BUG: COLOR on @...GET Push Button Does Not Work as Expected (143306)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh 2.6a
- Microsoft FoxPro for Windows 2.6a
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 3.0b
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 5.0a
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q143306 SYMPTOMS
It is possible to change various push/command button attributes by using
the COLOR clause, even though the Help file and Language Reference states
that the COLOR clause works only in FoxPro for MS-DOS.
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 in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
MORE INFORMATION
The Help file states that the COLOR clause is useful for FoxPro for MS-DOS
only. This is also documented on pages 111-112 in the Language Reference
for FoxPro for Windows 2.6 and page 114 of the FoxPro for the Macintosh
Language Reference. @...GETs are not documented in the Visual FoxPro
documentation. The following is taken from the Visual FoxPro and FoxPro 2.6
for Windows and Macintosh Help file:
In FoxPro for Window and FoxPro for Macintosh, the COLOR clause does
not affect the color of push buttons.
In FoxPro versions 2.6a and 3.0 for Windows, it is possible to change the
color of a disabled button prompt.
In FoxPro version 2.6a for Macintosh, it is also possible to change the
color of the entire button face, provided the height of the SIZE clause is
set to 1 row.
Example to Demonstrate Problem
Enter the following code into a new program, save it, and use the DO
command to run the program:
FoxPro for Windows:
CLEAR
@ 2,2 GET mchoice FUNCTION '* \<OK;\<CANCEL;\\DISABLED';
COLOR ,,,,,,,,,R+/B+ DEFAULT 1
READ
This will display two default buttons with the disabled button's prompt
in red.
FoxPro for Macintosh:
CLEAR
@ 2,2 GET mchoice FUNCTION '* \<OK;\<CANCEL;\\DISABLED';
COLOR ,,,,,,,,W/BG+,R+/B+ DEFAULT 1
@ 10,2 GET mchoice FUNCTION '* \<OK;\<CANCEL;\\DISABLED';
COLOR ,,,,,,,,W/BG+,R+/B+ SIZE 1.5,1,1 DEFAULT 1
READ CYCLE
The first @...GET displays three push buttons with a cyan button face.
The disabled button text will be red. The second @...GET displays all
three button faces with the default Macintosh Windows color because of
the added SIZE clause that sets the height to 1.5 rows. The disabled
text will be red.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/7/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbBug kbProgramming KB143306 |
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