How do do I change the color of the tab bar

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

I am using the Tab Bar Application template and I want to change the color of the bar.

#2

See the documentation for the tabBar widget: 

https://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/widget/newTabBar.html

There will be examples on various ways to change the visuals for a tabBar.

Rob

#3

Adding to this thread because I think it will come up in searches… The docs do not address explicitly setting the background color of a tabbar widget, and :setFillColor doesn’t work.  It appears that the only available method is using images

#4

Correct, you need an image to set the background of the tabBar.

Rob

#5

See the documentation for the tabBar widget: 

https://docs.coronalabs.com/api/library/widget/newTabBar.html

There will be examples on various ways to change the visuals for a tabBar.

Rob

#6

Adding to this thread because I think it will come up in searches… The docs do not address explicitly setting the background color of a tabbar widget, and :setFillColor doesn’t work.  It appears that the only available method is using images

#7

Correct, you need an image to set the background of the tabBar.

Rob