InfoPath Dev

 I am using InfoPath for a SharePoint 2010 list. The formatting in edit mode of the list item is how I want it to look, but if I open the item in read only the outline of the text box control or the my picture buttons do not show up. Any idea how to get those to show while just viewing the item?

Open your form in the InfoPath designer.

Switch to the Edit view, go to properties
Go to the Print Settings tab
Set the print view to the display view
This means that SharePoint will use the view that you specify here as the display view when you are opening the form in the browser.
This will only use it when viewing the form (read-only)
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 That didn't work, but I may have found a work around with workflow.