Hi, I had a similar issue and used my own implementation of StandardStringCell. In the refresh-data method I set the parent's background to change the color. This should also work for font color. Let me know if you need an example. Friedger ******************************************* To unsubscribe from this list, send a mail to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact a human list administrator, send a mail to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To recieve a list of other options for this list, send a mail to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]