Test.msstyles to find color locations in WSB

[blaubart]

Hi, I'm just building a [BETA] 1.5.6.3 @ Win10 "Test.msstyles" with 100drets different colors (macro, I started with 'textcolor').
My hope is to find colors which Win10 really uses making screenshots and blowing them up in a paint program.

Next step would be to find the colors in WSB. But I'm not able to get [BETA] 1.5.6.3 to find any colors.
Old VistaStyleBuilder 1.5.0 can find them entering a number, e.g. 255 finds all colors containing R or G or B 255.

Entering any number or letter or whatever in [BETA] 1.5.6.3 (search mode -colors) finds nothing.
What am I doing wrong?

p.s.
Old VistaStyleBuilder (search mode -values) can also find colors entering a number, e.g. 255 finds all colors containing R or G or B 255 (and everything else with 255).
In [BETA] 1.5.6.3 this is again not working. How are the colors coded in this Beta?

[Panda X]

255, 255, 255
#FFFFFF

The color search has to have all three components.

[blaubart]

Thank you! So here my -> textcolor_Test.msstyles
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8424544/others/WSB_Themes/textcolor_Test.zip
Hopefully that any of the hundreds of "Textcolor" values should contain another color!
Sometimes the color difference is only 1 bit so although no visible color difference - there is some and enough for a paint program and WSB to notice.

Next round may be I cange all "fillcolor(hint)"? That are hundreds again...

How to use:
If you find anywhere a text color, make a screenshot (print screen button) and paste it into a paint program.
Then blow it up min. 1:5 or more (not 'smooth' but by pixel!) and get the color code in html -> #xxyyzz
Best pick-points are in horizontal lines e.g. the bottom line of L or the center line of e.
Then enter the color code in WSB 'color search' -no images- é voila!

Note: if WSB finds nothing its a not-by-'textcolor' generated color. e.g. the white desktop icon letters.
Note2: Explorer is "clean" but some programs like WSB himself do a strong antialiasing on the letters. So the blow up will never result in clean colors.

"textcolor_Test.msstyles" is based on Mr Grim's "Black Edition" Theme.
May be it is useful to download this first and copy textcolor_Test.msstyles into. Then edit an existing xxx.theme to load it.
You're all much more Theme-Pro's then I am so you should know what I mean..?
http://virtualcustoms.net/showthread.php/69707-Windows-10-Black-Edition

Here some first fast results.
I know some from Win7 and may be you know the others from Win8 but I never had Win8 and I didn't find a "WSB Tutorial - More_8_Maps" here.

Note3: all locations were found at the place but some must not be visible in the screenshots.



Explorer active Title Bar:
Windows & Caption Buttons > Aero > DWM Window > Frames > Window > Top > Active

Explorer Path Bar:
Address, Breadcrumb, & Search > Breadcrumb > Aero > Normal > Inactive Crumbs > <default> -> (180 89 180)
Search:
Address, Breadcrumb, & Search > Search > Edit > SearchEdit > TextBox > Normal Text -> (180 61 180)

Dieser PC:
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Items View > ListView > GroupHeader
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Items View > ItemsView


Explorer left side:
Styles > TextStyle > BodyText
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > TreeView > TreeItem > SelectedNotFocus
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > TreeView > TreeItem > HotSelected


Explorer right side:
Toolbars, Headers, & Rebar > Toolbars & Headers > Items View Header > HeaderItem -> (136 180 180)

normal:
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Items View > ItemsView > Details > Details View Default -> (184 255 255)
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Items View > ItemsView > Details > Property -> (183 180 180)

selected:
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Items View > ItemsView > Details > Selected -> (185 255 255)
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Items View > ItemsView > Details > Selected Property -> (186 180 180)

Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Tooltip > Standard -> (180 118 180)



