PLEASE NOTE: this is a forwarded message from Dennis Fast and not me.

-----Original Message-----
From: "Fast, Dennis" <DFast@...>
To: <futurebasic@...>

I am writing a Crossword Puzzle.
I have a grid of 20 cols and 16 rows.

Here is how I create each puzzle cell:
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SetRect(r, 20, 31, 50, 61) appearance button _EF1, _activeBtn,,,,, @r,
_kControlEditTextProc=20
=20
tfs.flags =3D
_kControlUseFontMask_kControlUseSizeMask_kControlUseFaceMask_kControlUse
JustMask_kControlUseBackcolorMask_kControlUseForecolorMask
=20
tfs.font =3D fn FMGetFontFamilyFromName("Arial")=20
tfs.size =3D 24=20
tfs.style =3D _boldBit%=20
tfs.just =3D _teJustCenter
tfs.forecolor.red =3D 0
tfs.forecolor.green =3D 0
tfs.forecolor.blue =3D 65535

tfs.backcolor.red =3D 65535
tfs.backcolor.green =3D 65535
tfs.backcolor.blue =3D 65535
=20
def SetButtonFontStyle(_EF1, tfs) s =3D " " def =
SetButtonTextString(_EF1,
s)=20
def buttonhelpSetText(_EF1,"Some Text")
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First I generate an array of letters, then place the letters into each
box.
I need to color the empty boxes Black. Later I will remove the letters
to leave blank white boxes for the player to enter Black letters into. I
will then check their letters against the correct letter. If it is wrong
I would like to color the wrong letter Red and if it is correct the
letter will turn Blue.

Here is my attempt at color.
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local fn FillGrid

	' letterNum is the number of the appearance button _EF#=20
	' as defined in the ENUM of the Globals file.
letterNum =3D 0=20
for Row =3D 0 to 15
	for Col =3D 0 to 19

		letterNum++
		def SetButtonTextString(letterNum, LetterGrid(Row,Col))

		long if LetterGrid(Row,Col) =3D chr$(32)
				' The @ DOES appear in the blank
boxes.=20
				'Following colors do NOT.
			def SetButtonTextString(letterNum, "@")

			tfs.backcolor.red =3D 0
			tfs.backcolor.green =3D 0
			tfs.backcolor.blue =3D 0

			def SetButtonFontStyle(letterNum, tfs)
		xelse
			tfs.forecolor.red =3D 0
			tfs.forecolor.green =3D 0
			tfs.forecolor.blue =3D 65535

			tfs.backcolor.red =3D 65535
			tfs.backcolor.green =3D 65535
			tfs.backcolor.blue =3D 65535

			def SetButtonFontStyle(letterNum, tfs)

		end if=20
	next Col
Next Row

end fn

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I am not being successful.=20
Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated.