I started modifying the default colour for tab pages and other elements and since then i've noticed there are problems with redrawing of elements - for layout elements i've gone with a bordered style and using the background of the form to set the elements background colour, unfortunately I now get problems with redrawing of tab pages (if I switch tabs - both pages information is visible, althought if I click on the new page a second time it redraws). If I entere a lot of data quickly all the writing redraws on top of itself so it just becomes a mass of lines isntead of what i'm currently typing.

Any suggestions?

The problem with a filled box is that I can't control the background and the border colour independently the only way to get the colour effect I was looking for was to set it to a framed box? Is there any chance you could add a control to modify the frame as well as the label/back/text colours?

That should work althought it will be a lot of work. I would suggest adding that functionality for the future though.

Thanks for the help.