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Old 01-03-2008   #4 (permalink)
Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]


 
 

Re: Desktop icon text shadow

But isn't the font labels already white on the desktop? Unfortunately its
just the default bahaviour, you can't change the color at all.

Take a look at this third party solution:
http://4--all.com/howtos/how-to-chan...ont-color.html
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Andre
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"Michael Chare" <MunderscoreNEWS@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Andre,
>
> Thanks, that worked fine. Now I would like to be really fussy and have a
> white font.
>
> In right click desktop > Window Color and Appearance > ... classic
> appearance properties ..> Advanced> Item: Icon
> I can change the Icon font size,Bold/Italics
>
> But the color box is greyed out.
>
> Do you happen to know how I should change the color?
>
> Michael Chare
>
>
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>> Open System Properties (Windows Key + Pause Break) > Advanced (tab) >
>> click Settings under Performance > select the 'Visual Effects' tab and in
>> the list of items, scroll down and uncheck 'User drop shadows for icon
>> labels on the desktop'
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "Michael Chare" <MunderscoreNEWS@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:NeSdnX4I4NyVqeHanZ2dnUVZ8taknZ2d@xxxxxx
Quote:

>>> Is there anyway that the shadow under the text of desktop icons can be
>>> removed?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Michael Chare
>>
>>
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