# "Display grid lines at file view"
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-grid-lines-at-file-view/15844
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [June 23, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-grid-lines-at-file-view/15844 "2014-06-23T22:11:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2014, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-grid-lines-at-file-view/15844/1 "2014-06-23T22:11:05Z")
Why does the checkbox have three options: checked, unchecked and square?
And it seems to show gridlines only when the square is selected.
By the way, are the lines supposed to be this faint, or is it a problem with my windows settings?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-grid-lines-at-file-view/15844/2 "2014-06-24T03:35:48Z")
> [@aax](#):
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> Why does the checkbox have three options: checked, unchecked and square?
> ...
Have you tried it? I have found these differences:
Unticked: plain background
Ticked: alternating background and lines in reverse colour to background
Square: plain background, but lines between columns and lines.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2014, 3:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-grid-lines-at-file-view/15844/3 "2014-06-24T03:54:24Z")
Exactly what's written in the [help file](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/options/general):
> [@](#):
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> This option is a tri-state option. If it's enabled, the lines in the file view are displayed in alternate colors. If it's enabled but grayed out, the file view is drawn with real grid lines.
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### Author:  [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2014, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-grid-lines-at-file-view/15844/4 "2014-06-24T12:51:19Z")
Hmm, it doesn't show alternate colors for me.
Unticked: plain background
Ticked: plain background
Square: plain background + grid lines
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-grid-lines-at-file-view/15844/5 "2014-06-24T16:33:18Z")
> [@aax](#):
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> Hmm, it doesn't show alternate colors for me.
> ...
Check Windows colour theme?
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### Author:  [@aax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aax)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/display-grid-lines-at-file-view/15844/6 "2014-06-24T19:07:03Z")
No, it's not that.
I thought that it was the fault of Windows 8 UI because Microsoft made everything low-contrast compared to Windows 7, so I made some screenshots on my laptop with Win 7 to show you the comparison. But when I got them on the PC the grid lines were just as invisible, so it seems it's a problem with my display's gamma settings.
EDIT: Sorry, forum's spoiler tag doesn't work with images.
