>>>>this.backcolor = this.parent.parent.nbackcolor
>>>>this.forecolor = this.parent.parent.nforecolor
>>But can't you add the code to your (or create a new) textbox class with the code? Also, that's why I thought of the runtime ADDPROPERTY, it might give more flexibilty for a situation like this...
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>In the init of the grid class a replace the textbox for each column. If any code was added at design time to the textbox it gets replaced doesn't it?

What I mean is to add the Gotfocus code to your textbox class, not the grid class. The grid class would only get the "master" color properties like the nbackcolor above...