Barring any other means to dim it, (hopefully someone will come up with another solution!), I do not see how you can make the checkbox readonly and 'dim' it without also disabling it.


>Tracy,
>
>Basically the scenario is a 'master file maintenance' type of form.
>Certain fields will not be able to be edited after the record is saved.
>For other controls, eg textbox, the control is 'readonly' after the initial save but still 'enabled'.
>This allows the end-user to still access the control (for ctrl/c).
>Are you suggesting that I disable the checkbox instead of making it 'readonly' as in the other controls? After all, who would want to do a ctrl/c on a checkmark?
>
>>Yep, you are correct. Changing enabled to .F. does the trick.
>>
>>Tracy
>>
>>>Tracy,
>>>
>>>Nothing that I can see in terms of the control being 'readonly'.
>>>However, when I 'disable' the control, it dims.
>>>
>>>
>>>>What happens if you make the DisabledForeColor=0,0,1 in the property sheet?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I have been trying, in vain, to have a checkbox (in VFP7) 'dim' when it is read-only.
>>>>>
>>>>>I have changed * all * of the properties containing colors to 236,233,216 in the control, readonly to .t. and enabled to .f.
>>>>>However, the checkbox itself still remains white.
>>>>>When it is clicked on, it 'dims' until the mouse is released.
>>>>>
>>>>>I would like this control to be consistent with other controls in my app that dim when readonly.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thank you in advance.