Hi James,

The appearance resolution process is actually quite complicated. The UltraTextEditor considers many factors: the Application style library, it's own appearances, and it's current state (edit mode, hottracking, etc.).

So getting the colors for every possible state really isn't practical.

If you just want to get the basic color, then what I would do is place an UltraTextEditor on the form (or use one that is already on the form, if you already have one). Then you can use the ResolveAppearance method to get the resolved appearance for the control in the normal state:

            AppearanceData appearanceData = new AppearanceData();
            AppearancePropFlags appearancePropFlags = AppearancePropFlags.AllRender;
            this.ultraTextEditor1.ResolveAppearance(ref appearanceData, ref appearancePropFlags);

There's no way to get the state-specific appearances, though. So you won't be able to get the HotTracking appearance, for example, unless you call the ResolveAppearance method while the control is currently HotTracked, which would be very difficult, if not impossible.

Hello James,

Do you have 'UseAppStyling' set to false? Does your UltraTextEditor have a visible border or one applied at all to begin with? Are you asking how to set a border using an AppStyle isl? Can you please provide me with more information regarding your application and perhaps attach a screenshot? For instance, which properties do you have set on the texteditor, before attempting to style.

In the meantime, please take a look at a couple forum posts that I have found and let me know if they help.
http://ko.infragistics.com/community/forums/t/16006.aspx
http://ko.infragistics.com/community/forums/t/5471.aspx