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>>If you are talking about a command button, you shouldn't change the color. Windows User Interface Guidelines specify that the user should choose their own colors.
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>I think that's a cop out. That makes the assumption that all buttons are created equal and that's not the case. In the *real* world, color is used to convey a message. Red means stop or danger. Why shouldn't we be allowed change the color of a button. VB (MS pride and joy) allows this.
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>You can fake it by using a button with a label or shape over it. I don't know if its here but I found Colorbtn at CompuServe (can I say that here *g*) which gives you that.


Just cause you can do it doesn't mean you should. IMO, the guidelines are published and available to everyone and should be followed. There are good reasons for them to exist and to be followed.