Disabled input text color change

[kushtcs]

Can we change the color of text ? I am able to change the background color but not able to change the text color (I am using Richfaces 4.3.2 Final  theme is bluesky- due to this text color when disbaled is appearing in blusky so becoming shade -)

If someone guide me to change the text color to black will be highly appreciable

I have attached the screen shot as well

[pbaker01]

Did you consider using readonly="true" instead if disabled? 

With readonly you will be able to see the text just as if it were editable and it is also selectable.

From a UI design perspective:

• I use disabled when the component is not valid for a particular set of conditions but I still want it as a placeholder. 
• I use readonly when the field is valid but due to authorization or some other factor, the user is unable to update.

If you still want to change the font color for a disabled field then have you tried the javascript tools in firefox, IE, and google. 

With those you will be able find some alternatives.  Also see thread:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1411044/how-to-change-color-of-disabled-html-controls-in-ie8-using-css

[bleathem]

@Paul Baker: good ideas!

@Kush Kumar: Have you tried setting the color via CSS attribute selectors:

http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_attribute_selectors.asp

Something like:

input[disabled=true] {

    color: black;

}

[kushtcs]

Hi Paul

readonly idea dint work .

But keeping those attributes as disabled with below entry it worked .

@Brian

Thanks for your suggestion

input[type="text"]:disabled

{

color:black;

}

select:disabled

{

color:black;

}

Thaks Paul