Larry,

If you set the Text1.ForeColor and .BackColor with the column.Sparse set to .t. you should be able to come up with the same colors that the highlighting shape is providing for the non-current cells.

Is the grid really a readonly grid? If so overlay your own transparent shape over the cell region of the grid. It'll keep the cursor from changing to an I beam. You can use this code to convert clicks into cells:

Shape.MouseUp:
LPARAMETERS nButton, nShift, nXCoord, nYCoord

* converts a mouse click in the shape to activate the underlying grid cell

local lnRow, lnCol, lnWidth
lnRow = int( 1 + ( nYcoord - this.Top ) / thisform.grdTheGrid.RowHeight )

lnWidth = 0
nXCoord = nXCoord - this.Left

for lnCol = thisform.grdTheGrid.LeftColumn to thisform.grdTheGrid.ColumnCount
   lnWidth = lnWidth + thisform.grdTheGrid.Columns[lnCol].Width + thisform.grdTheGrid.GridLineWidth
   if ( lnWidth > nXCoord )
      exit
   endif
endfor

lnCol = lnCol - thisform.grdTheGrid.LeftColumn + 1

thisform.grdTheGrid.ActivateCell( lnRow, lnCol )

>Ok, I've tried returning .f. from the textbox "when" method. It still changes colors, there's just no cursor showing.
>
>Would your solution involve the overlying shape approach? That would be great if it will solve my problem, um... challenge :)