Visual Foxpro Environment Customization

[Webrookie]

I feel like a real newbie asking this. But all I want to do is make my VFP 6.0 main window look different. I want a black background and a green foreground. No matter what I try I can't seem to make VFP start up with these settings.

Here's what I have in my config.fpw

_SCREEN.BackColor="0"
_SCREEN.Forecolor="65280"
_SCREEN.FontSize="8"
_SCREEN.FontName="Andale Mono"
_SCREEN.FontBold=.t.

The Font settings work every time I load. Just the BackColor and Forecolor don't seem to work. config.fpw is located in my program files\microsoft visual studio\vfp98directory. Any help appreciated. No Rush (-:

 

[skoko]

_screen.BackColor=0

 

[rgbean]

These settings can't be made directly in your CONFIG.FPW file. Instead add these to a VFPSTART.PRG (e.g. in c:\vfp70\vfpstart.prg):
* VFPSTART.PRG
_SCREEN.BackColor=0 && note this is a number!
_SCREEN.Forecolor=65280
_SCREEN.FontSize=8
_SCREEN.FontName="Andale Mono"
_SCREEN.FontBold=.t.


Then in your CONFIG.FPW, add the line:
_startup="c:\vfp70\vfpstart.prg"

Rick

 

[Webrookie]

Ahhhh, much better.

Thank you for the quick response. It worked