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

 Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
Article ID: Q132104
3.00 3.00b WINDOWS kbtool kbfixlist kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b

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.

MORE INFORMATION

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.)

KBCategory: kbtool kbfixlist kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: FxtoolSbuilder fixlist5.00 VFoxWin buglist3.00 buglist3.00b
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00b
Keywords : buglist3.00 buglist3.00b fixlist5.00 FxtoolSbuilder vfoxwin kbbuglist kbfixlist kbtool
Version : 3.00 3.00b
Platform : WINDOWS
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: October 20, 1997
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