WSB is about doing themes. These designers you mention...if they want to do themes buy WSB and learn. 16 euros is cheap. If I can learn...anybody can.

People without any "sense of design or style" (like RBCC for example) shouldn't buy WSB or waste their time trying to make something they simply can't.

Themers don't share their ideas and concepts because they are busy working on them and also don't want people stealing them ( which happens all the time).

Transparent Start Menus don't have transparent All Programs trees because they are part of explorer (Explorer & Shell > Explorer > TreeView in WSB).

You need FullGlass.exe found here:  http://phantommenace2020.deviantart.com/art/full-glass-149998657  an autoit v3 script. Makes everything in explorer transparent if they are given black backgrounds.

I have seen glass scrollbars. Basically transparent pngs with some outlines etc. For example:  http://nguyenxuanhoa.deviantart.com/art/VS-full-glass-for-win7-v2-150552052

Edit: You can only see the second link if you log on to DeviantArt first and then use it. He ticked "mature content" on his submissions and never changed it even though he's been told.

As if you don't already know all of this

Read:   http://vistastylebuilder.com/forum/index.php?topic=1031.msg5153#new

Charleston is right. White panels seem to be bitmaps 30-32 in wucltux.dll (Restorator and ResHack ignore this dll for some reason but Anolis Resourcer opens it fine).

As for the text in the first screen. I got it set up great with Explorer & Shell > Explorer > ListView > ListItem ( Just like in TaskManager where you get black textcolor when you hover or select). But when I switched between the two Update screens it didn't stick for some reason I have no idea why.

So I'm back where I started again...nowhere

White border in first picture is Styles > ControlPanelStyle > ContentPaneLine > FillColorHint:Color

Good luck with the rest. Been looking forever and had no luck.

Looking again right now.

Do you mean the black textcolor in that drop-down menu?

If so the answer is, sadly, no. It's one of the black textcolors that can't be changed....at least in msstyles.

You can change the background color and hover background...but not the textcolor

If you ever find out how please post the solution...I'd love to know it

Looking at your WSB tree you are in the wrong place: Taskbar & Tray Notify > Tray Notify > Basic > Toolbar > Button. That's why you don't see anything.

The right place is what I said: Taskbar & Tray Notify > TaskBand > Basic > ToolBar > Button

2)  In Vista it is Taskbar+TrayNotify>TaskBand>Basic>ToolBar>Button

1) Could you be more specific?

lol. I knew I saw it there somewhere. Thanks

I added it to my Start Menu diagram.

Never saw it. No values in properties. Wouldn't worry about it.

You might want to change the image at StartMenu > Menus > Basic > TopMatch:ListView > ListItem > SelectedNotFocus.

I swear I've seen that in the More Results part of Start Menu search. But now I can't find it

I wouldn't worry about the rest.

I have only been able to find 2 of the "Unknowns" in WSB:

1)  Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Items View > Items View > Subheader > Unknown  is the textcolor of "This folder is empty" when you have an empty Library.

2)  Explorer & Shell > Explorer >  Control Panel > Command Module > Unknown > Unknown ( the first unknown of 3) is the textcolor of Uninstall, Repair, Change etc in the Programs and Features screen.

Has anyone found any of the other Unknowns like the two in the Start Menu for instance?

Does anyone know what InfoBk and InfoText  in StartMenu>Panels>Basic>NSCHost refer to?
Or  NewProgram, 4 & 5 in the MoreProgramsTab?

Address, Breadcrumbs & Search> Breadcrumb > Basic > Normal > Active Crumbs > SplitButton and SplitButtonDropDown ( main & glyph)

Styles > Task Dialog Styles. Change TextColor:Colors: Main Instruction Pane & Content Pane

I looked all over for the rest. But  I can't find them either.

I thought you wanted the border of the spin control not the whole box....

Works for me. In this picture I have black borders, red background, white arrows ( I just checked it):

Edit the main images at  Buttons, Boxes & Controls > Buttons  > Spin  ( the outer part of the images are the borders)

Why not just change the Hot, Pressed etc colors of the images at  Taskbar & System Tray > TaskBand > Basic > TaskBand > TaskItemButton?

And then create a mix between the HotTrackingColor and Highlight color to emphasize.

You will still get that annoying flash animation though.

Merci beaucoup! il fonctionne parfaitement!

Savez-vous où  <if id="atom(TopViewPrefix)"> est?  Il est également  foreground="argb(255, 90, 103, 121)".  J'ai changé cela aussi

Anyone know where this textcolor is?

http://vistastylebuilder.com/forum/index.php?topic=284.0

color the images

use the forum search feature

1) ReBar holds stuff together like reinforcing bars in concrete. In this picture the green is ToolBars, Headers & ReBar > ReBar > ReBar:



2) Header is a structure that is put at the head of lists, items etc. In this picture blue is ToolBars, Headers & ReBar > Header. The orange is ToolBars, Headers & ReBar > Header > HeaderItem



3) BreadCrumbs are glyphs you use to find your way back & forth. See  http://vistastylebuilder.com/forum/index.php?topic=993.0

You can find this stuff by just coloring things and seeing where the colors show up.

