question on combo box text color

[DomIntCom - Info]

how do I change the text color in a combo box? I have looked everywhere for
this info, and seem to be able to change it everywhere except in the combo
box.

thanks,

Jeff

 

[brucie]

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how do I change the text color in a combo box? I have looked everywhere for
this info, and seem to be able to change it everywhere except in the combo
box.

browser support for styling form elements varies.

select,option{color:white;background:red;}

 

[David Dorward]

how do I change the text color in a combo box?

A combobox? In a HTML? Very unlikely. You probably mean a select element[1].

The answer is - the same as anywhere else: With the CSS color and
background-color properties. Browser support is, however, limited due to
the techniques used to render drop down menus.

[1] Select elements are usually rendered as drop down lists. A combobox is a
drop down list combined with a text box, this allows the user to pick an
existing option or type in a new one. HTML makes no provision for this, so
any that are around are strictly non-standard JavaScript hackery[2].

[2] And I think I might have figured out a way to make one that is actually
accessible - I'll see about writing it up later.

 

[DomIntCom - Info]

thnx...

I'll play with this, I'm assuming I can change the color with a hex value
(which is what I need).

should be able to make it work.

 

[brucie]

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I'll play with this, I'm assuming I can change the color with a hex value

yes

select,option{color:#FFFFFF;background:#FF0000;}

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