... anything about it? I suppose it can be overcome by using simple pictures to represent buttons Hi Derek, Sorry I don't know anything about that add-on. Yes the standard Windows TButton control is limited to black caption text on a background determined by the user's Windows theme. Even if you set a text colour on the form, it will be black when running. The solution is to use a TSpeedButton instead. (2nd along on the Additional tab). Here are some TSpeedButtons on the top row in Templot: 2_101700_110000000.png There are options for adding bitmaps and adjusting the layout, changing the pressed/not pressed and/or latched-down appearance, etc. They can be grouped to act as "radio" buttons, so that pressing one releases all the others. They can also be made to repeat if held down (as the blue arrows do above). The only drawback is that these are Delphi/Lazarus graphic controls, not Windows controls, so they don't for example have a Handle, or highlight as the mouse moves ...