Checkbox colours

[coldan]

I have seen apps ( maybe not VFP) that have a red background before selection then I want a white one with the tick in it.

Is this possible?

I can't identify any properties to do that.

Coldan

 

[Mike Lewis]

A checkbox has two components: the actual box, and the adjacent label. You can easily change the colours of the label, simply by using the ForeColor and BackColor properties. But there is no obvious way to change the colours of the box.

The only solution that comes to mind is not to use the native chackbox. Either look for a third-party ActiveX control, or create a pair of images that simulate the ticked and unticked boxes.

Mike

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[coldan]

Thanks Mike,

I've already added separate labels for each checkbox and I'm experimenting with a 'ring' of red around the box when the value is 0.

I'll keep trying.

Coldan

 

[Auguy]

As Mike suggested I have been using a class based on a text box that displays an "X" (or any other character you want) in bold when the underlying field is True and a space if False. This way I can control the background color based on the field value. The text box will accept a "T" or "Y" for True and an "F" or "N" for False. It also responds to mouse clicks to set the value. I also included a property that determines whether a False value has a red background or the default background color.

Auguy
Northwest Ohio

 

[craigber]

Be careful changing ANY color. You're likely to run into people that can't see it or even worse, run into legal issues, for example, the ADA in the US. Best suggestion is to leave things at defaults and let the form inherit the system colors set by the user.

Craig Berntson
MCSD, Visual FoxPro MVP,

http://www.craigberntson.com/blog

 

[alan92rttt]

To control the color you'll probably need to change it to a graphical checkbox.

Set style property to "1- graphical"
Set the picture property to an unchecked image.
Set the Down Picture property to the checked image.

Alan