Combo box drop down arrow colors

[Jeff]

Hi all,

Well, I FINALLY feel like I'm starting to get the hang of Access (at least
I'm not feeling like a complete moron anymore) and, just as I was on a roll
while designing a form came across this odd situation:

I have been able to create combo boxes to add data to my tables. However,
I've been trying to ensure that users will ONLY be able to enter the correct
information and started working with the date and time picker control (I'm
using Access 2003) to help with date entry. Well... I CAN get everything to
work properly (for a change); however, I CANNOT figure out why the combo box
drop down arrow on the date and time picker control is DIFFERENT than the
other combo boxes on my form. Specifically,

ALL of the other combo boxes on the form have a blue drop down arrow (I'm
assuming that this is the system default) but the date and time picker combo
box has a gray arrow. I've searched through all of the properties for the
control and, no matter what I do, can't get that combo box to match the
others - ugh!

Thanks for your help.

 

[Rick Brandt]

Hi all,

Well, I FINALLY feel like I'm starting to get the hang of Access (at least
I'm not feeling like a complete moron anymore) and, just as I was on a roll
while designing a form came across this odd situation:

I have been able to create combo boxes to add data to my tables. However,
I've been trying to ensure that users will ONLY be able to enter the correct
information and started working with the date and time picker control (I'm
using Access 2003) to help with date entry. Well... I CAN get everything to
work properly (for a change); however, I CANNOT figure out why the combo box
drop down arrow on the date and time picker control is DIFFERENT than the
other combo boxes on my form. Specifically,

ALL of the other combo boxes on the form have a blue drop down arrow (I'm
assuming that this is the system default) but the date and time picker combo
box has a gray arrow. I've searched through all of the properties for the
control and, no matter what I do, can't get that combo box to match the
others - ugh!

Without even checking I would guess that one of them (the ComboBox I suspect)
uses the current system colors settings from Windows whereas the other one
(being an external control) is hard-coded to use gray.

Try changing your Windows color scheme and see if it affects one or both of the
arrows.

 

[Jeff]

Without even checking I would guess that one of them (the ComboBox I suspect)
uses the current system colors settings from Windows whereas the other one
(being an external control) is hard-coded to use gray.

Try changing your Windows color scheme and see if it affects one or both of the
arrows.

You're absolutely correct. Any ideas now?

Thanks,

Jeff

 

[Rick Brandt]

You're absolutely correct. Any ideas now?

Live with it? You'd have the same problem with command buttons or any other
part of the Access GUI that follow the system's color settings. Some things you
just can't control.