# Why sometimes red background to button control?

**URL:** <https://forum.xojo.com/t/why-sometimes-red-background-to-button-control/29478>\
**Category:** Getting Started\
**Created:** [January 30, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/why-sometimes-red-background-to-button-control/29478 "2016-01-30T20:15:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Ralph\_Alvy](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/ralph_alvy/32/4528_2.png) [@Ralph\_Alvy](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Ralph_Alvy)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/why-sometimes-red-background-to-button-control/29478/1 "2016-01-30T20:15:38Z")

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Why do I sometimes see a red background to a button control in the Contents Tree in a Xojo project?

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Parnell](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/tim_parnell/32/161_2.png) [@Tim\_Parnell](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Tim_Parnell)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/why-sometimes-red-background-to-button-control/29478/2 "2016-01-30T20:26:02Z")

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**Author:** ![Ralph\_Alvy](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/ralph_alvy/32/4528_2.png) [@Ralph\_Alvy](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Ralph_Alvy)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/why-sometimes-red-background-to-button-control/29478/3 "2016-01-30T21:19:45Z")

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Ah. Thanks. I see that.

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**Author:** ![Greg\_O\_Lone](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/greg_o_lone/32/49_2.png) [@Greg\_O\_Lone](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Greg_O_Lone)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/why-sometimes-red-background-to-button-control/29478/4 "2016-01-30T21:27:20Z")

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Just a note… There’s a preference to use badges instead

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**Author:** ![Ralph\_Alvy](https://forum.xojo.com/user_avatar/forum.xojo.com/ralph_alvy/32/4528_2.png) [@Ralph\_Alvy](https://forum.xojo.com/u/Ralph_Alvy)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/why-sometimes-red-background-to-button-control/29478/5 "2016-01-30T21:33:34Z")

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Didn’t see that (the badge setting). Thanks.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.xojo.com/uploads/default/original/1X/455b4dcc0e61630e9f81940004ddffa49c432a46.png) [@system](https://forum.xojo.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.xojo.com/t/why-sometimes-red-background-to-button-control/29478/6 "2020-10-29T18:10:07Z")

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