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Enabled/Disabled background colors not being consistent?

I have a couple of instances in which I disable some textboxes. When I do that, the background colors change (as they should). When I enable them, they show the enabled color, which is usually the default color of white. However, when I toggle them back and forth, the enabled color doesn't show again....the background color just stays white. What properties do I need to pay attention to or change.

I will say also that my application has a custom color for when the textbox has focus. This is determined by the user. When the textbox loses focus, the backcolor become white again. I have a feeling I'm just not sure which properties I should be working with.

I've attached a screenshot of what I'm talking about.

Thanks

Nasir Razzaq

Can you show the code you are using to manage your custom color?

David L. Hansen

As long as you are handling the textbox events each time they enter or leave the control, you should only have to change the color and refresh the control. I've often ran into the same issue you're describing and refreshing the control (after making the change) usually fixes the problem.