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From: lsr@Apple.COM (Larry Rosenstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Drawing gray text.  Help!
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Date: 18 May 89 16:31:50 GMT
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The system draws grayed text (e.g., disabled menu items) by drawing the 
text normally and then painting a gray rectangle over the text using 
patBIC mode.  This looks best with larger sizes and/or bolder fonts.

Larry Rosenstein, Apple Computer, Inc.
Object Specialist

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