Highlight or selection color

05-20-2008

How does one change the current selection color away from that pale blue
color when one clicks on a message? I can hardly see it (getting old) and my
searches for a solution have revealed nothing.

That paint brush thing on the tool bar doesn't do anything useful in this
regard.

I am using WLM on Vista Home Premium X64.

Thank you.

--
Ron P

If we are what we eat then: I'm fast,
cheap and easy and past my best before date

05-20-2008

I don't know how to do it in Vista, but in XP it's governed by the
Selected items setting at Display properties > Appearance >
Advanced. You can probably work it out from that.
--
Noel

"Bogey Man" <spam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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	Quote:
	> How does one change the current selection color away from that > pale blue color when one clicks on a message? I can hardly see it > (getting old) and my searches for a solution have revealed > nothing. > > That paint brush thing on the tool bar doesn't do anything useful > in this regard. > > I am using WLM on Vista Home Premium X64. > > Thank you. > > -- > Ron P > > If we are what we eat then: I'm fast, > cheap and easy and past my best before date > > > >

05-20-2008

For those who are interested, the equivalent Vista path is quite
non-obvious: right-click on the desktop, Personalize, Windows Color
and Appearance, "Open classic appearance properties...", Advanced;
under Item choose "Selected Items", pick a color.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP

"Ildhund" <jnllb@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>I don't know how to do it in Vista, but in XP it's governed by the Selected
>items setting at Display properties > Appearance > Advanced. You can
>probably work it out from that.
> --
> Noel
>
> "Bogey Man" <spam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:AED1C9D6-F01F-49C7-B7D5-CD2DF58CD43D@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>> How does one change the current selection color away from that pale blue >> color when one clicks on a message? I can hardly see it (getting old) and >> my searches for a solution have revealed nothing. >> >> That paint brush thing on the tool bar doesn't do anything useful in this >> regard. >> >> I am using WLM on Vista Home Premium X64. >> >> Thank you. >> >> -- >> Ron P >> >> If we are what we eat then: I'm fast, >> cheap and easy and past my best before date >> >> >> >>

05-20-2008

At least in newsgroups, that option(with Windows Aero as the primary color scheme) changed the selection color of the menu bar
items, but not the pale blue message color of a selected messaged.

--
...winston
ms-mvp mail

"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uHfdoSpuIHA.516@xxxxxx

Quote:

> For those who are interested, the equivalent Vista path is quite
> non-obvious: right-click on the desktop, Personalize, Windows Color
> and Appearance, "Open classic appearance properties...", Advanced;
> under Item choose "Selected Items", pick a color.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>
>
> "Ildhund" <jnllb@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uOY8VrouIHA.748@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>I don't know how to do it in Vista, but in XP it's governed by the Selected items setting at Display properties > Appearance >
>>Advanced. You can probably work it out from that.
>> --
>> Noel
>>
>> "Bogey Man" <spam@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:AED1C9D6-F01F-49C7-B7D5-CD2DF58CD43D@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>>> How does one change the current selection color away from that pale blue color when one clicks on a message? I can hardly see >>> it (getting old) and my searches for a solution have revealed nothing. >>> >>> That paint brush thing on the tool bar doesn't do anything useful in this regard. >>> >>> I am using WLM on Vista Home Premium X64. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> -- >>> Ron P >>> >>> If we are what we eat then: I'm fast, >>> cheap and easy and past my best before date >>> >>> >>> >>>

>

05-20-2008

XP does warn that unless you use the Classic set of buttons and
windows settings, any changes you make to them will be overridden.
It doesn't hold water, though, and altering the Selected items
colour works with a vengeance.
--
Noel

"...winston" <winstonmvp@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:84CC6A10-6D5E-47C7-A06E-45BF88FB6545@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	> At least in newsgroups, that option(with Windows Aero as the > primary color scheme) changed the selection color of the menu bar > items, but not the pale blue message color of a selected messaged.

Quote:

> "Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uHfdoSpuIHA.516@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>> For those who are interested, the equivalent Vista path is quite >> non-obvious: right-click on the desktop, Personalize, Windows >> Color >> and Appearance, "Open classic appearance properties...", >> Advanced; >> under Item choose "Selected Items", pick a color.

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>> "Ildhund" <jnllb@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:uOY8VrouIHA.748@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>>>I don't know how to do it in Vista, but in XP it's governed by >>>the Selected items setting at Display properties > Appearance > >>>Advanced. You can probably work it out from that.

