# Gtk::ScrolledWindow.new and setting colours?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk-scrolledwindow-new-and-setting-colours/92279>\
**Category:** Ruby-Gnome 2\
**Created:** [April 17, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk-scrolledwindow-new-and-setting-colours/92279 "2007-04-17T19:53:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![quik77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/dec6dc/32.png) [@quik77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/quik77)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk-scrolledwindow-new-and-setting-colours/92279/1 "2007-04-17T19:53:04Z")

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Gtk::ScrolledWindow.new

I seem to be unable to change the colours of a scrolled window.

It has a default grayish colour, thats hard to read in my application.  
How to set it to white background and black foreground?

.modify\_bg seems to not work hmm

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**Author:** ![quik77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/dec6dc/32.png) [@quik77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/quik77)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2007, 1:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gtk-scrolledwindow-new-and-setting-colours/92279/2 "2007-04-18T01:52:47Z")

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I think you use rcstyle.  
[http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?Gtk%3A%3ARcStyle](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?Gtk%3A%3ARcStyle)

You could also look at gtk/sample/misc/style\_property.rb  
and style\_property.rc

If anyone would like to provide a simpler example please feel free todo  
so.