Re: Desktop Icon Text Color

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Les
Date: 11/21/04 

Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 09:07:01 -0600

On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 01:54:34 -0600, "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>By default in XP, it can't be manually changed. The text changes on its own
>from dark to light depending on the color of the background. It is based on
>the Desktop color not the Wallpaper. The combo is whether or not you are
>using a Wallpaper and what the Desktop color is.

For the most part this is right.

However...if you have Use drop shadows checked for the icon labels,
the text will always be white no matter what color the background is.

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