Resetting Command Button Colour

[sheusz]

Hi all

This is a bit of an odd one.

I have a main menu form that contains a number of command buttons. The command buttons have Back Color (Accent 5, Darker 25%) and a Hover Color (Accent 5, Darker 50%). Works well and looks good.

When a button is pressed another form is loaded. The main menu form remains open underneath the newly opened form.

The problem is that when the newly opened form is closed, the button that loaded it has retained the Hover Color, and doesn't return to the normal Back Color view unless the mouse is again moved over the button.

Is there some way that I can "refresh" the button after the button press, so that it has the original appearance when the newly opened form is closed?

Thank you in advance.

[June7]

I cannot replicate this behavior in Access 2010.

If I move second form, I can see button color is still for Hover but when second form closes, button returns to BackColor.

[Micron]

it has retained the Hover Color, and doesn't return to the normal Back Color view unless the mouse is again moved over the button.

When you mouse over isn't that when you get the Hover colour? So hovering over should not "return to the normal Back Color"?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/of...ton.hovercolor

[sheusz]

Hi June
That is exactly the behaviour I expected, but it isn't so.

[June7]

Have you tried running on different computer?

You could provide your db for review.

[sheusz]

When you mouse over isn't that when you get the Hover colour? So hovering over should not "return to the normal Back Color"?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/of...ton.hovercolor

Hi Micron

The colour does change when I hover over and click to open the new form. If I move the new form so that I can see the original form, I can see that the button colour has remained the hover colour after it has been clicked.

I would have thought that closing the new form would have "reset" the original form and that the hover colour was removed and replaced with the back colour, as June7 is seeing.

[Micron]

All I can think of is that you have 2 properties using the same colour. Did you look at the link I provided? I posted that because it also lists several options that are not in the property sheet for a command button.

[sheusz]

Hi June
That is exactly the behaviour I expected, but it isn't so.

Hi June

I've tried on another computer with the same result. Sharing the DB could be problematic. It's HUGE. I'll try replicating the issue on a smaller DB.

[sheusz]

Hi Micron

Thanks for your reply. Yes, I did read the link, but that doesn't seem to offer a solution. I'll check all the properties and see what I can find.

[moke123]

Have you tried replacing the control to rule out any type of corruption?

[sheusz]

Yes I have. Still the same. I've also tried various iterations but still get the same result.

[Micron]

a copy of the db with most of objects removed would suffice, no?

[sheusz]

a copy of the db with most of objects removed would suffice, no?

Hi all

Thanks for your suggestions and input.
I've created and attached a small DB that demonstrates the problem.

I've also included a link to video that shows the behaviour in the actual DB. (hope this is OK)

https://multicamsystems-my.sharepoin...mc5kg?e=A2REju


HoverTest.zip

[Micron]

By any chance that for this db you unselected "use Windows themed control" option when you built the main form? Or you changed all your button styles using Quick Styles on the format tab of the ribbon? I'm thinking that the button style you're using, or not using themed controls - doesn't play well with hover property.

EDIT - apparently that's not it (if I understand the problem you're having) because I added what I'd call a button of my default themed style. When I opened your form with it, its hover colour remained, even when I tabbed off of it. Midnight here, so that's it for now.

[sheusz]

Hi Micron

I've never used Windows themed control or Quick Styles (they didn't exist when I originally built the DB).

Interestingly, when you change the Back Color or Hover Color, the Use Theme property changes to Yes. Changing it back to No mucks up the colours, but doesn't resolve the issue.

I'm testing all this on this HoverTest DB I uploaded to preclude any possible legacy issues with my working DB.