>>It might be worth trying _Screen.Themes = .F. if you haven't already.
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>I added this line but problem persists.
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>Maybe it is possible to create line input procedure which uses inkey() and ?? command to echo characters or other solution ?
>Is there some ready made line reading method implemented in FoxPro ?

Have you tried the inputbox() function? And why do you use so old commands instead of creating a form, where you can do whatever you want?