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| buttonface | |
| buttonhighlight | |
| buttonshadow | |
 The three button-forming colors are synonymous with threedface, threedhighlight and threedshadow, and so are determined by the 3D Objects setting. | |
 Buttons are colored the same as other 3D objects, including the application window itself. | |
 Unlike the application window, a button uses only three (not five) colors to achieve the "raised" look. A fourth color, black, is added on the right and bottom to enhance the look. | |
 A blow-up of a button to illustrate the color use. | |
| HTML form buttons will automatically use this values. Custom "fake" buttons are, of course, a very popular DHTML technique. In our examples, we will demonstrate the use of the button color values for creating custom buttn-like objects. | |
| buttontext | |
 The text color of button elements is set by first selecting the 3D Objects option under Item:, then specifying a color under Font: | |
 The result is obvious: all text and icons in buttons are displayed in the buttontext color. | |
| HTML form buttons will automatically use this value. It is useful for authors only when creating "fake" buttons. | |
Next, color values for menu bars and drop-down menus.
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Created: Feb 23, 1999
Revised: Feb 23, 1999
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