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November 7th, 2007, 07:50 AM

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ReadOnly Text Color

Hi,

How do I change the text color of a ReadOnly TextBox??

tried belwo but doesn't change...

NameTextBox.ReadOnly = true;
NameTextBox.ForeColor = Color.SteelBlue;

thanks.

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November 7th, 2007, 08:08 AM

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If you set both the BackColor and the ForeColor it works.

Even the following solves the problem:

textBox1.BackColor = textBox1.BackColor;

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