Works for me:



Red is Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Tooltip > Standard
White text is Explorer & Shell > Explorer > TreeView > TreeItem > Hot


You are getting a blank because your tooltip and textcolor are the same color

Like I said here: 

https://www.vistastylebuilder.com/forum/index.php?topic=2544.msg14537#msg14537

Background is Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Tooltip > Standard
Textcolors are Explorer & Shell > Explorer > TreeView > TreeItem > Hot, Selected, HotSelected etc

It has nothing to do with the balloon

Just make the FillColor and SizeBox the same color.

The white square on the right is actually Buttons, Boxes, & Controls > Scroll Bars & Trackers > ScrollBar > SizeBox:



Here the FillColor and SizeBox are the same color:

Fonts, Colors, & System Metrics > Fonts & System Metrics > WINDOW

Some parts have shadows applied by default and others don't. I don't know why.

These maps are for the new Task Manager
(Just replace Windows 8 (For Testing Purposes Only) with Windows 10 (New Classes)):


https://www.vistastylebuilder.com/forum/index.php?topic=1859.0

Bitmaps in Windows\Branding\Basebrd\basebrd.dll

That was originally made by DaveSenior:

https://www.vistastylebuilder.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=87

back in 2010 when we were both making maps:

https://www.vistastylebuilder.com/forum/index.php?board=18.0

His were originally posted to Virtual Customs:

https://virtualcustoms.net/showthread.php/28810-Complete-Guide-to-Theme-Building?highlight=complete+guide

There wasn't any original document. The PDF was made by someone else.

See whether that light blue color is in any of these images:

Windows & Caption Buttons > Aero > DWM Window > Frames > Window > Left > Inactive
Windows & Caption Buttons > Aero > DWM Window > Frames > Window > Right > Inactive
Windows & Caption Buttons > Aero > DWM Window > Frames > Window > Top > Inactive

Try giving the Fillcolor and Buttons, Boxes, & Controls > Scroll Bars & Trackers > ScrollBar > SizeBox two different colors and see what happens.

StartIsBack supposedly uses all of the old Start Menu classes etc. once used in Windows 7 and earlier.

I think Windows 10 allows them in a visual style because they are technically still part of the msstyle though only StartIsBack is actually using them.

On the left:

Background is Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Tooltip > Standard
Textcolors are Explorer & Shell > Explorer > TreeView > TreeItem > Hot, Selected, HotSelected etc

I don't have either of those lines.

It might have something to do with your using Classic/Open Shell & Explorer or StartIsBack which I don't use.

I recommend you find out their colors and do a search for the colors in WSB

(The bottom line MIGHT have something to do with your Explorer & Shell > Explorer > PreviewPane > Details Background > Horizontal image)

Add a FILLCOLOR to Explorer & Shell > Shell > TaskDialog > ContentPane
Explorer & Shell > Shell > TaskDialog > FootNotePane

Windows 10 Dark Mode > Explorer & Shell > Shell > PreviewPaneControl > CommonItemsDialog:Edit > Background
(I don't know why this is listed as being in Dark Mode but  it is....)
Buttons, Boxes, & Controls > Scroll Bars & Trackers > ScrollBar > FillColor

I already told you several times:

Change the height or rgb colors of the ItemRowLayout Separator Line in UIFILE 40960

I even showed you a picture of where to change it:

https://www.vistastylebuilder.com/forum/index.php?topic=2539.msg14515#msg14515

If you want me to do it for you put your explorerframe.dll.mun in a zipfile and attach it to a post.

I'll do the change and send it back to you.

Otherwise I've got nothing left to say

I don't understand. The only edit I did was change the height of the separator line.

Maybe you are doing something wrong. Maybe you are running some earlier version of Windows. I'm on 20H2. Who knows?

The gpedit worked fine for me. No more automatic content view search results.

I don't know what else to tell you.

Yes. Use the WSB attached here.

https://www.vistastylebuilder.com/forum/index.php?topic=2535.msg14456#msg14456


It's the most recently updated one

You can't

It's only necessary to import an image to replace another image.

IMAGEFILE is only used when you are adding an image where there wasn't one originally.

I THINK the image numbers are arbitrary. They change after saving a msstyle in WSB

I don't think images are inherited like other properties. In this case Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Items View > ListView > ListItem >

SelectedNotFocus does not inherit the Explorer & Shell > Explorer > ListView > ListItem > SelectedNotFocus image even though it's included under

Inherited Properties. I don't know why it's there. You can't have two images in the same place of course.

I extract it as a text file.

But then I have to use the Convertor because part of it is still in hex.

Then I can  format and edit it in any text editor.

I copy/paste it back as a text file.

I use Restorator to extract it.

Then I use

https://www.vistastylebuilder.com/forum/index.php?topic=2157.0

to convert it.

Attached is a zip file containing a UIFILE 40960 text file with the ItemRowLayout SeparatorLine given a height of zero so that it will always be

invisible, Drag/drop or copy/paste it on the original ExplorerFrame.dll.mun UIFILE 40960 in the System Resources folder.

Like I said:

"I don't have those white dots which are called a "focus rectangle". I don't know why you have them or how to remove them"

That old remover no longer works and I can't find a new equivalent.

I don't have them so it must be possible not to have them...I just don't know the answer

1) I don't have those white dots which are called a "focus rectangle". I don't know why you have them or how to remove them.


