Microsoft KB Archive/178645

= FIX: Text Components Are Not Brighter for Editable Controls =

Article ID: 178645

Article Last Modified on 8/25/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Software Development Kit for Java 2.02
 * Microsoft Software Development Kit for Java 2.01
 * Microsoft Java Virtual Machine

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This article was previously published under Q178645



SYMPTOMS
The java.awt.TextArea and java.awt.TextField controls do not use a brighter color when they can be edited.



CAUSE
In builds of the Virtual Machine for Java prior to 2252 a brighter color was used to represent an editable control.



RESOLUTION
See the sample code below for a potential workaround.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1, and SDK for Java 2.02.



MORE INFORMATION
The sample code below illustrates the problem and a potential way to workaround the problem by calling brighter: import com.ms.ui.*; import java.awt.*;

class test { public static void main(String args[]) { java.awt.Color c = new java.awt.Color(255,40,168);

Frame f = new Frame("AWT Frame"); f.setSize(320,200); f.setLayout(new GridLayout(3,0));

TextArea edit1=new TextArea("Read Only"); TextArea edit2=new TextArea("Editable (Should match brighter color)"); TextArea edit3=new TextArea("Brighter");

edit1.setBackground(c); edit1.setEditable(false);

edit2.setBackground(c); edit2.setEditable(true);

// workaround: set background to brighter color. edit3.setBackground(c.brighter); edit3.setEditable(true);

f.add(edit1); f.add(edit2); f.add(edit3); f.setVisible(true); } } NOTE: In the Application Foundation Classes (AFC), the UIEdit control does not change color when it is editable.

