Label Background Color

I basically just want to create a "color map" - a series of boxes - each filled with a different color. This would be analogous to background-color in CSS.

How do I do this? It seems that the normal states in skins / styles require a texture (image) - not just a simple color input.

 

Yup, so create a set of small (2x2 even) background boxes of the various colors you'd like, then create unique GUI Styles for each color set-up you'd like and away you go!

 

As I make my way through the docs I see that I need to define a GUIStyleState. This has two variables -- background and textColor. Trouble is, background is an image (Texture2d). This is where I get into trouble. I would expect to see a variable called backgroundColor.

Do I need to define a new "texture" for the color? If so, is there an example of how to do this?

The "texture" concept is where I get into trouble -- this is a new paradigm for me I am afraid ...

Thanks!!

 

The simplest way would be to use a white texture, then assign the color you want to GUI.backgroundColor. The change sticks around so you should make sure to revert the value when you're done.

 

OK, I know my ignorance is irritating, but this is what I dont understand:

Where do I get a simple white texture? Is this something I can create in Unity? Is it an image? Where does this come from?

Thanks!

 

you can create it with any image manipulation program you like. Maybe Gimp or Photoshop

 

OK, Thanks very much all ...

For my friends at Unity, it seems that a straightforward backgroundColor - that does not require an image to start with - would be a sensible item for the wish list.

 

yes it would be nice to switch background colors like in Css

 

Unity GUI is an awful nightmare if you come from CSS. Why not let us display a HTML field with CSS?

 

Because CSS is an awful nightmare if you come from Unity GUI.