How can I darken the X in a check box so that when the box is checked the X can be clearly seen? I find the very light grey to be almost invisible, and therefore ridiculous.

John Link

The x in the checkbox, as well as the bounding rectangle, has the same attributes as the field's borders. I suspect you have "Hairline" selected as the border's line width.

The x in the checkbox, as well as the bounding rectangle, has the same attributes as the field's borders. I suspect you have "Hairline" selected as the border's line width.

Your guess was very close. The line width was 1 point but the color was grey. I changed the color to black so now I can see the X. But how silly that the border that surrounds the box is forced to be the same color as the box and the X! In a text field the text can be black and the border can be a different color. Why not the same freedom for check boxes?

John Link

Edited July 28, 200619 yr by Guest

Most people wouldn't put a border around a checkbox - so it would be silly to waste resources and clutter the interface just for that. And you can always draw a rectangle around the field.

Thanks for asking this question...I had been wondering the same myself...Now I know too!