[wxPython-users] wxMac: dimmed statusbar text after hiding/minimizing the app

[Robin Dunn]

roee shlomo wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have the following problem with wxStatusBar:
> - The status bar has 3 fields (default + 2)
> - The text for the last 2 cells changes infrequently
> - After hiding the app and then reshowing it the text in those cells 
> looks dimmed (gray) until I set new text.
> Is it a bug or an unwanted feature :P ?

Smells like a bug to me.  Please make a bug report with a category of 
"wxMac specific".

> What is the best way to bypass it?

You could catch the EVT_ACTIVATE event for the frame and reset the 
statusbar text in the handler.

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