Re: [wxperl-users] wxStaticLine bug (setting back/fore ground color doesn't do it)

[Mattia B. <mb...@ds...>]

No platform, wxWindows, wxPerl version
Assuming Win32, wxWindows 2.2.x, some wxPerl (does not matter)

> Hi.
> I've tried using 
> Set(Fore|Back)groundColour 
> with Wx::StaticLine, 
> but it's not working.
> 
> Wx::Static line is a Wx::Window, so it should happen.
Yes.

> Refresh should help, but it doesn't.
> Neither does Clear.
> 
> Calling Show('show') does paint it the default light gray, but only if you pass Show
> as string.  Show(1) doesn't quite work.  (this is also very bizzare ).
Well, the bizarre thing is that you need to call Show... why do you call it?
As for the string thing, I don't know why it happens.

> The color gets set, cause if I set/get it, I can see that the values are correct,
> the static line just never gets painted, like it should.
> 
> I believe this to be a bug ( it can't be because it's a "static" line,
> or can it ;)?
Yes :) it appears Windows treats static controls differently from other windows
when it comes to color handling.

> My example is below, width peaks at 80 chars ;)
I *really* appreciate the test case, but, in general, I will appreciate
it much more if it is a *minimal* test case; for example,
adding this
----
  my $sta = Wx::StaticLine( ... );
  $sta->SetBackgroundColour( Wx::Colour->new( 'red' ) );
----
to the minimal sample, is sufficient to demonstarte the bug.
The reason is that, in general, it is much easier to track down
bugs with a minimal testcase than with a complex one.

Regards
Mattia