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Help => Windows 7 => Topic started by: Yushatak on September 11, 2010, 10:07:04 pm



Title: Two Questions
Post by: Yushatak on September 11, 2010, 10:07:04 pm
The first one should be easy - so I'll start with it:

Where do I change the caption bar text color for a maximized active window? I found how to change it for a normal window, an inactive maximized window, but not an active maximized window. Also, is there a way to set it for an inactive normal window separately? Or must they share..

The second question is weirder..

I set up a custom status pane (bottom of explorer window) and it works fine in test mode. "Alright," I think, "I'll now save and apply the theme". I do so, and the status pane stays exactly the same as in Aero, even though the test mode worked perfectly. I figured explorer might be caching data somehow so I restarted it. I then figured perhaps Windows cached this data, so I restarted the PC. Still no go. Any idea?


Title: Re: Two Questions
Post by: 3am on September 11, 2010, 10:46:33 pm
1) Add these:  Windows and Caption Buttons > Aero > Dwm Window > Frames > Normal > Top > MaxInactive > TextColor:Color

                       Windows and Caption Buttons > Aero > Dwm Window > Frames > Normal > Top > MaxActive > TextColor:Color

Add the textcolors with the Add Property button.

2) I don't know offhand. If it tests it should save.


Title: Re: Two Questions
Post by: Yushatak on September 12, 2010, 02:29:28 am
I made a screepcapped video of the problem to perhaps better illustrate it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DRoNGQpVsg


Title: Re: Two Questions
Post by: 3am on September 12, 2010, 02:40:53 am
Link is bad. Takes me to sign-up page.


Title: Re: Two Questions
Post by: Yushatak on September 12, 2010, 06:12:12 am
Link is definitely fine, but maybe you need an account to watch private videos. I'll make it public...

Edit: Ah they added a new feature I think, or I didn't realize there was a difference between unlisted and private. Link should work now.


Title: Re: Two Questions
Post by: Panda X on September 12, 2010, 06:19:49 am
Link is definitely fine, but maybe you need an account to watch private videos. I'll make it public...

Edit: Ah they added a new feature I think, or I didn't realize there was a difference between unlisted and private. Link should work now.

Is there a shell folder in the directory where your theme is located? The details pane is themed through Shell32.dll to Shellstyle.dll from the MSStyles


Title: Re: Two Questions
Post by: Yushatak on September 12, 2010, 07:08:48 am
No there is not - I first was trying it in the root folder my themes dir, and then I created a folder for it and hex edited aero.theme to point to it. What should I do to get a shellstyle.dll - just copy it from Aero? Is what I did the correct way to get a .theme file, as well?


Title: Re: Two Questions
Post by: Panda X on September 12, 2010, 08:49:21 am
No there is not - I first was trying it in the root folder my themes dir, and then I created a folder for it and hex edited aero.theme to point to it. What should I do to get a shellstyle.dll - just copy it from Aero? Is what I did the correct way to get a .theme file, as well?

Just copy aero's shell folder into the same directory as your msstyles. To make a .theme file you can copy aero.theme and edit it in notepad.


Title: Re: Two Questions
Post by: Yushatak on September 12, 2010, 10:27:27 pm
Thanks much, Mr. Panda - works now.