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I want to change the colors I see when programs run. Now I see white text on a light gray background in a legend box, impossible to read. Not with a particular program, all programs. Control Panel/Display/Appearance In Desktop, when I select a color, am I selecting text color, or background color? And in that list of entries, what is the name of the background in legend boxes? Basically, is there a link to describe how to use Display/Appearance? ms |
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I don't know whether there is an URL for it. "Windows 98 Secrets"
(Livington/Straub) have a bundle of scattered pages on it, mainly pp.848-850. They DID print warnings, but they weren't enough for me. Once/twice I DID try to micro-manage inside the "Item" dropdown menu. You must have SIX applications open at once to do that, BECAUSE the same item may affect them in different ways. You may end up with invisible text somewhere! Also, playing with icon spacing can squeese them atop each other &/or push them off the screen entirely! It is safer by far to use Desktop Themes or Schemes...!... To install Desktop Themes, if they are not already in the Control Panel or in the START menu... 1. START, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Windows Setup tab. 2. Check "Desktop Themes"; click "Details"; check the themes you want; "OK" twice. 3. Perhaps, re-boot. Some themes require "high color". To get "high color": 1. Right click the Desktop & select Properties 2. Click the "Settings" tab 3. Use the "Colors" dropdown menu to select "high color" 4. Be prepared. It may ask your permission to restart the computer. I understand that's best; however, it can also be done at: "R-Clk Desktop, Properties, Appearance tab, & select a different 'Scheme' in the dropdown selector". This will also get the fonts, colors, et al, right, across applications, without trying to micro-manage inside the "Item" dropdown menu, which one may live to regret. The main thing I still do in that Item dropdown menu is to adjust the colors of the Active/Inactive Title bars. I like to have them change on a gradient. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "ms" wrote in message ... | W09SE | | I want to change the colors I see when programs run. Now I see white text | on a light gray background in a legend box, impossible to read. Not with a | particular program, all programs. | | Control Panel/Display/Appearance | | In Desktop, when I select a color, am I selecting text color, or background | color? | | And in that list of entries, what is the name of the background in legend | boxes? | | Basically, is there a link to describe how to use Display/Appearance? | | ms |
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"PCR" wrote in news:ejnxNmr$GHA.4604
@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl: I don't know whether there is an URL for it. "Windows 98 Secrets" (Livington/Straub) have a bundle of scattered pages on it, mainly pp.848-850. They DID print warnings, but they weren't enough for me. Once/twice I DID try to micro-manage inside the "Item" dropdown menu. You must have SIX applications open at once to do that, BECAUSE the same item may affect them in different ways. You may end up with invisible text somewhere! Also, playing with icon spacing can squeese them atop each other &/or push them off the screen entirely! It is safer by far to use Desktop Themes or Schemes...!... To install Desktop Themes, if they are not already in the Control Panel or in the START menu... 1. START, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, Windows Setup tab. 2. Check "Desktop Themes"; click "Details"; check the themes you want; "OK" twice. 3. Perhaps, re-boot. Some themes require "high color". To get "high color": 1. Right click the Desktop & select Properties 2. Click the "Settings" tab 3. Use the "Colors" dropdown menu to select "high color" 4. Be prepared. It may ask your permission to restart the computer. I understand that's best; however, it can also be done at: "R-Clk Desktop, Properties, Appearance tab, & select a different 'Scheme' in the dropdown selector". This will also get the fonts, colors, et al, right, across applications, without trying to micro-manage inside the "Item" dropdown menu, which one may live to regret. The main thing I still do in that Item dropdown menu is to adjust the colors of the Active/Inactive Title bars. I like to have them change on a gradient. Thanks, PCR ms |
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: ms wrote in : W09SE I want to change the colors I see when programs run. Now I see white text on a light gray background in a legend box, impossible to read. Not with a particular program, all programs. Control Panel/Display/Appearance In Desktop, when I select a color, am I selecting text color, or background color? And in that list of entries, what is the name of the background in legend boxes? Basically, is there a link to describe how to use Display/Appearance? ms Look for a program called "DisplaySet" from PC Magazine. Unfortunately, I don't have access to that. ms |
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thanatoid wrote in : ms wrote in : W09SE I want to change the colors I see when programs run. Now I see white text on a light gray background in a legend box, impossible to read. Not with a particular program, all programs. Control Panel/Display/Appearance In Desktop, when I select a color, am I selecting text color, or background color? And in that list of entries, what is the name of the background in legend boxes? Basically, is there a link to describe how to use Display/Appearance? ms Look for a program called "DisplaySet" from PC Magazine. Unfortunately, I don't have access to that. ms I'm not sure what that means, but if you want, since it is - or at least my version was - a free program, if you have access to binary groups, I'll post it for you if you want. Let me know. |
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thanatoid wrote in
: ms wrote in : thanatoid wrote in : ms wrote in : W09SE I want to change the colors I see when programs run. Now I see white text on a light gray background in a legend box, impossible to read. Not with a particular program, all programs. Control Panel/Display/Appearance In Desktop, when I select a color, am I selecting text color, or background color? And in that list of entries, what is the name of the background in legend boxes? Basically, is there a link to describe how to use Display/Appearance? ms Look for a program called "DisplaySet" from PC Magazine. Unfortunately, I don't have access to that. ms I'm not sure what that means, but if you want, since it is - or at least my version was - a free program, if you have access to binary groups, I'll post it for you if you want. Let me know. Thanks,but my server does not see binary groups. Can you post it to http://www.yousendit.com/ I can look here, when you say it's available at that link, I can download through there, post back here to let you know. ms |
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