You mean theme file patchers?
There's plenty like uxstyle core, universal theme patcher, vista glazz 2.0 etc.

1) The icons are in PhotoViewer.dll
2) You could use Leftsider to move caption buttons
3) Don't know how to move caption text. If you find out please post it

Or you could use a cool Photo Viewer like ZEED   http://flass.deviantart.com/art/Zeed-Minimal-Image-Viewer-91434508

Works for me. Perfect red border:

For large icons: TaskBar&SystemTray > TaskBand >  Aero > TaskBand > Backgrounds. Color the images.
For small icons: TaskBar&SystemTray >  TaskBand > Aero > TaskBand(small icons) > Backgrounds. Color the images.
Behind Start Button: TaskBar&SystemTray > TaskBar > Aero > TaskBar > 1-4 (Top, Bottom, left, right). Color the images.
Show Desktop Button: TaskBar&SystemTray > TaskBar > Basic > ShowDesktopButton > Button. Color image.
System Tray Frame: TaskBar&SystemTray > SystemTray > Basic > Horizontal&Vertical> TrayNotify > Background. Color image.
Behind SysTray icons: TaskBar&SystemTray > SystemTray > Basic > ToolBar > Button. Color image.
Behind Clock: TaskBar&SystemTray > SystemTray > Basic > Clock. Color image.

Did you search the textcolor in WSB? Looks like it is rgb (40, 40, 40). Or look for the rgb yourself with something like ColorCop, then do a color search in WSB. If you find it anywhere, replace all the places with stuff like pink etc, look to see where the pink shows up then you know which textcolor to change. If it doesn't show up then you are out of luck...

1) Don't think you can. Highlighted text in Task Manager always defaults to black. Looked everywhere but could never find solution. Best fix is to change highlight color to something lighter so you can see the text at Explorer&Shell > Explorer > ListView > ListItem > Hot etc. Color the image.

2) Don't have WMP anymore. But why don't you search the textcolor. Might be someplace under ListView or ListBox...and maybe ButtonText:Color.

This has happened to me too. I turned off User Accounts and then I had no problem.

All 32 bit bitmaps?

I think   Buttons, Boxes & Controls > Buttons > Button > GroupBox

Styles >  ControlPanel Style > Task Link
Styles > ControlPanelStyle > NavigationPanelLabel

You seem to be confused right at the start. Try this:

1) Make a copy of Aero
2) Rename it something like Test, and everything else in it that says Aero (rightclick, choose rename)
3) Store it anywhere
4) Start WSB. Click "Open an existing visual style". Open your Test.msstyles
5) Do your change at Explorer&Shell > Explorer> ItemsView > ItemsView: Fillcolor
6) Save your change to Test.msstyles
7) Choose to use your new visual style
8) You should now see default Aero with your new Explorer background
9) That's it. You don't have to do anything else. NEVER try to modify default Aero.msstyles.

Open a theme msstyles with WSB or make a copy of aero rename it and the msstyles etc. manually, then open  the msstyles  in WSB. Do your work then test or save, then use or not.  That's all. Don't worry about all that other stuff

Lists, Menus & Tabs > Tab > Body

TextColor is StartMenu > Panels > Basic > PlacesList  > HotTracking Color: Color

No idea about that square

Black button: StartMenu > Menus > Basic > ToolBar > Button > Hot. Color image black.

White text: StartMenu > Menus > Basic > ToolBar > Default > Hot > TextColor:Color  white

Just tried it. This works. 

OK...you are right. This is complicated but here's a fix:

Normal textcolor in the tree is Explorer&Shell > Explorer > TreeView > TextColor:Color

When you click on a folder every textcolor in tree changes to StartMenu > Menus > Aero > Keyboard:TreeView > TreeItem > Normal > TextColor:Color

BUT the textcolor on the selected folder changes to StartMenu > Menus > Aero > Keyboard:TreeView > TreeItem > HotSelected > TextColor: Color

So.... If you want to keep all textcolors same make TextColor:Color same on all 3

But if you don't then change the Keyboard:TreeView >TreeItem Textcolor:Colors to what you want when you click a folder.


Hope this makes sense. I just tried it and it works

Start Menu > Menus > Basic > Toolbar > Button > Hot > TEXTCOLOR:COLOR white. but text still black, ideas?

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look http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fvr-VYRoIo

I TOLD YOU:  The ContextMenu is Start Menu > Menus > Basic > Toolbar > Button > Hot  BUT YOU HAVE TO COLOR THE IMAGE NOT TEXTCOLOR!

Here is what I use on the Start Menu All Programs tree. Everything stays stable. No weirdness.

1) Basic textcolor is Explorer&Shell > Explorer > TreeView > TextColor:Color  ( You have to ADD this property)
2) Hover highlight is StartMenu > Menus > Basic > Hover:TreeView > TreeItem > Hot. Color the image.
3) If you want to change the textcolor when highlighted use StartMenu > Menus > Aero > Hover:TreeView > TreeItem > Hot > TextColor:Color

That's all I use. Everything is fine and should be for you too

Use:   StartMenu > Menus > Aero > Hover:TreeView > TreeItem > Hot: Textcolor:Color  to change that textcolor.