If I understand correctly, some MS apps have not yet had their GUIs
converted. Certainly, some of the Office 2001 apps. So all this may
be less a problem with Vista's themes and more with applications not
yet being with the program (pun not intended, but noted).
Mark Lincoln
On Dec 17, 12:10 am, "CMoya" <m...@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> Have you read this doc before posting it? If not, why post it? Anyway, it
> doesn't address what seems to be the new direction in disparate and
> *non-system set* color schemes that are employed in Vista's built-in
> Accessories not to mention Office 2007 (arguably Vista's flagship suite). If
> you change your Vista "glass" color scheme to Red or Frost, the toolbars in
> Windows Mail don't change. Neither in Photo Gallery or Media Player. Neither
> does Office 2007's colors change. Moreso, if you change Office 2007's own
> scheme to Black or Silver, not all the apps (OneNote, Publisher, etc)
> respect the setting. In fact, those apps are ALWAYS light-blue no matter
> what you set your Office OR Vista color scheme to.
>
> So, that doc is useless I think. Anyone else know if this has been discussed
> anywhere? Chan9 blogs, one of the design blogs? I don't know.
>
> Here's what the Vista "Guidelines" say:
> -"Whenever possible, choose colors by selecting the appropriate theme color
> or system color. By doing so, you can always respect users' color
> preference."
> -"Don't hardcode theme-related values or system metrics, such as fonts,
> *colors*, or sizes. Respect the user's settings by always obtaining font
> typefaces, sizes, and *colors*, Windows display element sizes, and system
> configuration settings from the Theme and GetSystemMetrics APIs."
>
> Seems Vista's own accessories AND not to mention Office 2007 violate these
> principles outright. It should be documented somewhere why this is so.
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andre...@xxxxxx> wrote in messagenews:OY2cLIFQIHA.4196@xxxxxx
>
>
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> >> 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!??!
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> >> 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.- Hide quoted text -
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