>Larry,
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>SET COUNTEROPINION ON *g*
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>Just to argue the counterpoint, the user decides what colors they want their system to have, it's defined at the whole Windows UI level. It's nice that in VFP we finally are hooked into the system level colors. Some users use things like the highcontrast settings because of their display characteristics, other users are color blind, some colors don't internationalize well, other users think my color scheme of choice sucks *L* There's more reasons to let the user control this than there are for us to set our own color standards. And even if you let the users set the colors at your app level why should they have to do it in two places (Windows and your app)?
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Hi Dave,
I'll use your message to respond because you were the first to counter my opinion *s*.

It seems there is a misconception of what I am proposing. I'm not looking to be dictatorial in my views of how a UI should look. I'm not looking to create some super duper color scheme and plaster that all over my application. You will not see pink buttons on a purple background.

What I am thinking about is the ability to change the background color of a command button in my application. When I as the almighty developer have deemed it prudent to change the characteristics of one lone button in my application, I shouldn't be forced to MacGiver something together using bubble gum and paper clips.

As Nick mentioned in his post, we are inundated with color meanings all the time. Stop lights are REDGREEN. These coliors mean something. And another point Nick brought up that I want to expand on. Forms, labels, shapes, text, etc. all have properties to set the backcolor. If we are to assume that we are never to touch the color settings because the user should always have control in this arean, then why do these items have this property? Why is the development handicapped in this way? Did the team in charge of command buttons say, 'Oh no! We can't give developers the ability to change command button colors'. And at the same time, all the other members of the VFP developement team thought, 'What the hell'.

One last thing. For those who said that the end user's color selections should be sacrosanct, is there any color in your applicatios at all?