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How to Fix the TComboBox Ctl3D Property Bug?

This is an image from a TForm where I have a TEdit at top and a TComboBox at down.

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As you can see, the TEdit does not have the classic 3D border of the Windows controls default theme. That's because I set the Ctl3D property of that component to False. Then you see that the TComboBox has it's normal 3D border, but in this case I also set the Ctl3D property of that component to False, but it continues to show the 3D border.

It seems to be a Delphi bug at development level. How could I fix that at code?

After testing RRUZ answer, BevelKind=bkFlat, this came:

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I do not know why it was so different... and bizarre. :-/

Solution

  • You can remove the 3D border setting the BevelKind property of the TComboBox to bkFlat.

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