Is it possible this user is running RDP or at a reduced color depth? That can cause this kind of oddity.
-- rk -----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Cushing Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 7:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: VFP Colours in Development mode.. On 28/01/2016 11:53, Dave Crozier wrote: > Gentlemen, > Just had an observation by one of our users about the "wish wash" colous used > in grids to highlight the current row. > > In development mode these are fine as I specify row highlichting with visual > persistence and rcb(0,0,255) as the highlightbackcolor for the grid and a > white forecolour so it stands out really well as dark blue background with > white writing. No problem there... > > However, when the program is compiled up into an exe the row highlighting > appears a s really light blus back colour with white writing which is almost > indistinguishable due to lack of contrast. > > Has anyone else come across this phaenomena? In al my years I have never > noticed it but it has obviously happened. > > Luckily all the grids we use are subclassed so I can change the look > accordingly but the same thing happens when I specify green as the highlight > back colour. > > I appreciate that certain monitors give different "colour hues" but I am > running the dev program and the compiled program on the same monitor and > still get the different colours... weird! > > Any ideas? > > A somewhat confused Dave > We've had this problem for years with (clothes) designers saying that what they have on screen does not match the printout, but that's a whole different can of worms... The row highlighting etc I do on grids always looks the same on all the user machines. Are you (or the user) using modified windows colours? Does the change of colour happen on all machines or just some? Peter This communication is intended for the person or organisation to whom it is addressed. The contents are confidential and may be protected in law. Unauthorised use, copying or disclosure of any of it may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or email. www.whisperingsmith.com Whispering Smith Ltd Head Office:61 Great Ducie Street, Manchester M3 1RR. Tel:0161 831 3700 Fax:0161 831 3715 London Office:17-19 Foley Street, London W1W 6DW Tel:0207 299 7960 [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/bn4pr10mb0913fb2de53e83b43533af46d2...@bn4pr10mb0913.namprd10.prod.outlook.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
