1. No. However when you get the color value you can force the alpha level to be FF:
B4X:
Sub ColorPicker1_ValueChanged (Value As Paint)
Dim clr As Paint = fx.Colors.From32Bit(Bit.Or(0xFF000000, fx.Colors.To32Bit(Value)))
CSSUtils.SetBackgroundColor(MainForm.RootPane, clr)
End Sub
2. Add this code at the beginning of the program:
B4X:
Dim jo As JavaObject
jo.InitializeStatic("java.util.Locale")
jo.RunMethod("setDefault", Array(jo.GetField("ENGLISH")))