Quote:

	Quote:
	>>> "Bogey Man" <spam@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:AED1C9D6-F01F-49C7-B7D5-CD2DF58CD43D@xxxxxx >>>> How does one change the current selection color away from that >>>> pale blue color when one clicks on a message? I can hardly see >>>> it (getting old) and my searches for a solution have revealed >>>> nothing. >>>> >>>> That paint brush thing on the tool bar doesn't do anything >>>> useful in this regard. >>>> >>>> I am using WLM on Vista Home Premium X64.

05-20-2008

You're right. Nothing in Vista seems to affect that highlighting
color of selected messages and selected folders.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP

"...winston" <winstonmvp@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:84CC6A10-6D5E-47C7-A06E-45BF88FB6545@xxxxxx

Quote:

> At least in newsgroups, that option(with Windows Aero as the primary color
> scheme) changed the selection color of the menu bar items, but not the
> pale blue message color of a selected messaged.
>
> --
> ...winston
> ms-mvp mail
>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uHfdoSpuIHA.516@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> For those who are interested, the equivalent Vista path is quite
>> non-obvious: right-click on the desktop, Personalize, Windows Color
>> and Appearance, "Open classic appearance properties...", Advanced;
>> under Item choose "Selected Items", pick a color.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP
>>
>>
>> "Ildhund" <jnllb@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:uOY8VrouIHA.748@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>>>I don't know how to do it in Vista, but in XP it's governed by the >>>Selected items setting at Display properties > Appearance > >>>Advanced. You can probably work it out from that. >>> -- >>> Noel >>> >>> "Bogey Man" <spam@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:AED1C9D6-F01F-49C7-B7D5-CD2DF58CD43D@xxxxxx >>>> How does one change the current selection color away from that pale >>>> blue color when one clicks on a message? I can hardly see >>>> it (getting old) and my searches for a solution have revealed nothing. >>>> >>>> That paint brush thing on the tool bar doesn't do anything useful in >>>> this regard. >>>> >>>> I am using WLM on Vista Home Premium X64. >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Ron P >>>> >>>> If we are what we eat then: I'm fast, >>>> cheap and easy and past my best before date >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>

>>

>
>

05-20-2008

Nothing in XP seems to affect the highlighting colour of selected
folders, unfortunately. That's why I have the window maximized so I
can see which folder is selected.
--
Noel

"Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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	Quote:
	> You're right. Nothing in Vista seems to affect that highlighting > color of selected messages and selected folders.

Quote:

> "...winston" <winstonmvp@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:84CC6A10-6D5E-47C7-A06E-45BF88FB6545@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>> At least in newsgroups, that option(with Windows Aero as the >> primary color scheme) changed the selection color of the menu bar >> items, but not the pale blue message color of a selected >> messaged.

Quote:

>> "Gary VanderMolen" <Gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:uHfdoSpuIHA.516@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>>> For those who are interested, the equivalent Vista path is quite >>> non-obvious: right-click on the desktop, Personalize, Windows >>> Color >>> and Appearance, "Open classic appearance properties...", >>> Advanced; >>> under Item choose "Selected Items", pick a color.

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	Quote:
	>>> "Ildhund" <jnllb@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:uOY8VrouIHA.748@xxxxxx >>>>I don't know how to do it in Vista, but in XP it's governed by >>>>the Selected items setting at Display properties > Appearance > >>>>Advanced. You can probably work it out from that.

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	>>>> "Bogey Man" <spam@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>> news:AED1C9D6-F01F-49C7-B7D5-CD2DF58CD43D@xxxxxx >>>>> How does one change the current selection color away from that >>>>> pale blue color when one clicks on a message? I can hardly see >>>>> it (getting old) and my searches for a solution have revealed >>>>> nothing. >>>>> >>>>> That paint brush thing on the tool bar doesn't do anything >>>>> useful in this regard. >>>>> >>>>> I am using WLM on Vista Home Premium X64.

05-20-2008

"Ildhund" <jnllb@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Bogey Man Guest n/a posts	Highlight or selection color How does one change the current selection color away from that pale blue color when one clicks on a message? I can hardly see it (getting old) and my searches for a solution have revealed nothing. That paint brush thing on the tool bar doesn't do anything useful in this regard. I am using WLM on Vista Home Premium X64. Thank you. -- Ron P If we are what we eat then: I'm fast, cheap and easy and past my best before date
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