Windows Aero - White Shade to the left and right - Remove

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  1. Posts : 13
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    Windows Aero - White Shade to the left and right - Remove


    I want to remove the white shade, or gradient, or whatever it's called, that is shown to the left and right of windows when using the Windows Aero theme. You can see the left white shade in the first ("White shade.png") image attachment, and how I want it to look in the second ("No white shade.png") image attachment.
    But it's not as "easy" as that. Here's a "wishlist", with the result I want the most first, and the one I want the least at last:

    1. It should only affect Firefox windows, using CSS, Javascript, XUL or any other method in an add-on.
    2. It should only affect Firefox windows, using any other way.
    3. It should affect all windows, without the use of a program that needs installing (like replacing a file, or changing the registry etc).
    4. It should affect all windows, using any method.

    I've asked for help about this in Firefox related forums as well, but with no results. But since it's related to Windows 7, and I've seen some awesome Customization tweaks here, I'll give it a go here too.

    Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Windows Aero - White Shade to the left and right - Remove-white-shade.png   Windows Aero - White Shade to the left and right - Remove-no-white-shade.png  
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  2. Posts : 12,120
    Win 7 Pro x64 / Win 10 Pro
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    Welcome to the Seven Forums
    They are Reflectors in the aero.msstyles.
    If you are using the default aero theme I can change that for you. And post i here in a zip.
    If you are using a custom theme you will need to ask the theme maker. It's not cool to change someone else work.
    &
    You will need to do 1 of these 2 ways of Enabling custom themes for it to work.
    Enabling Custom Themes - Windows 7
    Or
    Theme - How to Apply Custom Themes
    Let me know.
    Jerry
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  3. Posts : 13
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       #3

    I'm using the default theme. I would be very glad for a zip!
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  4. Posts : 12,120
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    Walter T said:
    I'm using the default theme. I would be very glad for a zip!
    Give me about 1/2 hour, do 1 of the guides and I will be right back
    Jerry
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  5. Posts : 13
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       #5

    You don't have to hurry, I'm going to bed now.
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  6. Posts : 12,120
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       #6

    Here you go
    Put both (1 AeroNoShine folder & 1 AeroNoShine.theme file)
    Windows Aero - White Shade to the left and right - Remove-1.png
    In
    C/Windows/Resources/Themes
    Windows Aero - White Shade to the left and right - Remove-4.png
    You will get this click Continue
    Windows Aero - White Shade to the left and right - Remove-2.png
    And you will get this click Yes
    Windows Aero - White Shade to the left and right - Remove-3.png
    It will show up in Personalization as AeroNoShine
    Windows Aero - White Shade to the left and right - Remove-5.png
    Let me know if you need some help with this.
    Jerry
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  7. Posts : 13
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    I'm sorry that it has taken so long for me to reply. I started this thread the next last day before I was going on vacation, but on the last day we had no electricity so I couldn't reply.

    Anyway, thanks . It works as supposed to. Items #3/#4 in my "wish list" solved. If anyone finds anything for items #1 and #2 I would be glad to hear about it.
    Last edited by Walter T; 18 Jul 2011 at 09:04.
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  8. Posts : 13
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    I know that this is a little off topic, but you seem to know what you're doing, Jerry. Perhaps you know what the border colors and gradients for the window controls (exit, maximize/minimize etc) are, "expressed in CSS"? I know that it's about darker colors like rgba(10%,10%,10%,.65) and lighter like rgba(255,255,255,.56)...
    Last edited by Walter T; 18 Jul 2011 at 09:04.
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  9. Posts : 12,120
    Win 7 Pro x64 / Win 10 Pro
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    Walter T said:
    Anyway, thanks . It works as supposed to. Items #3/#4 in my "wish list" solved. If anyone finds anything for items #1 and #2 I would be glad to hear about it.[COLOR=#000000 ! important][/COLOR]
    Walter T said:
    I know that this is a little off topic, but you seem to know what you're doing, Jerry. Perhaps you know what the border colors and gradients for the window controls (exit, maximize/minimize etc) are, "expressed in CSS"? I know that it's about darker colors like rgba(10%,10%,10%,.65) and lighter like rgba(255,255,255,.56)...
    [COLOR=#000000 ! important][/COLOR]
    Can you post a screenshot of what you are talking about I don't understand.
    Jerry
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  10. Posts : 13
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    First off, an example. This is Windows Explorer:
    Windows Aero - White Shade to the left and right - Remove-1.png
    I have marked what I call "the content border" in red here:
    Windows Aero - White Shade to the left and right - Remove-2.png
    Firefox has not got this border. Since I wanted Firefox to look more like other windows, I added them using CSS. That's easy. The hard part is to find the correct colors. After (way too) much investigation, I found that rgba(10%,10%,10%,.65) is almost perfect for the inner, darker color of the content border, and that rgba(255,255,255,.56) is almost perfect for the outer, lighter color of the content border. (If anyone finds better colors, please tell me.)

    Now I want to do a similar thing: I'm trying to style a button (that is placed on a glassed background) in Firefox like the Minimize and Maximize buttons, ie those shown here, to the left of the Exit button:
    Windows Aero - White Shade to the left and right - Remove-3.png
    So it's a matter of changing my button's background, borders and perhaps box-shadow. That's easy. The hard part is of course to find the correct colors. Since you seem to know quite much about Windows themes, I thought that perhaps you could find these colors easily? I mean, when you replied to my first post, you understood that "They are Reflectors in the aero.msstyles." Perhaps you understand the what I'm talking about now are "Window-button-style in the aero.msstyles" or something? It was just a thought ...

    Thanks again. And ask again if it's still unclear :)
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