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menu color
Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:18:32 -050
I have a new computer.  The installation of the software was done by the state
IT dept.  I noticed that now when I open Dbase plus 2.6 on my new machine, the
menu bar at the top is gray, but the words on the menu are highlighted in white.
 When I click on a menu option, it looks like it is a button and that whole part
of the menu changes to white.  It looks strange.  I have the same operating
system (XP) on my new machine as I did on the old machine.

Is this some type of configuration setting that was set differently in the old
machine than in the new?

Thanks.
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Re: menu color
Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:33:01 -050
In article <Gl8YcygMIHA.328@news-server>, lbaker@sboa.in.gov says...
> I have a new computer.  The installation of the software was done by the
state IT dept.  I noticed that now when I open Dbase plus 2.6 on my new machine,
the menu bar at the top is gray, but the words on the menu are highlighted 
in white.  When I click on a menu option, it looks like it is a button and that
whole part of the menu changes to white.  It looks strange.  I have the same
operating system (XP) on my new machine as I did on the old machine.
> 
> Is this some type of configuration setting that was set differently in the
old machine than in the new?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 

Linda,

That sounds like the XP Windows Theme is being applied to your PC. That 
is the latest "thing". It is caused by the same manifest file that 
satisfies the security requirements of the update-to-date XP and the 
Vista. If you find it aggrevating, there is a portion of the manifest 
you can remove that leaves the security intact but returns the display 
to the classic display.

-- 
Geoff Wass [dBVIPS]
Montréal, Québec, Canada

.|.|.|        dBASE info at http://geocities.com/geoff_wass       |.|.|.
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Re: menu color
Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:21:05 -050
I wondered if it was something like that.  I guess I will make sure I am using
the same manifest file as on my old machine.

Speaking of the manifest files and vista, I was able to use one of the vista
manifest files and have my compiled system that I wrote run on a vista machine. 
So will I have to have 2 separate installation files for people to install my
system, one for vista and one for xp or if I set it up using the vista manifest
files so it will run on vista will it also work on XP.

Thanks.

Linda

Geoff Wass [dBVIPS] Wrote:

> In article <Gl8YcygMIHA.328@news-server>, lbaker@sboa.in.gov says...
> > I have a new computer.  The installation of the software was done by
the state IT dept.  I noticed that now when I open Dbase plus 2.6 on my new
machine, the menu bar at the top is gray, but the words on the menu are
highlighted 
> in white.  When I click on a menu option, it looks like it is a button and
that whole part of the menu changes to white.  It looks strange.  I have the
same operating system (XP) on my new machine as I did on the old machine.
> > 
> > Is this some type of configuration setting that was set differently in
the old machine than in the new?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > 
> 
> Linda,
> 
> That sounds like the XP Windows Theme is being applied to your PC. That 
> is the latest "thing". It is caused by the same manifest file
that 
> satisfies the security requirements of the update-to-date XP and the 
> Vista. If you find it aggrevating, there is a portion of the manifest 
> you can remove that leaves the security intact but returns the display 
> to the classic display.
> 
> -- 
> Geoff Wass [dBVIPS]
> Montréal, Québec, Canada
> 
> .|.|.|        dBASE info at http://geocities.com/geoff_wass       |.|.|.
> .|.|.| ---------------------------------------------------------- |.|.|.
> .|.|.|             IT Consultant http://Geoff_Wass.com            |.|.|.
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Re: menu color
Sat, 1 Dec 2007 00:56:41 -0500
In article <6juM#w1MIHA.1988@news-server>, lbaker@sboa.in.gov says...
> I wondered if it was something like that.  I guess I will make sure I am
using the same manifest file as on my old machine.
> 
> Speaking of the manifest files and vista, I was able to use one of the
vista manifest files and have my compiled system that I wrote run on a vista
machine.  So will I have to have 2 separate installation files for people to 
install my system, one for vista and one for xp or if I set it up using the
vista manifest files so it will run on vista will it also work on XP.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Linda

Linda,

The same manifest file works on XP and Vista so you only need one 
version.

-- 
Geoff Wass [dBVIPS]
Montréal, Québec, Canada

.|.|.|        dBASE info at http://geocities.com/geoff_wass       |.|.|.
.|.|.| ---------------------------------------------------------- |.|.|.
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menu color
Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:17:05 -050
Thank you for your help.

Geoff Wass [dBVIPS] Wrote:

> In article <6juM#w1MIHA.1988@news-server>, lbaker@sboa.in.gov
says...
> > I wondered if it was something like that.  I guess I will make sure I
am using the same manifest file as on my old machine.
> > 
> > Speaking of the manifest files and vista, I was able to use one of the
vista manifest files and have my compiled system that I wrote run on a vista
machine.  So will I have to have 2 separate installation files for people to 
> install my system, one for vista and one for xp or if I set it up using the
vista manifest files so it will run on vista will it also work on XP.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Linda
> 
> Linda,
> 
> The same manifest file works on XP and Vista so you only need one 
> version.
> 
> -- 
> Geoff Wass [dBVIPS]
> Montréal, Québec, Canada
> 
> .|.|.|        dBASE info at http://geocities.com/geoff_wass       |.|.|.
> .|.|.| ---------------------------------------------------------- |.|.|.
> .|.|.|             IT Consultant http://Geoff_Wass.com            |.|.|.
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