Property node inverted color

Check out the inverted color on this property node - I have never seen it before. What does it mean? Bug?
Regards,
Jack
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Like tst, I do not care enough about this nitpicky bug enough to report it. I just wanted to make sure that this phenomenon was not an INTENTIONAL way for LabVIEW to communicate some information to me about that property node. Further, I wanted it documented on the forums for anyone else wondering.
I would rather R&D focus on bugs that affect performance, not a hard to track anomaly such as this! This is the first time ever I have seen this behavior (I began programming with LabVIEW 7 Express).
Best regards to all,
Jack Dunaway
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