WxComboBox White Dropdown

[gillp28]

Hi,
Does anyone know to get rid of the dropdown white portion in wxCombox? I tired using dismiss so it wouldn't show up but you can still see the dropdown
white portion.

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void Project1Frame::onDropdown(wxCommandEvent& event)
{
	wxColourDialog dialog; 
	if (dialog.ShowModal() == wxID_OK)
	{
		wxColourData data = dialog.GetColourData();
		colorSelect->SetBackgroundColour(data.GetColour()); 
		colorSelect->Dismiss(); 
	}
}

[doublemax]

I have no idea what you're talking about. Can you make a screenshot?

[gillp28]

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[doublemax]

I don't think there is any way to avoid this. You could try wxComboCtrl, which is more flexible, but also a little harder to use.
https://docs.wxwidgets.org/trunk/classw ... _ctrl.html

[Nunki]

Hi Gillp28,

Could it be that you have only three controls on your dialog of which only the combobox gains the input focus. Or where your combobox is the first object in the dialog (when being created). And if the focus is set on the combobox it automatically opens to show the possible choices, of which there are none for now, hence the white empty space.

So maybe if you add a plain textedit control as first object, so that this will get the input focus first, the dropdown of the combobox will no longer appear.

with regards,
Nunki

[gillp28]

Hi,

I tried changing the focus but i still see the dropdown.

Thanks

[ONEEYEMAN]

Hi,
What are you doing in order to see the drop down?
And why does it not have any items? I.e. that's why it is white (according to you theme).

Thank you.

[gillp28]

I am trying to use the drop-down as a colour selection tool. When i click the combo box i don't want the white portion to appear so i tried dismissing it and as well change focus when the event is triggered but it still doesn't work.

[ONEEYEMAN]

Hi,
What is wrong with using wxColourPicker?

Thank you.

[gillp28]

I have used that widget before but I don’t like how in windows the whole button doesn’t fill in with colour

[ONEEYEMAN]

Hi,

I am trying to use the drop-down as a colour selection tool. When i click the combo box i don't want the white portion to appear

What do you want to happen in this case? I am not sure you can prevent the drop down from showing...
But I'm also curious why it is empty? Did you put some strings in the combo box?

Thank you.