ColorSource Property Has Different Values for Each Object

Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
Article ID: Q154021

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0

SUMMARY

There is a property that is new to Visual FoxPro 5.0 called ColorSource. The ColorSource property determines how a control's colors are set and is available at both design time and run time. Most objects in Visual FoxPro 5.0 have a ColorSource property, but the available values for the property are different for each object.

MORE INFORMATION

The values that are available for the ColorSource property are:

   0 - Object s Color Properties. The control uses its color property
           settings (ForeColor, BackColor, and so on).

   1 - Form s Color Scheme. The control uses the color scheme of the form
           in which it is placed.

   2 - ColorScheme Property Scheme. The control uses the color scheme
           specified in its ColorScheme property.

   3 - Default Scheme. The control uses its default color scheme. For most
           controls, the default color scheme is the form s color scheme;
           forEditBoxes and ListBoxes, the default color scheme is Scheme
           2, User Menus.

   4 - Windows Control Panel (3D Colors) (Default). The control uses the
           3D color settings specified in the Windows Control Panel.

   5 - Windows Control Panel (Windows Colors). The control uses the color
           settings specified in the Windows Control Panel.

The following Visual Fox Pro 5.0 controls have the listed ControlSource values:

                      0     1     2     3     4     5
   ---------------------------------------------------
   CheckBoxes         x     x     x     x     x     -
   CommandButtons     x     x     x     x     x     -
   CommandGroup       x     -     -     -     x     -
   ComboBoxes         x     x     x     x     x     -
   Containers           (no ColorSource Property)
   EditBoxes          x     x     x     x     x     -
   Forms              x     -     -     -     x     x
   Grids                (no ColorSource Property)
   Images               (no ColorSource Property)
   Labels             x     x     x     x     x     -
   Lines              x     -     -     -     x     -
   ListBoxes          x     x     x     x     x     -
   OLEBoundControls     (None)
   OLEControls          (no ColorSource Property)
   OptionButtons      x     x     x     x     x     -
   OptionGroups       x     -     -     -     x     -
   Pages              x     -     -     -     x     -
   PageFrames         x     -     -     -     x     -
   Shapes             x     x     x     x     x     -
   Spinners           x     x     x     x     x     -

where "x" is applicable and "-" is not applicable.

Additional reference words: 5.00 VFoxwin
KBCategory: kbprg
KBSubcategory: FxprgClassoop

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Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
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