PRB: Strikeout STYLE Clause Ignored by FoxPro for Macintosh

ID: Q111810

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When the "-" (strikeout) STYLE clause is used on an @ ... SAY command in FoxPro for Windows, it makes the text appear to have been stricken out. However, in FoxPro for Macintosh, the "-" STYLE clause has no effect.

CAUSE

The "strikeout" font characteristic does not exist on the Macintosh as it does in Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Enter the following code in FoxPro for Macintosh and FoxPro for Windows:

   @ 1,1 SAY "Hello" STYLE "-"

On the Macintosh, the STYLE clause will be ignored and the text will appear as normal text.

Additional reference words: vFoxMac 3.00b FoxMac 2.50b strikeover strikethrough strikethru KBCategory: kbprg kbprb KBSubcategory:

Last Reviewed: May 21, 1996