c# make textbox unselectable

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I want to get the same functionality as Textbox.Enabled = false; so that the text in a textbox is not selectable at all but without the text changing to light gray. It should stay the same.

Textbox.ReadOnly = true; still lets you select it so that's not good.

And no it has to be a textbox not a label unfortunately.

Please see http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/csharpgeneral/thread/249448d3-418e-41ce-9e5a-1f311890e78b/ and http://stackoverflow.com/questions/276179/how-to-change-the-font-color-of-a-disabled-textbox. This is a duplicate. — RainbowFish, Feb 15 '13 at 16:38
First try to find your answer here before posting a new question. — Yaqub Ahmad, Feb 15 '13 at 16:41
winforms, I forgot to mention, sorry. and yes Textbox.Forecolor="Black"; does not change the colour, have tried it. — sd_dracula, Feb 15 '13 at 16:42
Fine your answer here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/276179/how-to-change-the-font-color-of-a-disabled-textbox — Yaqub Ahmad, Feb 15 '13 at 16:44
Other possible duplicate http://stackoverflow.com/q/411143/266919 — AxelEckenberger, Feb 15 '13 at 16:53

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 15 '13 at 16:41

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Is this in WPF? If so you should use Textbox.Enabled = false; and change the styling so that this disabled textbox looks the way you want it to look.

answered Feb 15 '13 at 16:41

jeconner

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yes it's weird though as if I set `textBox1.BackColor = Color.Red;` works just fine but `textBox1.ForeColor = Color.Black;` does not. Not sure why – sd_dracula Feb 15 '13 at 16:47

c# make textbox unselectable

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