# Re: - background color problem for FXCombobox

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-background-color-problem-for-fxcombobox/97510>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 7, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-background-color-problem-for-fxcombobox/97510 "2006-07-07T16:28:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-background-color-problem-for-fxcombobox/97510/1 "2006-07-07T16:28:52Z")

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Dear Lyle,

as you suggested, I’ve now upgraded to FXRuby 1.6.0 (thanks to the  
Windows one-click installer team, that was easy).  
I found an FXTextfield and an FXMenuButton as children of FXComboBox,  
and  
there is a method setBackColor to set the background color.  
But this changes only the color of the pane of the ComboBox as one  
clicks on  
the button.  
The background color of the one option of Combobox that’s visible if you  
don’t  
have the pane open is still the same as that of the big frame it sits  
in.

How do I change that ?

Thank you,

Best regards,

Axel

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-background-color-problem-for-fxcombobox/97510/2 "2006-07-07T16:35:54Z")

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On 7/7/06, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> How do I change that ?  
> It’s working for me here, so I need for you to file a bug report that  
> includes a short (but complete) example program that demonstrates the  
> problem.