How to disable a textbox without fading text?

Question

Is there anyway of getting all of the properties of a !enabled textbox except the faded text?

I cannot use a Label because I want the textbox to be enabled eventually. I cannot use readonly because I do not want the user's cursor to appear within.

I think that setting the BackColor to a fixed color is a solution. — Graffito, Aug 04 '15 at 14:11

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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It would be best to have both a Label and a TextBox in the same location.

Hide the TextBox and display the content in a Label until you are ready to edit it. At that point, hide the Label and show the TextBox.

Otherwise you'll have to subclass the TextBox, and override the OnPaint method, somewhat like the following:

protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
{
     SolidBrush drawBrush = new SolidBrush(ForeColor); //Use the ForeColor property
     // Draw string to screen.
     e.Graphics.DrawString(Text, Font, drawBrush, 0f,0f); //Use the Font property
}

Take a look at this answer and this link.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:58

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answered Aug 04 '15 at 14:15

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Thanks, I was hoping I wouldn't have to create a custom textbox. I actually was thinking about using a label and textbox. I was hoping there was something _very_ simple. – Phillip Aug 04 '15 at 15:01

Graffito · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-04T14:58:59.273

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Use a SystemColor instead of KnownColor:

Color color = textbox1.BackColor ;
textbox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(color.A, color.R, color.G, color.B);

color = textbox1.ForeColor ;
textbox1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(color.A, color.R, color.G, color.B);

edited Aug 04 '15 at 14:58

answered Aug 04 '15 at 14:23

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This does allow you to change the BackColor from fading but it does not stop the text within the textbox from fading. – Phillip Aug 04 '15 at 14:55
Same thing for the ForeColor : I added the instructions in the proposed code. – Graffito Aug 04 '15 at 14:59

How to disable a textbox without fading text?

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