ListView textColor

[Mark Wuest]

I've got a ListView that I populate from an String[].

I tried to change the text color to black on white. Every other item on my screen works.

Except the ListView. The background changes to white. The text stays white.

My main.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/linearLayout"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:background="@drawable/phsbg"
    style="@style/listFont"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<TextView android:layout_weight="0"
    style="@style/listFont"
    android:text="Search For:"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<EditText android:id="@+id/searchEditText"
    android:layout_weight="0"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="" />
<Button android:id="@+id/searchButton"
    android:layout_weight="0"
    android:text="Search"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<ListView android:id="@+id/resultsListView"
    android:textColor="@android:color/black"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>

My resources.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<drawable name="phsbg">#FFFFFF</drawable>
<drawable name="phshighlight">#FFFFFF</drawable>
<drawable name="text">#000000</drawable>
<color name="textcolor">#000000</color>
<style name="listFont" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.Small">
    <item name="android:textColor">#000000</item>
</style>
</resources>

You may surmise (correctly) that I've tried other permutations of textcolor, listFont, and just color/black.

any thoughts?

Thanks,

Mark

[Steven Mann]

I also need an answer to this. Is it just standard protocol to have black listviews? Would it seem strange to have a black menu leading to a white text area?

regards, Steven