FormItem have modal editing like a ListGridField

[ESutherland]

I want to use "formatValue()" like on a "BlurbItem" to show key words as a different color but once the user clicks or tabs into the item it switches to a standard "TextItem"
Is this possible? Thank you

SmartClient version (available on lower left of Developer Console)
SmartClient Version: v11.0p_2017-02-16/Pro Development Only (built 2017-02-16)

[Isomorphic]

If it's just a fixed set of colors that you want, and the entire text is one color, you could just adjust the CSS styles applied to a TextItem in focused vs blurred state.

If you need more complex formatting, you will need a more complicated approach: make a CanvasItem containing a DynamicForm with a TextItem and a BlurbItem (or StaticTextItem) and alternately show and hide the two items when focus arrives at your CanvasItem.

[ESutherland]

Thank you the CanvasItem approach worked perfectly