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Posted: **Wed Apr 29, 2026 2:32 pm**

How to disable setcolor in a texteditor string?
I casually found that moai.DoMethod(id$, "SetColor", start, end, 0) does it but I'm not sure it is the right way. I'm not sure that all the escape characters are removed and I get a plain text.
Can someone give some light on this matter?

thanks

Posted: **Thu Apr 30, 2026 10:38 am**

Sorry I selected the wrong thread lt needed to be under rapagui
May the administrator move this post? Thanks

Posted: **Thu Apr 30, 2026 8:15 pm**

you dont need at all coloring?
maybe seting Texteditor.Styled to false which disables it?

Posted: **Sat May 02, 2026 8:08 pm**

I think that styled would apply to the whole document of the texteditor, while instead I need to reset the color in just few specific words of the document leaving the rest untouched (with colors)

Posted: **Sat May 02, 2026 9:37 pm**

ilbarbax wrote: ↑Sat May 02, 2026 8:08 pm I think that styled would apply to the whole document of the texteditor, while instead I need to reset the color in just few specific words of the document leaving the rest untouched (with colors)

Hmm, if you only need to reset the color in a few specific words why not use Texteditor.SetColor?

Posted: **Sun May 03, 2026 9:44 am**

Yes I did that as described in my first message but I'm not sure I found the correct way

Posted: **Sun May 03, 2026 11:02 pm**

I think it's the only way. Maybe in the future a method for resetting style information for a part of the text can be added.

Posted: **Mon May 04, 2026 2:35 pm**

I approached the problem in a more pragmatic way with the following function

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Function p_te_uncolor(id$,l_n,txt$)
		Local line_pos=moai.DoMethod(id$, "GetPosition", "0", ToString(l_n-1))
		Local line_len=moai.DoMethod(id$, "GetLineLength", ToString(l_n-1))
		Local t$ = moai.DoMethod(id$, "GetText", line_pos, line_pos+line_len)
		Local pz=FindStr(t$,txt$)
		If pz>=0 
			ntxt$=MidStr(t$,pz-10,StrLen(txt$)+20); my text including evenctual color escape chr
			If StartsWith(ntxt$,Chr(27).."P[")
				t$=UnmidStr(t$, pz+StrLen(txt$), 10)
				t$=UnmidStr(t$, pz-10, 10)
				moai.Set(id$,"CursorPos",line_pos)
				moai.DoMethod(id$, "Mark", line_pos, line_pos+line_len)
				DebugPrint(line_pos, line_pos+line_len, moai.DoMethod(id$, "GetSelection"))

				moai.DoMethod(id$, "Cut")
				moai.Set(id$,"CursorPos",line_pos)
				moai.DoMethod(id$, "Insert", t$, "Cursor")
			EndIf
		EndIf
EndFunction

It works but I have a problem with the Cut command. It seems not work. In fact I get the line repeated with the color and without the color.
The mark command seems working because the debug print shows coherent figures.
Atm I'm stuck with this problem that is another problem respect the first one.

Posted: **Mon May 04, 2026 3:50 pm**

found the problem!.
The texteditor was readonly but at this point why only cut is effected by the readonly and not set color?

Posted: **Sun May 10, 2026 6:38 pm**

ilbarbax wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2026 3:50 pm The texteditor was readonly but at this point why only cut is effected by the readonly and not set color?

Read-only only means that the user won't be able to edit the text. Changing the text programmatically is still possible even in read-only mode.

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