Button colors in PanX

[LeoC2]

Many of my forms I use color coded buttons (Red, Green, etc.) For the life of me I can’t figure out how to color buttons in PanX.

[admin]

This was covered a while ago:

Losing format on the road to Pan X

When it comes to user interface widgets like buttons, Panorama X is absolutely not as flexible as Panorama 6. This is 100% intentional, and will not change. I discussed this in several of the videos, including the Buttons video and also the introductory video. Over the past three decades probably the most common complaint about Panorama has been about its non-standard user interface. Past versions of Panorama have used custom home-grown code to draw items like buttons. That made possible a lot …

[RAmeeti]

Take a look at Gary’s button demo for alternatives

http://www.unseensoft.com/Button%20Demo.pandb.zip

Robert Ameeti

[LeoC2]

I did a search but didn’t see that come up. I tell you, moving from 6 to X is a major undertaking. So far every database and most procedures require tweeking and recoding. If it wasn’t for the fact that Jim warned that 6 may someday become inoperative I wouldn’t bother. I’ve been using since day 1 and I’m really surprised how different Panorama X is from previous versions. The change is drastic and now requires a whole new learning curve. I’m also not happy about being asked to pay for a pre-release version and having to constantly do that puzzle every 5 minutes.