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Author: ladyada

adafruit_display_text/text_area.py

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 
 class TextArea:
-    def __init__(self, font, *, text=None, width=None, height=1):
+    def __init__(self, font, *, text=None, width=None, color=0x0, height=1):
         if not width and not text:
             raise RuntimeError("Please provide a width")
         if not width:
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def __init__(self, font, *, text=None, width=None, height=1):
 
         self.p = displayio.Palette(2)
         self.p.make_transparent(0)
-        self.p[1] = 0xffffff
+        self.p[1] = color
 
         self.group = displayio.Group(max_size=width * height)
 
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ def _update_text(self):
 
             # TODO: support multiple lines by adjusting y
 
+    @property
+    def color(self):
+        return self.p[1]
+
+    @color.setter
+    def color(self, c):
+        self.p[1] = c
+
     @property
     def text(self, t):
         self._text = t