>>>By the way, Naomi,
>>>
>>>>My question is: the backcolor of pages in the pageframe is lighter than the background of the shape. I made my shape opaque and I set its backcolor to
>>>>=EVAL("RGB("+SUBSTR(RGBSCHEME(15,1),AT(",",RGBSCHEME(15,1),3)+1))
>>>>
>>>>(that's the expression I found in page's backcolor)
>>>
>>>If you have themes enabled, having that or any other expression in the backcolor of the page of a pageframe does not do anything, for it is overriden by the themes, afaik
>>
>>Thanks, Hugo. I think, I'll go with a pageframe. However, it seems to be a little bit of overkill to create a pageframe for a sole purpose of having the same look as the other form. I wish there would be a simpler soluton.
>>
>>Also in GetSysColor how can we find out which number represents what? Do you have a reference handy? That's just out of curiousity, since it looks like we can not make the shape to look exactly like the pageframe...
>>
>>
>>Thanks a lot again.
>
>The themes is not a simple color or a color pattern rule,
>it can to be a texture pattern;
>and it can change at runtime!
>
>Then:
>or you abdicate
>or you use a not tabbed pageframe single page
>or you use the suggestion of Craig
>(but it is a fun if you want to do well it,
>you have to capture the messages of Windows with BINDEVENT ().... )

You're right. The user can change Theme in run-time. I guess, from my point of view it would be simpler to use a pageframe than try to create gradient color and bindevent to Windows events.