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  • Tom
    #1

    Enable/Disable Labels

    Hi:

    When you disable a text box you get the "ghost effect" on the
    associated label control. How can you mimic that same effect on a
    label not associated with a text box?

    Basically, the setup I have is:

    lblControlName txtControl lblUnit

    Where:
    lblControlName is the title of the control (e.g., "Density")
    txtControl is the value (e.g., 8.34)
    lblUnit is the unit for the control (e.g., "lbs/gal")

    For certain records I need to disable txtControl because I don't what
    the user entering data. When I set enabled = false for txtControl,
    lblControlName also goes to ghost. However, lblUnit doesn't and it
    looks funny. How do I get it to mimic the ghost effect?

    Thanks
    Tom

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    • MLH
      #2
      Re: Enable/Disable Labels

      Faced with the same dilemma in the past, I have resorted to
      setting the label's Foreground and Background properties to
      the colors in which the 'grayed out' text boxes are displayed
      in. I seem to remember launching a discusion on that topic
      on this NG a good while back and that was the best that
      turned up.

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      On 20 Dec 2006 08:59:25 -0800, "Tom" <rtmnews@swbell .netwrote:
      >Hi:
      >
      >When you disable a text box you get the "ghost effect" on the
      >associated label control. How can you mimic that same effect on a
      >label not associated with a text box?
      >
      >Basically, the setup I have is:
      >
      >lblControlNa me txtControl lblUnit
      >
      >Where:
      >lblControlNa me is the title of the control (e.g., "Density")
      >txtControl is the value (e.g., 8.34)
      >lblUnit is the unit for the control (e.g., "lbs/gal")
      >
      >For certain records I need to disable txtControl because I don't what
      >the user entering data. When I set enabled = false for txtControl,
      >lblControlNa me also goes to ghost. However, lblUnit doesn't and it
      >looks funny. How do I get it to mimic the ghost effect?
      >
      >Thanks
      >Tom

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        • John Welch
          #3
          Re: Enable/Disable Labels

          Tom, this isn't a very elegant solution, but it works: you can make one long
          label that contains both the control name and the units, with a big gap in
          the middle that you cover up with the textbox. If this long label is
          associated with the textbox, the whole thing will grey out when you disable
          the textbox.
          -John

          "Tom" <rtmnews@swbell .netwrote in message
          news:1166633965 .146152.211830@ 80g2000cwy.goog legroups.com...
          Hi:
          >
          When you disable a text box you get the "ghost effect" on the
          associated label control. How can you mimic that same effect on a
          label not associated with a text box?
          >
          Basically, the setup I have is:
          >
          lblControlName txtControl lblUnit
          >
          Where:
          lblControlName is the title of the control (e.g., "Density")
          txtControl is the value (e.g., 8.34)
          lblUnit is the unit for the control (e.g., "lbs/gal")
          >
          For certain records I need to disable txtControl because I don't what
          the user entering data. When I set enabled = false for txtControl,
          lblControlName also goes to ghost. However, lblUnit doesn't and it
          looks funny. How do I get it to mimic the ghost effect?
          >
          Thanks
          Tom
          >

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            • deluxeinformation@gmail.com
              #4
              Re: Enable/Disable Labels

              Another approach is to associate the label with an unbound textbox.
              Set the textbox width to 0, special effect to flat, border and
              background to transparent, and tab stop to 'no'. The textbox will be
              effectively hidden at that point and its associated label can be
              'disabled' by disabling the textbox.

              Bruce

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                • Tom
                  #5
                  Re: Enable/Disable Labels

                  Thanks to all 3 of you for your thoughts. It seems like there are a
                  few work arounds, but no elegant solutions. <sigh>.

                  Bruce - I think I like your solution the best, it seems to be the one
                  least likely to have unexpected problems crop up at a later date.

                  Tom


                  deluxeinformati on@gmail.com wrote:
                  Another approach is to associate the label with an unbound textbox.
                  Set the textbox width to 0, special effect to flat, border and
                  background to transparent, and tab stop to 'no'. The textbox will be
                  effectively hidden at that point and its associated label can be
                  'disabled' by disabling the textbox.
                  >
                  Bruce

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