BUG: Multiline Text Box Contents Not Gray When Enabled=False (78892)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition for Windows 2.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition for Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 2.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 3.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition for Windows 1.0
This article was previously published under Q78892 SYMPTOMS
When the MultiLine property of a text box is True (-1) and the Enabled
property is False (0), text inside the text box displays incorrectly
as black instead of gray.
WORKAROUND
To work around the problem, set the ForeColor property of the text
box to gray when the Enabled property is set to False (-1) as shown in
the example below.
'*** In the global module: ***
Global Const WINDOW_TEXT = &H80000008 ' from CONSTANT.TXT
Global Const GRAY_TEXT = &H80000011 ' from CONSTANT.TXT
' *** In the form: ***
' to disable a multi-line text box
text1.Enabled = 0 ' disable
text1.ForeColor = GRAY_TEXT ' gray
' to enable a multi-line text box
text1.Enabled = -1 ' enable
text1.ForeColor = WINDOW_TEXT ' black
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug 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.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/12/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB78892 |
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