Microsoft KB Archive/111915

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b

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SUMMARY
A number of items in the FoxPro for Windows interface cannot or should not be controlled programmatically. These items are part of the Windows standard interface. Some of these items can be controlled through use of the Windows Control Panel or by modifying .INI file settings.

NOTE: Changes made through the Control Panel or .INI settings will affect all Windows-based applications and therefore should be made carefully.

Colors
The following objects cannot be controlled through FoxPro color commands, and must be changed through the Color application in the Windows Control Panel.                                      Control Panel, Color FoxPro item                       screen element item --

System menu bar                   Menu Bar System menu text                  Menu Text Disabled menu option              Disabled Text Enabled menu option               Menu Text --  Scroll bar                         Scroll Bar Status bar                        Active Title Bar --  Wait Window background             Active Title Bar Wait Window frame                 Window Frame --  Push button background             Button Face Push button text                  Button Text Push button highlight             Button Highlight Push button shadow                Button Shadow --  Window title bar                   Active Title Bar Window frame                      Window Frame Window border                     Active Window Border

Location of Items
The location of the following items is defined by the Windows interface standards and cannot be changed: FoxPro system menu

Window style status bar Therefore, the following command is not supported due to these interface standards:   SET STATUS WINDOW

Fonts
The font used by the FoxPro system menu bar is controlled by a setting in the [Windows] section of the WIN.INI file. For more information about how to change this font, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: "Q97160 How to Change Font of FoxPro for Windows Menu Bar"

Items That Cannot Be Added
The SCROLL clause of the DEFINE POPUP command does not allow a scroll bar to be added to a menu popup.

Items That Cannot Be Eliminated
The following items are part of the Windows standard interface and cannot be suppressed programmatically:


 * The "Printing page X..." dialog box that appears while you are printing a report
 * The close box on a window