>>>>I have a data entry screen that keeps the field disabled until the user presses Add or Edit. The only problem is that the users have a hard time reading the disabled values on the form. I fixed everything by setting the disabledforecolor to the same as the forecolor. The only exception to this is the check boxes and option group buttons show this white outline around the disabled text that still makes it hard to read
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>>>>Anyone know how to stop the white outline around the caption text for the check box and option group controls when they are disabled?
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>>>>Thanks,
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>>>>John Brooks
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>>>The disabled color is set by the user in Display Options in the Control panel. If they have trouble reading the text, they should change their colors there.
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>>Hi Craig,
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>>Yeah that will work, except that most of my users will have problems going into the control panel and changing the settings. I would prefer to find a way to do this withing VFP.
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>>I found that disabledforecolor = 3,3,3 looks pretty good, but I wished it would give me more control.
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>>John
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>If you are not explicitly setting the background color of the form, you could have problems down the road, depending on what colors the user has chosen.


Hi Craig,

Yes, you are right. If the user set their form backgrounds to a black or extremely dark color, they would lose the ability to view the disabled check box and option group controls. You think it is still better to tell the users to change the disabled color in the control settings?

John