nor errors.
> 
> Basically, everything is right with what you are doing. Well, almost. You just 
> have only four colors in the central area. So don't use more, or use a 
> different output-device.

I think the point is, that VDR 1.2.x marks an item as
"unselectable" as soon as the color is changed. I'm not
completely sure, but I think in VDR 1.3.x the two things have
been seperated.

Regards.

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