No problem. Thought I'd pass these along. I use the following:

DisabledBackColor: 255,255,255
DisabledForeColor: 128,128,128

>Hi Colin,
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>>>You can use the FONTMETRIC() function to determine the average and maximum widths of characters. However, another suggestion I would make, based on your reasoning for using bold, would be to adjust the DisabledBackColor and DisabledForeColor of your textbox class. HTH.<<
>I rather like the DisabledBackColor/Forecolor idea. I will play with it.
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>Thanks!