>I'm using Win XP (sp1) and VFP 8 (release version).
>
>In VFP 8, I drop a VFP pageframe onto a form and the pages have a default
>backcolor of 236,233,216 (light grey).
>
>I put a VFP label on any of the pages and the label also has a default backcolor
>of 236,233,216. But the two objects are definately a different shade of grey
>and the label stands out obnoxiously.
>
>Is this a known bug? Does anyone know of a work around (other than setting the
>label backstyle to 'Transparent')?

It's not a bug, it's a documented change in behavior. It has to do with XP Themes. You can either set the label to Transparent, as you mentioned below, or use one of the various methods for turning off themes.

Update: Interesting. When I sent the other message, the browser told me it couldn't post.

IT LIED ON ME!!!!!!!!!!!