QPalette::brush

[jacek]

so all I need to know really, is how to create a brush from the color used in QPalette::AlternateBase and QPalette::Base

Ask QPalette to give you one.

[tpf80]

I actually tried this (see above) but I got errors. (this was the way I really wanted to do it)

tableNoHighlight = QPalette::brush(QPalette::AlternateBase);
 tableNoHighlight = QPalette::brush(QPalette::Base);

tableNoHighlight = QPalette::brush(QPalette::AlternateBase);
 tableNoHighlight = QPalette::brush(QPalette::Base);

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it asks for an object, but I am not quite sure what object its asking for.

[jacek]

it asks for an object, but I am not quite sure what object its asking for.

QPalette::brush() isn't a static method, so you have to create a QPalette object first:

QPalette p;
tableNoHighlight = p.brush(QPalette::Base);

QPalette p;
tableNoHighlight = p.brush(QPalette::Base);

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[tpf80]

ah I see.. I knew it was something simple that I was missing...