>It could be two more solutions:
>1. Replace combo with right-click menu
>2. Use two combos (dynamiccurrentcontrol) with different backcolors.

Thanks for ideas...we already have a right-click menu to restore edits from audit trail, but #2 might work. Fortunately, anyway, I told users they could not have the display they wanted, and they were nice about it. So I'm off the hook for now, I'll just put it on the wishlist for a rainy day :)