Known Issues for Gradient and Transparency Properties

Learn about known issues and apply workarounds for gradient and transparency properties.

Gradient and transparency property issues
CR# Description
539530 Transparent color does not work correctly on remote desktop.

If you run an InfoMaker application on a remote computer using Remote Desktop Connection, the transparent color for pictures in a Report object does not display correctly. When you develop an InfoMaker application using Remote Desktop Connection, the same issue occurs at design time if you select the Make Color Transparent menu item.

538090 Using solid brush mode with transparency slows PDF save process.

If you use a solid color with a level of transparency other than zero on a Report object, band, or control (Button, Column, Text, drawing object, and so on), and try to save to a PDF file, the save process takes considerably more time than when no transparency is used.

528766 SaveAs and Print methods do not work well with transparency settings.

If you set the Transparency property for a Report column, text, or GroupBox object, the text in the object appears blurry and in bold font in the PDF file that you generate with a SaveAs call, or in a copy of the report that you print with a print method call.

497222 No menu item for making Picture control color transparent on a Form.

If you add a Picture control to a Form, there is no selection from the control’s context menu to make a color transparent. (The Make Color Transparent context menu item on a Report automatically enters a color in the Transparent Color field on the General tab of the Properties view for the Picture control. )

Workaround: For a Picture control on a Form, you can manually enter a color to make transparent in the Transparent Color field.