Vista User Experience Guidelines:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511258.aspx
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Andre
Blog:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"CMoya" <moy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> So it seems Microsoft has purposefully abandoned the whole notion of
> consistent color schemes on the OS level. It seems that in Vista, color
> schemes in apps (toolbars, status bars, backgrounds, etc) are purposefully
> DIFFERENT colors between apps for a reason.
>
> My question is: Have they documented this anywhere? Are there "guidelines"
> for how to decide what color scheme to use. There must be some rhyme and
> reason!??!
>
> Here's what I've surmised so far:
> - Turquoise = Generic system stuff like Explorer.
> - Dark Blue = Minor Accessories like Windows Mail, Calendar, Fax & Scan
> etc.
> - Black = Media stuff like Media Player and Photo Gallery.
> - Light Blue = Office/Productivity apps. Or is this just special to MS
> Office? Why in Office 2007 can you change the color of the "ribbon" apps
> but ALL other apps (like Publisher, OneNote, etc) remain light-blue *no
> matter what.*
> - Grey = All other legacy and/or programming like Visual Studio.
>
>