Re: Colors and other XP defaults

I use Classic myself. ;-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:C67A1152-6809-46FD-96AE-AEC834CE073E@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Jim Wood <JimWood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Thanks, Wesley,

My complaint is that, within the Appearance/Advanced utility, I can
created a title bar with graduated color, using Color 1 and Color 2. The
title bar then shows up that way in the pop-up Appearance/Advanced box,
but when I click Apply, all I get is the standard blue XP title bar.
There seems to be a provision for customizing the title bar, but it just
doesn't work.

No big deal, though; I can limp along as-is.

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

Under Classic View for XP, all parameters were variable and I could
change them. Is XP less versatile in this regard?

In some ways, yes.

[[NOTE: You can change the look of individual items if you select Windows
Classic style in the Windows and buttons list on the Appearance tab of
Display Properties. (Right-click an empty area of your desktop, then
click Properties, and then click the Appearance tab). If you select a
visual style other than Windows Classic, that style determines the
appearance of your menus, fonts, icons, and other Window elements. ]]
from...
How to Change the Font, Size, and Colors of Desktop Items
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310543

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:882DDBEA-448A-40AC-A39C-1408EEF9694D@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Jim Wood <JimWood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I finally entered the 21st Century and swapped over from XP running
under "classic view" to the default XP appearance. Well, okay, that's
cool, but under Advanced, I have tried to make some changes, but they
won't take.

In particular, I'm trying to replace that "Mattel Toybox Blue" title bar
with another color; specifically two different shades of blue that
should show a gradation from left to right. I can pick my two fave
colors, but they won't 'stick.'

I was able to change the color of the Active Window from Hospital White
to my preference (cool, K&E drafting-table green), but the choice for
the Message Box is grayed out.

Under Classic View for XP, all parameters were variable and I could
change them. Is XP less versatile in this regard?

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