From: schmendrick@myway.com   
      
   true, but it is so hard to read when everything is dimmed like that.   
   btw, the frame idea does work! thank you.   
      
      
   Rick Rothstein wrote:   
   >>Is it possible to disable a control with Text (Textbox, combobox etc)   
   >>but not have the text fade?   
   >>   
   >>I have a bunch of text boxes for a database, want them disabled till i   
   >>hit the edit key, not a problem, cept they are kind of hard to read   
   >>while disabled.   
   >   
   >   
   > You could put the controls on a container (say, a Frame) and disable the   
   > Frame. However, unless you signal that the control is disabled, this   
   > might be confusing to the user (how is he/she to know when they can use   
   > the control and when they can't?).   
   >   
   > Rick - MVP   
   >   
      
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