Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!decwrl!mcnc!uvaarpa!murdoch!clas01.cebaf.gov!heddle From: heddle@clas01.cebaf.gov (David Heddle) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Diasbled Text Keywords: QuickDraw Message-ID: <1991Feb20.150748.20973@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Date: 20 Feb 91 15:07:48 GMT Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Reply-To: heddle@clas01.cebaf.gov (David Heddle) Organization: CEBAF Lines: 9 Can anyone tell me how to write text using StringDraw so that it has the appearance of a disabled menu item (i.e., ghost text). It would seem that the thing to do is change the PenPat to a light gray pattern. However, as near as I can tell, changing the PenPat has no effect on text. cheers, dph CEBAF = Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility