>I could have sworn that I saw a message here that showed a way to make a combobox readonly in order to avoid having to disable it, which results in the contents being too pale to be read easily. I have not been able to find the right combination of words to locate it, though. Does anyone remember that thread or know how to do this? Thanks.
Could it be
http://www.emoreau.com/Entries/Articles/2005/07/Colors-of-disabled-controls.aspx
Éric Moreau, MCPD, Visual Developer - Visual Basic MVP
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Moer inc.
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