In implementing a copy of what I have in and app in Delphi, I realise that there is
no way to visually distinguish between TButtons to indicate they are "down" or "up"
(or checked, etc). This is a significant drawback. Indeed, my app pretty much
depends on this capability, so if there is any way I can work around this, please
say.

Hmm, a quick check shows that I could set the font weight to Bold, but that means
the buttons have to be a bit bigger. Workable, but a proper solution would be good.
IIRC you are updating the styles to do this more easily, so I guess I shall wait
for that update to come out. Bold will do for now I think.

/Matthew Jones/

Matthew,

<< In implementing a copy of what I have in and app in Delphi, I realise
that there is no way to visually distinguish between TButtons to indicate
they are "down" or "up" (or checked, etc). This is a significant drawback.
Indeed, my app pretty much depends on this capability, so if there is any
way I can work around this, please say. >>

I'm not sure what you mean here - the buttons visually indicate when they
are "down".  Could you elaborate on what you need ?

Thanks,

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

> I'm not sure what you mean here - the buttons visually indicate
> when they are "down".  Could you elaborate on what you need ?

These are basically "tool bar buttons" where one of three can be selected, but one
always is. Thus the "Down" state needs to be "permanent" even after the user has
clicked. Sort of like radio buttons, but in big buttons instead. Using the font
weight works quite well actually, except for single letter captions, where I'm
putting a big label alongside which makes the selection clear.

/Matthew Jones/

Matthew,

<< These are basically "tool bar buttons" where one of three can be
selected, but one always is. Thus the "Down" state needs to be "permanent"
even after the user has clicked. Sort of like radio buttons, but in big
buttons instead. Using the font weight works quite well actually, except for
single letter captions, where I'm putting a big label alongside which makes
the selection clear. >>

Ahh, okay, now I get it.  I'll see what I can do.

Thanks,

Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com