[GH-ISSUE #904] Dropdown List: Default Background Color is Immutable! #660

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opened 2026-03-04 01:06:50 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-04 01:06:50 +03:00

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Originally created by @WhipMeHarder on GitHub (Oct 26, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/904

In the example of your Dropdown List, the colors for all objects can be changed, except for the default "green" background color of the Dropdown List.
For example, with the default code, I have modified it to this: -

app := tview.NewApplication() dropdown := tview.NewDropDown(). SetLabel("Choose the service that you want: (hit Enter): "). SetLabelColor(tcell.ColorBlue). SetFieldBackgroundColor(tcell.ColorRed). SetFieldTextColor(tcell.ColorBlue). SetPrefixTextColor(tcell.ColorYellow). SetOptions([]string{" First", " Second ", " Third", " Fourth ", " Fifth"}, nil) if err := app.SetRoot(dropdown, true).SetFocus(dropdown).Run(); err != nil { panic(err) }

Would you be willing to add a function such as: -

(d* DropDown) SetDropdownBackgroundColor(color tcell.Color)

Under "type DropDown", so that the code would look like this: -

app := tview.NewApplication() dropdown := tview.NewDropDown(). SetLabel("Choose the service that you want: (hit Enter): "). SetDropdownBackgroundColor(tcell.ColorBlue). SetOptions([]string{" First", " Second ", " Third", " Fourth ", " Fifth"}, nil) if err := app.SetRoot(dropdown, true).SetFocus(dropdown).Run(); err != nil { panic(err) }

Many thanks,

WhipMeHarder

Originally created by @WhipMeHarder on GitHub (Oct 26, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/904 In the example of your Dropdown List, the colors for all objects can be changed, except for the default "green" background color of the Dropdown List. For example, with the default code, I have modified it to this: - ` app := tview.NewApplication() dropdown := tview.NewDropDown(). SetLabel("Choose the service that you want: (hit Enter): "). SetLabelColor(tcell.ColorBlue). SetFieldBackgroundColor(tcell.ColorRed). SetFieldTextColor(tcell.ColorBlue). SetPrefixTextColor(tcell.ColorYellow). SetOptions([]string{" First", " Second ", " Third", " Fourth ", " Fifth"}, nil) if err := app.SetRoot(dropdown, true).SetFocus(dropdown).Run(); err != nil { panic(err) }` Would you be willing to add a function such as: - - (d* DropDown) SetDropdownBackgroundColor(color tcell.Color) Under "type DropDown", so that the code would look like this: - `app := tview.NewApplication() dropdown := tview.NewDropDown(). SetLabel("Choose the service that you want: (hit Enter): "). SetDropdownBackgroundColor(tcell.ColorBlue). SetOptions([]string{" First", " Second ", " Third", " Fourth ", " Fifth"}, nil) if err := app.SetRoot(dropdown, true).SetFocus(dropdown).Run(); err != nil { panic(err) }` Many thanks, WhipMeHarder

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kerem commented

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@rivo commented on GitHub (Oct 26, 2023):

Such a function already exists. See SetListStyles().

@rivo commented on GitHub (Oct 26, 2023): Such a function already exists. See [`SetListStyles()`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/rivo/tview#DropDown.SetListStyles).

kerem commented

2026-03-04 01:06:51 +03:00

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@WhipMeHarder commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2023):

Thank you! I was just going to be rude and ask you if you could give me a code example of "SetListStyles", when I came across a link here:

https://github.com/rivo/tview/blob/8b7bcf9883df/dropdown.go#L210

WhipMeHarder

@WhipMeHarder commented on GitHub (Oct 29, 2023): Thank you! I was just going to be rude and ask you if you could give me a code example of "SetListStyles", when I came across a link here: [https://github.com/rivo/tview/blob/8b7bcf9883df/dropdown.go#L210](url) WhipMeHarder