>In a check box I set the DisabledForeColor = rgb(0,0,0) and then disable it.
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>You would think the fore color would be black right. On my machine it's a garbled gray color. It happens with a label as well, but not a textbox.
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>Any one else see that? Or should I start looking at my video card and driver.
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>tia

That's because the label, checkbox, and option button Captions for these objects disable to a chiseled - 3D look.