On Tue, 2011-02-01 at 17:14 -0600, Warren Samples wrote: > On Tue, 2011-02-01 at 16:57 -0600, Warren Samples wrote: > > On Tue, 2011-02-01 at 16:33 -0600, Warren Samples wrote: > > > On Tue, 2011-02-01 at 11:53 -0800, 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. > > > > > > > > Or pixelColorAt(x,y), if we ever get it! ;) > > > > > > > > Jim Lambert > > > > > > > > > Richard, > > > > > > It probably will depend on what desktop environment the user is running, > > > but try searching GConf and gconftool. This may turn up your answer for > > > Gnome. I would also ask in Linux forums, where you will probably have > > > better luck getting a definitive answer or set of answers. (But if you > > > find out, please share - it's ugly hyperlink blue here in Mint!) > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > > > Warren > > > > > > > > > > > > here's a link that might be helpful: > > > > http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ > > > > > > > > > In fact, run the command found on the page linked to in the previous > post: > > 'gconftool-2 -R /desktop/gnome' > > Scroll down a bit and you should come to entries like this: > > gtk_color_scheme = fg_color:#3d3d3d3d3d3d > bg_color:#e0e0deded3d3 > text_color:#c7c7c7c7c7c7 > base_color:#3c3c3b3b3737 > selected_fg_color:#3d3d3d3d3d3d > selected_bg_color:#d0d0d9d9d3d3 > tooltip_fg_color:#ffffffffffff > tooltip_bg_color:#2e2e2d2d2a2a > > > Those might be what you need. > > Hope this helps :) > > Warren >
Richard, Try this in your terminal: 'gconftool-2 -g /desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_color_scheme' Here's what it gives me: warren@mint-i7 ~ $ gconftool-2 -g /desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_color_scheme fg_color:#3d3d3d3d3d3d bg_color:#e0e0deded3d3 text_color:#c7c7c7c7c7c7 base_color:#3c3c3b3b3737 selected_fg_color:#3d3d3d3d3d3d selected_bg_color:#d0d0d9d9d3d3 tooltip_fg_color:#ffffffffffff tooltip_bg_color:#2e2e2d2d2a2a _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode