Setting text color on QLabel

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.

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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.

Did you try using

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

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Originally Posted by wysota

Did you try using

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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:

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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?

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

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Originally Posted by wysota

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

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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?

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Originally Posted by Yorma

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

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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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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 ) );

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Don't use template it's a keyword

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Originally Posted by sunil.thaha

Don't use template it's a keyword

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Good point, I didn't notice that.

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Originally Posted by jacek

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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!

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Originally Posted by GreyGeek

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!!

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

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Originally Posted by wysota

Did you try using

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

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

Mahe2310

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Originally Posted by mahe2310

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

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