[RESOLVED] Off the wall UI issue

[VBGuy]

I have a user requirement as follows:

1. I have a collection of 3 panels each panel contains one textbox. On load, one or all textboxes may contain default values. When a panel or textbox are 'selected' the panel turns from color a to color b to indicate the active panel.

So far so good.

2. If a user should not access a panel, the control can not be able to become active and focus should not be able to be set to the textbox.

Once again, just disable the panel... But then

3. When a panel is not selectable, the textbox must maintain its appearance. This is the problem area. They do not want the textbox to 'look' disabled because we have several individuals that are colorblind and need to be able to see the default text in the textbox. When a textbox is disabled the background greys and the text inside also becomes a shade of grey. We have users that can't differentiate between the two shades...

So then how do I stop a control from being selected while maintaining an enabled look? Any ideas?