Color (DriveWorks Documentation)

Color

Property Type: Static

Applies to the following properties:

Property	Default Value	Hierarchical Reference
Background Color	Takes the color of the user form the control is added to.	ControlName.BackgroundColor
Caption Color	ControlText	ControlName.CaptionColor
Grid Line Color	LightGray	ControlName.GridLineColor
Header Background Color	Gainsboro	ControlName.HeaderBackgroundColor
Header Text Color	ControlText	ControlName.HeaderTextColor
Hover Color	Red	ControlName.HoverColor
Input Background Color	White	ControlName.InputBackgroundColor
List Item Color	ControlText	ControlName.ListItemColor
Loading Progress Bar Color	ControlText	ControlName.LoadingProgressBarColor
Option Item Color	ControlText	ControlName.OptionItemColor
Row Hover Background Color	WhiteSmoke	ControlName.RowHoverBackgroundColor
Row Hover Text Color	ControlText	ControlName.RowHoverTextColor
Selected Row Background Color	DodgerBlue	ControlName.SelectedRowBackgroundColor
Selected Row Text Color	White	ControlName.SelectedRowTextColor
Text Color	Blue (Hyperlink), ControlText(All other controls)	ControlName.TextColor
Unit Color	ControlText	ControlName.UnitColor

By default the background color for all controls is set to the same value as the background color for the user form they exist on.

These properties require a system color name or a hexadecimal color value to be set.

Ensure the property is a static property (the gray orb will be displayed alongside the property name)

The default value of the static property can be changed by one of the following methods:

Using the Color Chooser.
1. Click in the property for the control to be changed
2. Click the drop down list at the end of the property value field
3. Select the color tab to use (from Custom, Web or System)
4. Select the required color from the list.
Typing the Color name or Hexadecimal value.
1. Click in the property for the control to be changed
2. Type the name of the color or it's hexadecimal value directly into the property field.

Color Property Value (static)	Result
White	Changes the color of the control to white
Transparent	Changes the color of the control to be transparent
#644B47	Changes the color of the control to be the color of the hexadecimal value #644B47

A rule can also be built for this property by changing the type to dynamic.

Color Property Value (dynamic)	Result
ColorHex(56,129,205,255)	Changes the color of the control to be the hexadecimal equivalent of the RGB and Opacity values 56, 129, 205, 255.
ColorHex(RedReturn, GreenReturn, BlueReturn, OpacityReturn)	Changes the color of the control to be the hexadecimal equivalent of the RGB and Opacity values coming from the corresponding controls.

Value set in Form Designer. Static properties can be made Dynamic by double clicking the gray radio button.