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VML GrayScale Attribute

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This topic describes VML, a feature that is deprecated as of Windows Internet Explorer 9. Webpages and applications that rely on VML should be migrated to SVG or other widely supported standards.

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Determines whether a picture will be displayed in grayscale mode. Read/write. VgTriState.

Applies To

ImageData

Tag Syntax

<v: element grayscale=" expression ">

Script Syntax

element .grayscale="expression"

expression=element.grayscale

Remarks

If True, the picture will be displayed in grayscale instead of color. The default is False.

The value is based according to CCIR recommendation 709, which favors more green weight and produces more pleasing results for natural color.

VML Standard Attribute

Example

The image will be displayed in grayscale instead of color.

   <v:shape id="rect01"
   coordorigin="0 0" coordsize="200 200"
   strokecolor="red"
   style="top:1;left:1;width:300;height:200"
   path="m 1,1 l 1,200, 200,200, 200,1 x e">
   <v:imagedata grayscale="True" src="kids.jpg"/>
   </v:shape>