[GH-ISSUE #995] `SetPlaceholderTextColor` method not available for `*tview.TextArea` #721

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opened 2026-03-04 01:07:16 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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Originally created by @HicaroD on GitHub (Jun 5, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/995

Is there any good reason for this?
I want to change the color of the placeholder text from the text area, but this method is not available for some reason

Originally created by @HicaroD on GitHub (Jun 5, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/rivo/tview/issues/995 Is there any good reason for this? I want to change the color of the placeholder text from the text area, but this method is not available for some reason

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@eeeXun commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2024):

Did you try the SetPlaceholderStyle?

@eeeXun commented on GitHub (Jun 12, 2024): Did you try the [`SetPlaceholderStyle`](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/rivo/tview#InputField.SetPlaceholderStyle)?

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@HicaroD commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2024):

Works perfectly. I got used to Set__TextColor method style.

Thank you!

@HicaroD commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2024): Works perfectly. I got used to `Set__TextColor` method style. Thank you!

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@rivo commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2024):

The Set__Color methods are just there for backwards compatibility. At some point, only Set__Style methods were added (and will be added). They allow you to specify many more attributes, like background colour, underline/bold etc. You can even add hyperlinks if you want.

@rivo commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2024): The `Set__Color` methods are just there for backwards compatibility. At some point, only `Set__Style` methods were added (and will be added). They allow you to specify many more attributes, like background colour, underline/bold etc. You can even add hyperlinks if you want.