Changing the DisplayAlert button color

[Symbai]

I'm new to MAUI. I noticed the Styles.xaml file with color definitions in it. I changed all to my desires but unfortunately tons of controls are still using the default colors. For example the DisplayAlert button is still in purple. Same for the Entry underline and caret.

How can I change the colors for them?

[KarlSearl]

Not sure if you can do this with the display alert aspects., but there is as pop-up control in the Maui community toolkit. I had a play with that, you have a lot of control over the style.

[Symbai]

It should be doable in MAUI without having to switch to a completely different third party popup. I only wanted to know if I have missed something or if it simply not implemented in MAUI yet

[99067718]

Bruh that sucks.
Purple on top of gray is not readable at all...

[LaraSQP]

Bruh that sucks. Purple on top of gray is not readable at all...

This is still a problem today.

Does anyone have a solution?

[Symbai]

@LaraSQP After some time I figured out how to change many of the "unchangeable" colors, such as Entry underline / caret etc. I don't know if this also changes the displayalert button color but you can give it a try: #9039

[LaraSQP]

Thank you very, very much for replying.

I will give it a try.

[mhrastegari]

If you only want to change the default purple color of all controls in android all you have to do is change the color variables in YOURPROJECT\Platforms\Android\Resources\values\colors.xml .

[LaraSQP]

Thank you very much. I was unaware of a colors.xml file specific to android.

Turns out that to change the purple ok/cancel/etc buttons in DisplayAlert, all that is needed is to modify colorPrimary.

You rock, man.

[mhrastegari]

Happy to help ❤️

[dnovaprove]

Thanks very much!

[blautben]

For anyone looking to change the line color on Entry/Picker, you're looking to change the android:colorControlNormal and colorAccent items in this file. colorAccent is the default value for colorControlActivated, so if you'd rather change it explicitly, that should work too.

[MauiUIui]

For anyone looking to change the line color on Entry/Picker, you're looking to change the android:colorControlNormal and colorAccent items in this file. colorAccent is the default value for colorControlActivated, so if you'd rather change it explicitly, that should work too.

I know about colorAccent and I did change it to fit my needs. But where can I find android:colorControlNormal and colorControlActivated?

[mhrastegari]

you need to create a styles.xml file your self.

[hinnerkweiler]

Has anyone found a way to reflect screen modes for these controls? E.g. it is hard to find a color fpr the Alert Box "OK" that stands out equally on a black or white Background.

[appdevcanada]

That's why there are 2 colors.xml, one in values and the other in values-night. You just need to adjust the desired colours...

[hinnerkweiler]

oh... uhm... not in my MAUI?!? – I would have tried that.
Just created a values-night folder and it magically comes into action on dark-mode indeed. Thank you!
From your wording it sounds as if that folder is normally generated automatically? If so (on Windows?) it may be a Maui-Bug on Mac that it does not?

[appdevcanada]

Yeah, sorry, but it was already built for my project... and using VS 2022 for Mac.

[hinnerkweiler]

ok, it than may have changed over time. The project was initially created with one of the latest RC's of 2022 Mac. However thanks again for the hint.

[Seenuvasanmohan]

how to apply for windows platform for applying button color for alert/actionsheet.