Cannot have different text colors per state in manual menu

[nilhadp]

When I use the automatic menu widget, I can select colors for the text, e.g. black for normal and red for active. When I tried the same for a manual widget, it does not show the states when I select the text in the menu item. I can only change the fill, which is not what I want. Any idea?

[Ussnorway]

you are in the wrong layer would be my guess mate... the top left should say "label" then goto the "text" panel and change your colour

[farzin.farhang]

Thank you so much! So helpful

[fotoroeder]

Might be tricky, as we have to click only once for menu, menu-items, we have to double click into the text-field:

Best Regards,
Uwe

[nilhadp · Accepted solution]

I found out how to work. First I tried clicking all the way into the text field, but then I couldn't select color, but when I stopped the clicking just before, and then selected the text tool (T), then the states were displayed, and I could set the colors. Works differently from the automatic menu, which confused me.

[Ussnorway]

nilhadp  wrote

Works differently from the automatic menu, which confused me.

it works the same way no matter what setting you pick

[ankushr40215001]

Adding to ussnorway, yes its right, works the same way.

I guess you are confused because you cannot the select the menu text to edit in the automatic menu, as they are set b default as per the page name.

However you can always select the box and make states panel active, a nonstop 4 clicks shall also do the same.

Regards,

Ankush

[nilhadp]

No, that is not what confused me. There is actually a subtle difference between automatic and manual menu widgets.

If I click all the way to the text in the menu without using the text (T) tool, the automatic menu allows me to access the states so I can for instance change text color, but the manual menu does not.

If I stop the clicking just outside the text, and then select the text tool, both menu types work the same way and allow working with states.

I was accustomed to work with automatic menus according to the first method, and couldn't understand why I couldn't access the states.