Task Bar Menu:
tabs:
Lists, Menus, & Tabs > Tab > TopTabItemLeftEdge > Selected
Lists, Menus, & Tabs > Tab > TopTabItemRightEdge > Normal
body:
Buttons, Boxes, & Controls > Buttons > Button > CheckBox (blue)
Windows 8 (For Testing Purposes Only) > Static (yellow)
Fonts, Colors, & System Metrics > Fonts & System Metrics -> HOTTRACKING (green)



Task Manager:
Header: Windows & Caption Buttons > Aero > DWM Window > Frames > Window > Top > Active

TopMenu:------------ Lists, Menus, & Tabs > Menu > BarItem > Disabled
TopMenu sel.-------- Lists, Menus, & Tabs > Menu > BarItem > Pushed
Menu:---------------- Lists, Menus, & Tabs > Menu > PopUpItem
Menu disabled:----- Lists, Menus, & Tabs > Menu > PopUpItem > Disabled

dark-yellow:--------- Windows 8 (For Testing Purposes Only) > Task Manager > Task Manager > Headers > Attribute Value / Child Window Label
yellow:--------------- Windows 8 (For Testing Purposes Only) > Task Manager > Task Manager > Headers > Group Header
rose:----------------- Fonts, Colors, & System Metrics > Fonts & System Metrics -> WINDOWTEXT



Control Panel:
Path Bar: Address, Breadcrumb, & Search > Breadcrumb > Aero > Normal > Active Crumbs > <default> -> (180 83 180)

left side:
Styles > ControlPanelStyle > TaskLink -> (12 180 180)
Styles > ControlPanelStyle > TaskLink > Hot -> (13 255 255)

right side:
Styles > ControlPanelStyle > Title -> (6 255 255)

Fonts, Colors, & System Metrics > Fonts & System Metrics -> WINDOWTEXT
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Items View > ItemsView > Details > Selected -> (185 255 255)

Buttons, Boxes, & Controls > Buttons > Button > RadioButton -> (77 180 180)
Styles > ControlPanelStyle > BodyText -> (7 180 180)
Styles > ControlPanelStyle > ContentLink -> (18 180 180)

Fonts, Colors, & System Metrics > Fonts & System Metrics -> HOTTRACKING

[3am]

Already done.

There are Windows 8 maps here such as task manager, copy window etc.

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

Additional changes not mapped have been all discussed on the Windows 8 board.

Most of this is still good in 10 except Jump Lists, most of the Task Bar, some System Tray Flyouts, Start Menu etc.

Additional changes are all discussed on the Windows 10 board.

[blaubart]

Already done.

Thank you for the encouraging words!

But the difference for me is - I can fast-find myself right at the moment I miss somehting instead of starting to read long lists.
-> and everybody can do it using the Test.msstyles

Here now "Text-Fill-color Test.msstyles" with all FILLCOLOR (about 500) and most FILLCOLORHINT + all TEXTCOLOR (about 500) have different colors !

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8424544/others/WSB_Themes/Text-Fill-color_Test.zip

-> all means - any color field or text hidden in the deepest Win10 deeps listening to any FILLCOLOR, FILLCOLORHINT or TEXTCOLOR are instantly found.
BTW - a good Macro is really fast in changing colors.. - WSB tolerated ~120 changes in one session, more caused a crash.


Two screenshots - Windows looks very colorful now...

[3am]

lol whatever

[blaubart]

..just finished building a complete new Theme out of "Text-Fill-color Test.msstyles" - the color changing part needed only a few hours!

I'm not a Theme-Pro and have memorized only 2 locations in WSB.
The screenshot-> picking color code #xxxxxx-> WSB-search method is sensational fast and leads you direct to the matching properties in WSB.
I used 15 years old PSP7 (still running in Win10) for the color code picking job.
No need to klick-klick through long trees - yeah!

p.s.
If after searching you wanna see the complete environment just klick on (high light) the found property and delete the value in the search box.

Rem.
-> save often, WSB is not so stable after a long session.
-> NEVER hit the WSB-"Test" button in Win10 !
-> NEVER let WSB switch to the new Theme after saving !