unable to Define Custom Color

J

John C.

The Define Custom Color option in Page Properties > Background > More Colors
Custom is disabled (gray). Does anybody know how I can enable it?
Click to expand...

Thanks

John
 
S

Steve Easton

With the page open, Tools, Page options, Compatibility and set the dropdowns to custom. If FP 2003
also set the schema to IE 5.

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J

John C.

Thanks for your response, but again nothing. I made all possible
combinations in the dropdowns and checkboxes at Compatibility.
I use FP 2002 sp3, and there are no disabled items.

Any other idea?

John


Steve Easton said:
With the page open, Tools, Page options, Compatibility and set the
Click to expand...
dropdowns to custom. If FP 2003
 
S

Steve Easton

Are you using a theme?

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Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
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........................with a computer
 
J

John C.

No



Steve Easton said:
Are you using a theme?

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
.......................with a computer
Click to expand...
 
S

Steve Easton

Try running Detect and Repair from the FrontPage Help dropdown.

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Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
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........................with a computer
 
J

John C.

Again nothing! Maybe I should call my version of FP, "FP without Custom
Color support" and relax.

Thanks anyway. (However, if something comes to mind, please let me know).

John
 
J

John C.

No, and the problem is permanent. I mean, from the moment I launch FP. Even
if I create a new web or page from scratch. To put it in other words: I've
never seen the Define Custom Color button active.

John



"Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
wrote in message wild guess: are you using a predesigned template or have css controlling
display?


| Again nothing! Maybe I should call my version of FP, "FP without Custom
| Color support" and relax.
|
| Thanks anyway. (However, if something comes to mind, please let me know).
|
| John
|
|
|
| | > Try running Detect and Repair from the FrontPage Help dropdown.
| >
| > --
| > Steve Easton
| > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > 95isalive
| > This site is best viewed............
| > .......................with a computer
| >
| > | > > No
| > >
| > >
| > >
| > > | > > > Are you using a theme?
| > > >
| > > > --
| > > > Steve Easton
| > > > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > > > 95isalive
| > > > This site is best viewed............
| > > > .......................with a computer
| > > >
| > > > | > > > > Thanks for your response, but again nothing. I made all possible
| > > > > combinations in the dropdowns and checkboxes at Compatibility.
| > > > > I use FP 2002 sp3, and there are no disabled items.
| > > > >
| > > > > Any other idea?
| > > > >
| > > > > John
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > > > > | > > > > > With the page open, Tools, Page options, Compatibility and set
the
| > > > > dropdowns to custom. If FP 2003
| > > > > > also set the schema to IE 5.
| > > > > >
| > > > > > --
| > > > > > Steve Easton
| > > > > > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > > > > > 95isalive
| > > > > > This site is best viewed............
| > > > > > .......................with a computer
| > > > > >
| > > > > > | > > > > > > The Define Custom Color option in Page Properties > Background| > > More
| > > > > Colors
| > > > > > > > Custom is disabled (gray). Does anybody know how I can
enable
| it?
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > > Thanks
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > > John
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > >
| > > > > >
| > > > > >
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > > >
| > > >
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|
 
S

Steve Easton

Close FrontPage, and then find and delete a file named CmdUI.prf. It should be here:
C:\Documents and Settings\%UserName%\Application Data\Microsoft\FrontPage\State

Reopen FrontPage and it will create a new one. See if it changes anything.

Note: any "custom" settings you have added to the FrontPage toolbars will be gone and will have to
be reset.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer
 
J

John C.

Again no. I think my last resort is a fresh setup of FP. I'll do it in the
weekend and if something goes wrong I'll come back to the forum.

Thanks for everything.

John
 
R

Ronx

This is getting silly, but how many colours is Windows set to display? If
it's only 256 (or less), the custom colour button may be disabled.
 
J

John C.

If you mean the Color Quality in Display Properties > Settings, it is set to
Highest (32 bit) and the screen resolution to 1280x1024.

John
 
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