unable to Define Custom Color

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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
 
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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Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
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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
 
Are you using a theme?

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Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer
 
No



Steve Easton said:
Are you using a theme?

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Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
.......................with a computer
Click to expand...
 
Try running Detect and Repair from the FrontPage Help dropdown.

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Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer
 
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
 
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
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > >
| > > > > >
| > > > > >
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > > >
| > > >
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|
 
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
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > >
| > > > > >
| > > > > >
| > > > >
| > > > >
| > > >
| > > >
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
|
|
 
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
 
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
 
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.
 
If you mean the Color Quality in Display Properties > Settings, it is set to
Highest (32 bit) and the screen resolution to 1280x1024.

John
 
That can't be it because he can get to it from Insert Photo. This is weirdly challenging :-)


| 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.
|
| --
| Ron Symonds (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
|
|
| | > 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
| > | > > > > >
| > message
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| > | > > More
| > | > > > > Colors
| > | > > > > > > > Custom is disabled (gray). Does anybody know how I can
| > enable
| > | it?
| > | > > > > > >
| > | > > > > > > Thanks
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| > | > > > > > > John
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