Setting text color on QLabel

[Yorma]

Qt 4.0.1: What methods can I use for setting the text color on a QLabel item? I can easily change the font, font size, the text itself and the alignment of the label but not the text colour.

Edit:
Ok, I managed to change the colour of the label by creating a new palette for it, but I want to change the colour of the text only, not whole labels.

[wysota]

Did you try using

somelabel->setText("<font color='red'>Some text</font>");

somelabel->setText("<font color='red'>Some text</font>");

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[Yorma]

Did you try using

somelabel->setText("<font color='red'>Some text</font>");

somelabel->setText("<font color='red'>Some text</font>");

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That did it, thank you. How about if i want to change the colour on run time, do I just set the color again like for example:

somelabel->setText("<font color='Blue'>Some text</font>");

somelabel->setText("<font color='Blue'>Some text</font>");

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Or is there an alternative way of doing it? Can the "<font color='Blue'>" be replaced with an constant value or a class member?

[wysota]

It is just a string, you can replace it however and whenever you want.

[Yorma]

It is just a string, you can replace it however and whenever you want.

Thanks!

I'm kinda unfamiliar with that HTML style markup. How can I set the text for the label to be taken from for example QString or QTime with that kind of color color setting? How do I wrap it so that it does not show you the variables name, but what is stored in them instead?

[jacek]

How do I wrap it so that it does not show you the variables name, but what is stored in them instead?

QString colour; // you can use also QColor
QString text;
// ...
QString template = tr("<font color='%1'>%2</font>");
somelabel->setText( template.arg( colour, text ) );

QString colour; // you can use also QColor
QString text;
// ...
QString template = tr("<font color='%1'>%2</font>");
somelabel->setText( template.arg( colour, text ) );

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[sunil.thaha]

Qt Code:

1. QString colour; // you can use also QColor
2. QString text;
3. // ...
4. QString template = tr("<font color='%1'>%2</font>");
5. somelabel->setText( template.arg( colour, text ) );

Don't use template it's a keyword

[jacek]

Don't use template it's a keyword

Good point, I didn't notice that.

[GreyGeek]

QString colour; // you can use also QColor
QString text;
// ...
QString fonttemplate = tr("<font color='%1'>%2</font>");
somelabel->setText( fonttemplate.arg( colour, text ) );

QString colour; // you can use also QColor
QString text;
// ...
QString fonttemplate = tr("<font color='%1'>%2</font>");
somelabel->setText( fonttemplate.arg( colour, text ) );

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Simply, but elegant!

It's hints like these that make this forum so valuable.

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[jacek]

if you are ever in Lincoln, NE then visit the Nebraska State Office Building and ask for me. I'll take you out for a steak dinner!!

Thank you! Unfortunately I have no overseas journeys in my plans now, but we'll see what the future holds.

[mahe2310]

Did you try using

somelabel->setText("<font color='red'>Some text</font>");

somelabel->setText("<font color='red'>Some text</font>");

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?

hi i tried this code but fails to get any result...

Mahe2310

[wysota]

hi i tried this code but fails to get any result...

'Any result'? Meaning, you get a blank label?