FWH never used hb_translate() anywhere.
It all depends on what function are you using to output text to hDC in your TGrid class.
Please compare with xbrowse.
@ r,c PRINT TO oPrn TEXT cText SIZE w,h INCHES/MM/CM.....
the problem is that a btnbmp when disabled looks ugly
SET CONFIRM ON|OFF // default OFF
SET CONFIRM ON