Any apps to enable more color customization for Windows 7 interface?

[TsunamiZ]

Windows 7's default UI customization feature set is lacking and incomplete. Any apps that can solve this?

Personally, I would be interested in an app for Windows 7 that will allow changing the "glow" color around the text of windows' titles. Because I use a dark theme and the current unchangeable white glow clashes with my dark theme. I would like to be able to set that glow to black and my windows’ title text to white.

Additionally, there is a permanent light blue tinting on a lot of the Windows 7 UI. I would prefer to set that to gray so it can fit universally with any color theme. Or better, be able to adjust the color of the tinting.

And then there is the green progress bar--I personally would prefer to be able to set that to a blue. Or better, be able to set that to any color.

 

[Bongo]

Windows 7's default UI customization feature set is lacking and incomplete. Any apps that can solve this?

Personally, I would be interested in an app for Windows 7 that will allow changing the "glow" color around the text of windows' titles. Because I use a dark theme and the current unchangeable white glow clashes with my dark theme. I would like to be able to set that glow to black and my windows’ title text to white.

Additionally, there is a permanent light blue tinting on a lot of the Windows 7 UI. I would prefer to set that to gray so it can fit universally with any color theme. Or better, be able to adjust the color of the tinting.

And then there is the green progress bar--I personally would prefer to be able to set that to a blue. Or better, be able to set that to any color.

Most if not all of it is in the aero.msstyle in C/Windows/Resources/Themes/Aero & needs edited with Ave's Windows7 Style Builder or Restorator - Bome Software - Restorator - the resource editor for customization, localization, and translation.
If you are using the default aero theme I can change that for you.
If you are using a custom theme you will need to ask the theme maker. It's not cool to change someone else work.
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You will need to do 1 of these 2 ways of Enabling custom themes for it to work.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/34579-enabling-custom-themes-windows-7-a.html
Or
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/28377-theme-how-apply-custom-themes.html?filter

I have done some of that for others see here http://www.sevenforums.com/themes-s...dows-title-text-bloom-effect-windows-7-a.html
Let me know if I can help.
Jerry

 

[Bongo]

Look at this http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/19207-blue-progressbars-windows-7-a.html for the progress bar

 

[TsunamiZ]

thanks for the info. i simply use the default windows 7 aero style. can you make those listed changes for it?

btw: the blue progress bar mod that you linked to says it is for windows 7 beta and doesn't work for final version of windows 7.

 

[Bongo]

thanks for the info. i simply use the default windows 7 aero style. can you make those listed changes for it?

Yes I can I will remove the white glow and make the text white and I will make the progressive bar blue.
Will you take some screenshots of the light blue you are talking about and post them that way we are clear on what you are talking about.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9717-screenshot-paint.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html
[url=http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/148532-how-use-snipping-tool-vista.html]Snipping tool[/URL]
Jerry

 

[TsunamiZ]

here are examples of lots of permanent blue in the toolbars, etc. would prefer them to be desaturated to be gray. btw, can you make the blue progress bars match the blue in windows explorer drive bars in the screenshot?

 

[Bongo]

here are examples of lots of permanent blue in the toolbars, etc. would prefer them to be desaturated to be gray. btw, can you make the blue progress bars match the blue in windows explorer drive bars in the screenshot?

What I have in red can be changed with no problem.
What I have in blue can be changed but it is a system file and I do not change them.

Yes the progressive bar will be the same blue.
Is this to dark of gray?

Jerry

 

[TsunamiZ]

ok then change the red parts, but you can leave the active column highlight as blue.

for gray, can you leave it the same lightness but just desaturate it to remove the color?

 

[Bongo]

ok then change the red parts, but you can leave the active column highlight as blue.

for gray, can you leave it the same lightness but just desaturate it to remove the color?

OK I will work on it this afternoon and try to finish it up in the morning.
Check back in the a.m.
Jerry

 

[Bongo]

How does this look?
Jerry

New

Old

 

[TsunamiZ]

that gray looks good...will you also be able to change the color of the details pane below?

 

[Bongo]

that gray looks good...will you also be able to change the color of the details pane below?

Yes will do
Jerry

 

[Bongo]

OK try this. Extract the zip folder at the bottom of this post & open the folder then
Put the 2 (in screenshot) in
C/Windows/Resources/Themes

Will look something like this in C/Windows/Resources/Themes

Will show up in Personalization as TsunamiZ


If it needs something let me know.
Make sure you did 1 of these 2 ways of Enabling custom themes for it to work.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/34579-enabling-custom-themes-windows-7-a.html
Or
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/28377-theme-how-apply-custom-themes.html?filter

Jerry

 

[TsunamiZ]

thanks! ill try it out.

btw, your theme in the screenshot looks really cool. i'm into dark themes. can i try out that one too?

 

[Bongo]

thanks! ill try it out.

btw, your theme in the screenshot looks really cool. i'm into dark themes. can i try out that one too?

Here you go charleston2378's deviantART gallery it's a great dark theme.
Jerry

 

[TsunamiZ]

i just tried out your tsunamiz theme and it looks great so far! may i request a few tweaks...

- progress bar animation's flashing part is still green. can you make it blue too?

- set no wallpaper and black desktop color
- set window color setting to like below...

- set selected item highlight color to the blue like below [example and where to set it]...

- when windows are maximized, the title text color doesn't stay white. so when using a black window color, the black text isn't visible. can you fix it by making the title text stay white?

 

[Bongo]

progress bar animation's flashing part is still green

Can you tell where this is or a screenshot would be better.

set selected item highlight color to the blue like below

Post a screenshot where this text is at.

set no wallpaper and black desktop color
- set window color setting to like below

You can set that yourself & save the theme cant you?

when windows are maximized, the title text color doesn't stay white. so when using a black window color, the black text isn't visible. can you fix it by making the title text stay white

Yes
Jerry

 

[TsunamiZ]

btw, i also tried that Tavaris theme you linked to, but i won't be using that. some parts lacked contrast and was hard to read plus i didn't like the green text. so i'll look forward to your tweaks on the tsunamiz theme.

 

[TsunamiZ]

ok i updated that tweak post with more screenshots

 

[Bongo]

ok i updated that tweak post with more screenshots