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John Beckett wrote:
> I recently saw a managed XP computer where a group policy change had put a
> stupid background wallpaper on the desktop ... and prevented the user from
> entering the relevant parts of Display Properties to change it.
>

Oddly...we have the same thing (the wallpaper is a logo thingy which
includes all the contact details for the ICT people (i.e. computer
support).

However....typing gpedit.msc...let's you change the wallpaper no matter
what the group policy say....


adam

> What astonished me is that a VB6 program I wrote some years ago shows the
> stupid wallpaper in its background.
>
> The program window has a big Richtextbox with:
> rtb.BackColor = &H8000000F& (Button Face)
>
> This BackColor is somehow transparent to the wallpaper (moving my window
> around shows the fixed desktop wallpaper underneath - it doesn't move).
>
> I'm pretty ignorant about these matters. The wanted background color was
> grey, so I must have chosen "Button Face" without realising the
> consequences.
>
> It doesn't matter, but I'm curious. Would any standard button show the
> wallpaper bleeding through (I didn't notice it in my quick look at the
> computer).
>
> I suppose I should have chosen a fixed RGB color if I wanted grey.
> However, the standard offerings from VB6 are pretty ugly, and the button
> face was just right.
>
> John
>

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