Hi Denis,

I know the example you are referring to. I had given it some thought too, but, the effect is not the same. I don't want the underlying form to go transparent. I want it to become "dull".

Regards,

Mike


>Hello Mike,
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>>First. I have seen other applications where a modal form is displayed and everything behind it fades to gray. I like this effect since it really makes the user focus on that modal form. Kinda like when you try to shut down WindowsXP from the start menu.
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>Sorry I only have VFP7.
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>In the samples that comes with vfp there's a "New features in VFP 7"
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>In that section there's a "Transparent forms" sample.
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>So it must be there also in VFP9. It'll be up to you to find where they put it.