[wxPython-users] masked.ComboBox background on Vista

[Werner F. Bruhin]

Robin Dunn wrote:
> Werner F. Bruhin wrote:
>> I am just testing my application on Vista (wxPython 2.8.1 and Python 
>> 2.4) and found that the background of ComboBox is not shown in the 
>> same way.
>>
>> On XP yellow background, on Vista it is the standard greyish, see 
>> attached images.
>>
>> Is there a workaround for this?
>
> Not currently.  Please open a wxMSW specific bug report about this, 
> describing that SetBackgroundColour is not working on Vista with a 
> wxComboBox.  Since it is fully themed, it may not be possible any more 
> to override colors without either custom drawing the control, or 
> getting real ugly with the Theme API, but our MSW gurus will probably 
> know more.
>
>
Done -  Request ID 1683457

Werner