[Solved] Disabled text color remains gray instead of black in RadDropDownList / RadDateTimePicker (Telerik 2015 Q1, TSSP attached)

[Sihol]

Hi, Telerik Team.

I’m using Telerik UI for WinForms 2015 Q1 with a custom theme, and I want the text color to remain black even when the control is disabled. Currently, when Enabled=False, the text automatically becomes gray.

My goal is for the text color to be black in both Enabled and Disabled states.

This already works for RadTextBox, using the HostedTextBoxBase approach from the forum.

However, for the following controls, the text still becomes gray when disabled:

• RadDropDownList

• RadDateTimePicker

I already modified the Disabled state in Visual Style Builder and updated elements like RadDropDownTextBoxElement and TextBoxFill(Fill Primitive). I’ve attached my .tssp file.

Could you please review the .tssp and let me know if there is any incorrect setting, or if I’m modifying the wrong element to keep the disabled text color black?

Also, if there is a recommended way to achieve this without using Visual Style Builder (for example programmatically), I would appreciate your guidance.

Thank you.

[Nadya | Tech Support Engineer]

Hello, Sihol,

Your question has already been addressed in the other ticket you have opened on the same topic. See Ticket ID: 1710452 in your Telerik account for more information. To keep threads prganized, Let's continue our discussion in the ticket.

I am posting the following KB and SDK repo for more visibility in the forum, so other customers can refer to them when needed:

•  WinForms Changing the text color of a disabled RadTextBox - Telerik UI for WinForms
•  https://github.com/telerik/winforms-sdk/tree/master/Editors/DisabledEditorsColor 

Regards,
Nadya | Tech Support Engineer
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