Microsoft KB Archive/132104

= FIX: Background Color in Text Box Does Not Use Dithered Colors =

Article ID: 132104

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0b Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q132104



SYMPTOMS
When using a dithered color (other RGB color pairs may also exhibit the same behavior) as a background color in a text box, edit region, grid, or check box (other controls may exhibit the same behavior), you see only the solid side of the RGB color pair as your background color.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual FoxPro 5.0.



Steps to Reproduce Problem
Create a program containing the following code and run it: PUBLIC myform myform = CREATEOBJECT('form') myform.ADDOBJECT("mytext", "textbox") WITH myform.mytext .LEFT = 15 .TOP = 6 .VISIBLE = .T.    .BACKCOLOR = rgb(128,255,255)  && Should change the back color to a     ** light blue ENDWITH myform.ADDOBJECT("mycheckbox", "checkbox") WITH myform.mycheckbox .LEFT = 15 .TOP = 50 .VISIBLE = .T.    .CAPTION = "Check 1" .BACKCOLOR = RGB(128,255,255) && Should change the back color to a    ** light blue ENDWITH myform.ADDOBJECT("myedit", "editbox") WITH myform.myedit .LEFT = 200 .TOP = 40 .VISIBLE = .T.    .BACKCOLOR = rgb(128,255,255) && Should change the back color to a     ** light blue ENDWITH myform.ADDOBJECT("mylabel", "label") WITH myform.mylabel .LEFT = 200 .TOP = 6 .VISIBLE = .T.    .BACKCOLOR = rgb(128,255,255) && Should change the back color to a     **light blue ENDWITH myform.SHOW The solid side of your RGB color pair may vary due to your video driver. To see what the solid and color side of your RGB color pair is, go to the Control Panel in Windows, and double-click the Colors icon. Click the Color Palette button, and then click the Define Custom Color button. Then enter 128 for Red, 255 for Green, and 255 for Red. You will see that the Color side of RGB(128,255,255) is a light blue but the solid side is Gray, White, or Blue Gray depending on your video driver. (You can also use the Custom Color Palette in Visual FoxPro to do this.)

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