changing Dimmed menu item colors

Dimmed menu item colors.

Since my old XP machine died, I'm using my old windows 98 machine to
do quick Google searches while trying to solve a problem or issue on
my more modern computer.
I've decided to play around with the color schemes in the Display
control panel, and I've got some colors I like, but I can't figure out
how to affect inactive menu colors.
The light blue is hard to read against the current colors I've chosen.
The main issue is in Firefox it's hard to see the tab divisions as
well as the text displayed by a few add-ons. Not to mention annoying
to see the dimmed "Forward" or "Stop" buttons and having to squint to
make out the text below them.

The problem is global, but Firefox is the only one it really matters
for.

So, how do I affect the inactive menu item text color? I think I've
tried everything in the Display control panel under "appearance", but
can't figure it out. I might have missed one by not hitting "apply".

I've included a screenshot where I've circled the text color's I'd
like to change.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10736018@N05/4787536788/

So, which precise options should I use to make an easier-to-read
contrasting color?

"SlickRCBD" wrote in message
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Dimmed menu item colors.

Since my old XP machine died, I'm using my old windows 98 machine to
do quick Google searches while trying to solve a problem or issue on
my more modern computer.
I've decided to play around with the color schemes in the Display
control panel, and I've got some colors I like, but I can't figure out
how to affect inactive menu colors.
The light blue is hard to read against the current colors I've chosen.
The main issue is in Firefox it's hard to see the tab divisions as
well as the text displayed by a few add-ons. Not to mention annoying
to see the dimmed "Forward" or "Stop" buttons and having to squint to
make out the text below them.

The problem is global, but Firefox is the only one it really matters
for.

So, how do I affect the inactive menu item text color? I think I've
tried everything in the Display control panel under "appearance", but
can't figure it out. I might have missed one by not hitting "apply".

I've included a screenshot where I've circled the text color's I'd
like to change.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10736018@N05/4787536788/

So, which precise options should I use to make an easier-to-read
contrasting color?


I don't think there is a setting for the font color of inactive menu
items. Change the color of your menus and applications instead.

Why do you care in the first place? An inactive item is just
that...inactive...so it matters not whether you have to squint, you
can't click it.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
A+
http://dts-l.net/

SlickRCBD wrote in

oups.com:

Dimmed menu item colors.

That's "inactive".

A free PCMagazine utility called DisplaySet allows you to do
what you mentioned and more.

If you can't find it, I can post it for you.


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