Making a dark Windows XP color scheme
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I love using a dark XP color scheme, but I have never figured out how to change the color of menu text on inactive windows. No matter what I do, inactive windows show menu text in black. Is there a way to change this, like a Windows system color other than COLOR_MENUTEXT? |
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| If it's at all possible, you will probably have to poke around in the registry, or something. |
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| That's probably where he got COLOR_MENUTEXT from. That sounds like a registry value to me. |
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| You use that with Get/SetSysColor. After experimenting some more, I think the inactive menus use the window color, darkened a bit, so it's a procedural thing that assumes the user wants the text darker. Too bad, if it wasn't for that you could do some really nice color schemes. |
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| Ever heard of Windows XP Dark Edition or Black Edition? (not that I would recommend using them) |
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| If you want to really go to town there is AshtonShell, never trusted shell replacements myself but they can look nice. Darkheart |
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| Ever heard of Windows XP Dark Edition or Black Edition? (not that I would recommend using them) If you don't recommend using them, then why mention it?This really isn't the place to be discussing knocked-off operating systems. |
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| I don't like them myself |
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| I am sure the feeling is mutual. |
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| I tried them but they completely taken out visual styles |
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