View Single Post
Old 05-17-2008   #5 (permalink)
User66
Guest


 

Re: Help - Screen Visibility in Windows Live Mail

"Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:05021BA7-0DB3-4475-BDC1-F374CD754CB8@xxxxxx
Quote:

> "User66" <user66@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:0C2D1056-F2CE-4D22-9C6E-EE6FCB6B9044@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> Thank you for your quick reply. I have tried your
>> suggestion of Reverse Video (LeftShift+LeftAlt+PrintScrn),
>
Quote:

>> but the Windows Live Mail does not completely convert
>> the full pane, it only converts right half of the
>> pane and leaves the left half same as before.
I mean the 'full screen', not pane
Quote:

>
>
> You're not referring to fields in a composition window
> any more, are you? ; )
>
> Care to revise your symptom description
> for what you're looking at now? ; }
>
I am not technically that savvy, but I think you are asking
for the video setting. If so, it is set at 96 DPI, whichj is the default
on my laptop.

Quote:

> Also, what are your High Contrast settings?
How do I find it?
Quote:

>
> I just got a stack error in sethc.exe so I won't be able
> to guess what your scenario might look like for a while.
> <eg>
>
> Ok. A second try worked. You mean the Folder pane
> didn't change? That is strange. Well, at least the tooltip
> is bigger and brighter... <eg>
>
> Neat. Look at the Title bar? That stays there even without
> the Folder pane.
>
> It would be nice to get something other than that sickly
> light blue highlighting of the selected folder...
> OMG. This stuff is so wacked. Here's your fix:
>
> Toggle the Folder pane off and on. (Use a toolbar button
> to do that.) Then the selected folder will be completely
> unreadable (because now it is dark blue with BLACK text
> <LOL/>) but now the text will be bigger and as already
> noted you will have cues about what that dark blob is
> by using either a tooltip or believing what the Window's
> Title bar tells you.
>
> Since accessibility features are supposed to be better in Vista
> YMMV. <eg>
>
>
> HTH
>
> Robert
> ---
>
>
Quote:

>> Windows Mail in Vista does convert the complete
>> pane and I can revert back on both cases. Any other
>> suggestion for Windows Live Mail that can completely
>> alter the whole pane? Appreciate suggestions.
>
> ...
>