DirectEntry text property changes not instantly visible

[Epihaius]

When changing properties of the text that has already been typed into a DirectEntry, I would expect to see those changes immediately. However, those changes are only applied to subsequently typed text.

In more detail:

after I typed some text, it keeps its properties even after I change those properties on the underlying TextNode, using for example entry.guiItem.getTextDef(0).setTextColor(0., 1., 0., 1.) (or doing it the "intended" way - entry["text_fg"] = (0., 1., 0., 1.) - which has the exact same effect) to set the text to green.
Text typed after that change *is* green, but the previous text (to the left of that green text) simply remains black.
Furthermore, the changes only take effect from the second character onward after the change. So if I type "123", then change the color to green and type "456", "4" will still be black and only "56" will be green.

Forum topic: http://www.panda3d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12066