BUG: Black-on-White Disabled Colors Don't Appear Correctly

• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5x, 2.6, 2.6a
• Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5x, 2.6, 2.6a

SYMPTOMS

When the foreground color for disabled radio buttons, check boxes, command buttons, and @ ... GET popups is set to black, it appears as gray. However, black is the only color that doesn't work as expected. Other colors, such as red, appear as expected.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Copy or type the following code into a program named DISABLE.PRG:

         SET readborder ON
   

         DEFINE WINDOW testwin AT 0.000, 0.000 SIZE 31,91 SYSTEM
         ACTIVATE WINDOW testwin
   

         charvar="Some Text"
         logvar=.F.
   

         @ 2,3 GET charvar DISABLE
         @ 11,3 GET logvar PICTURE "@*C A CheckBox" DISABLE
         @ 19.636,2.143 GET POPUP PICTURE "@^ One;Two;Three";
            DEFAULT "One" DISABLE
         @ 25,3 GET charvar
         @ 6,3 GET button1 PICTURE "@*RVN Radio Button";
            DEFAULT 1 DISABLE
         @ 15,3 GET cmdbutton PICTURE "@*HN Command Button";
            DEFAULT 1 DISABLE
   
         READ CYCLE
   
         RELEASE WINDOW testwin
   
   

2. In the Command window, type the following command:

         SET COLOR OF SCHEME 1 TO ,,,,,,,,,,RGB(0,0,0,255,255,255)
   

   NOTE: This command sets the color of disabled GET objects to black on white.

3. Run DISABLE.PRG from the Command window by typing the following command:

         DO <path>DISABLE
   

   Note the disabled GET that is the top object in the window. It is black, but the next four disabled GET objects are gray. They should all be black.

4. Press the ESC key to close the screen.

   SET COLOR OF SCHEME 1 TO ,,,,,,,,,,RGB(255,0,0,255,255,255)