2) If you don't want to change the separator line in explorerframe uifile 40960 then this will keep your searches from automatically showing in content view:

Run gpedit.msc in your run window

Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Window Components > File Explorer

enable "Turn off display of snippets in content view mode"

1) Windows 10 (New Classes) > Copy Close > Button and Windows 10 (New Classes) > Pause > Button

   Borders: Buttons, Boxes, & Controls > Progress Bars > Normal > TransparentBar > Device Storage Background

2) Explorer & Shell > Explorer > ListView > ListItem > HotSelected
   Explorer & Shell > Shell > TaskDialog > ExpandoButton > ExpandedNormal,Hover,Pressed,Disabled

3) I don't know how to change or remove RegEdit focus rectangle

4) Can't find that textcolor in Dark Mode ( in Default Mode it is Fonts, Colors, & System Metrics > Fonts & System Metrics > WINDOWTEXT)

5) Windows 10 (New Classes) > Desktop ListView > ListItem > Hot.Selected etc

6) https://www.vistastylebuilder.com/forum/index.php?topic=1258.msg6654#msg6654

In the circle:



You can barely see it in your picture because of your dark background

1,2) Either Buttons, Boxes, & Controls > Boxes > ComboBox > DropDownButtonRight > Glyph Image
     OR
     Windows 10 Dark Mode > Buttons, Boxes, & Controls > Boxes > DarkMode CFD ComboBox > DropDownButtonRight > Glyph Image
3) Lists, Menus, & Tabs > ListView > ColumnDetail
4) Bitmaps in comctl32.dll in system32 ( the black arrow on the far right is Toolbars, Headers, & Rebar > Toolbars & Headers > Toolbar > DropDownGlyph)

I told you twice that nobody knows:

https://www.vistastylebuilder.com/forum/index.php?topic=2534.msg14499#msg14499

1,2,3) I can't find any of these in Dark Mode (In Default Mode Fonts, Colors, & System Metrics > Fonts & System Metrics > WINDOW & WINDOWTEXT are used)

4) Windows 10 Dark Mode > Buttons, Boxes, & Controls > Scroll Bars & Trackers > DarkMode Explorer ScrollBar > SizeBox
   Sometimes this is also Windows 10 Dark Mode > Buttons, Boxes, & Controls > Scroll Bars & Trackers > DarkMode Explorer ScrollBar > FillColor

I don't understand what you are saying.

In Default Mode:



Orange is Windows 10 Dark Mode > Explorer & Shell > Shell > PreviewPaneControl > CommonItemsDialog:Edit > Background
Yellow is Fonts, Colors, & System Metrics > Fonts & System Metrics > BTNFACE

In Dark Mode:



Orange is Windows 10 Dark Mode > Explorer & Shell > Shell > PreviewPaneControl > DarkMode CommonItemsDialog:Edit > Background
Dark Gray on the bottom is unknown


No luck finding either the background or text colors you wanted

In Default Mode: Fonts, Colors, & System Metrics > Fonts & System Metrics >BTNFACE

White  rectangles are:

Windows 10 Dark Mode > Buttons, Boxes, & Controls > Boxes > DarkMode CFD ComboBox > Border
Windows 10 Dark Mode > Buttons, Boxes, & Controls > Boxes > DarkMode CFD ComboBox > ReadOnly

1) Unknown in Dark Mode
2) Windows 10 Dark Mode > Buttons, Boxes, & Controls > Buttons > DarkMode Explorer Button > PushButton > Hot
3) Windows 10 Dark Mode > Buttons, Boxes, & Controls > Boxes > DarkMode CFD ComboBox > DropDownButtonRight > Glyph Image

Arrows: Address, Breadcrumb, & Search > Breadcrumb > Aero > Normal > Overflow Active > Chevron
        Address, Breadcrumb, & Search > Breadcrumb > Aero > Normal > Overflow Inactive > Chevron

Background: Address, Breadcrumb, & Search > Breadcrumb > Basic > Normal > Overflow Active > Chevron > Main Image

Not possible. Those arrows are not in the Windows 10 msstyle

By the way in this image:



1) Windows 10 Dark Mode > Toolbars, Headers, & Rebar > Toolbars & Headers > Items View Header > HeaderItem > Hot
2) Windows 10 Dark Mode > Toolbars, Headers, & Rebar > Toolbars & Headers > Items View Header > HeaderDropDown > Glyph Image
3) Part of Windows 10 Dark Mode > Toolbars, Headers, & Rebar > Toolbars & Headers > Items View Header > HeaderItem  images

Seems I got confused about your description and never answered it. Maybe you found it yourself?

I just color-picked those lines in your picture.

The color is rgb 215,215,215.

Try doing a search for that color in WSB. It might help you find the location if it is in the msstyle

I just use the default start menu. So I don't know anything about customizing Classic/Open Shell. Like that Classic/Open Shell Explorer

Status Bar you asked about earlier that I had never seen before.

No. Not in Windows 10.

Maybe if you use StartIsBack. I don't use it so I don't know for sure.

Another variant:



Taskbar & System Tray > TaskBand > Basic > TaskBand > BackgroundBottom > CONTENTMARGINS 600,3,10,7
Taskbar & System Tray > TaskBar > Aero > Taskbar Show Desktop > Button > Width 700, Height 0
Taskbar & System Tray > TaskBar > Aero > Taskbar Show Desktop > Separator > CONTENTMARGINS 0,0,0,0

Only problem is that you now have a HUGE Show Desktop Button that you will see whenever you hover over it

Another variation adding day of week:



Taskbar & System Tray > TaskBand > Basic > TaskBand > BackgroundBottom > CONTENTMARGINS (700,3,10,7)