> Can the row colour of the Non Focused grid be set to simulate that
> of for eg a treeview when it is not selected(clInactive). It makes
> life a lot easier when determining which control has focus, and in
> the case of master detail, which the master record is.

I happen to agree, I have my own derivation of IB_Grid for
specifically this requirement. To do it more easily attach the
following code to the OnGetCellProps event handler of your IB_Grid...

procedure TForm1.IB_Grid1GetCellProps(Sender: TObject; ACol,
ARow: Integer; AState: TGridDrawState; var AColor: TColor; AFont: TFont);
begin
if gdSelected in AState then
begin
if IB_Grid1.Focused then
begin
AColor := clHighlight;
AFont.Color := clHighlightText;
end
else
begin
AColor := clBtnFace;
AFont.Color := clBtnText;
end;
end;
end;

There are no predefined colors of unfocused highlighting (or not that
I am aware of) so I just used clBtnFace and clBtnText, but you can use
whatever you prefer.

hth

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Geoff Worboys - TeamIBO
Telesis Computing