Control Colors

It's important to note that some controls place limits on the ability to change their color. In addition, these limits are sometimes altered further when an XP/Vista theme is applied, so the controls offer a consistent appearance. These limits are determined and imposed by Windows, not PowerBASIC, so it isn't possible to override them without resorting to custom drawing. When color changes are not available, the appropriate choices will be disabled to advise you of the restriction.

The following table lists availability of foreground color change, background color change, and transparent background (attribute of -2):

	No XP/Vista Theme			With XP/Vista Theme
Control	Foreground	Background	Transparent	Foreground	Background	Transparent
Graphic	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Image	No	No	No	No	No	No
Stretchable Image	No	No	No	No	No	No
Label	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Text Box	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Frame	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Button	No	No	No	No	No	No
Image Button	No	No	No	No	No	No
Stretchable Image Button	No	No	No	No	No	No
Check Box	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Check-3 State	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Option/Radio	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Combo Box	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
List Box	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Horizontal Scroll Bar	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Vertical Scroll Bar	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Line/Box	No	No	No	No	No	No
Spinner/Up-Down	No	No	No	No	No	No
Progress Bar	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Track Bar	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Hot key	No	No	No	No	No	No
List View	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tree View	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Tab	No	No	No	No	No	No
Animate	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Rich Edit	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Date Time Picker	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Month Calendar	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
IP Address	No	No	No	No	No	No
Status Bar	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Toolbar	No	No	No	No	No	No