Win7 aero and titlebar color

[rattanat]

I use win7 aero theme.

How I change window titlebar and border color to solid black and no gradient?

Want to make this change both inactive and active titlebars.

Use so much time, when try google this, but no luck.

 

[Bongo]

Welcome to the Seven Forums
I am sure I can help you out but I like to have you do a couple things first.
Post a screenshot with arrows pointing at the areas you would like changed pointing out the gradient also.
Use these tutorials for posting screenshots.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9717-screenshot-paint.html
How to Use the Snipping Tool in Vista - Vista Forums
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html
Jerry

 

[rattanat]

Basic idea is get window frame(titlebar+borders) with focus and whithout focus, look identical(solid black).

I hope this picture gives idea what I mean:

 

[Bongo]

If you are using the default aero theme I can change that for you, using Windows Style Builder and post it here in a zip folder.
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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This will be a custom theme and 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 need you to provide me with a name to call the theme otherwise I will just call it black frame.
Let me know.
Jerry

 

[rattanat]

If you are using the default aero theme I can change that for you, using Windows Style Builder and post it here in a zip folder.
If you are using a custom theme you will need to ask the theme maker. It's not cool to change someone else work.

Just default Aero theme works just fine, thx

 

[Bongo]

Give me a couple hours and I should have it ready and I will post it here.
Meanwhile do 1 of these 2 ways of enabling custom themes.
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

 

[Bongo]

Here you go download the zip folder at the bottom of this post extracted to your desktop then put both (Highlighted in red)1 Black_Frame folder and 1 Black_Frame.theme file in C:\Windows\Resources\Themes


It should then show up in Personalization under Installed Themes as Black_Frame.


Let me know if it is OK.
Jerry

 

[rattanat]

Thx, great work already! Is that too much, if I ask some extra modifications

The idea is get active window (window has focus) and non active frame look identically.

 

[Bongo]

Let me see what I can do, because the images right now are the same for active and inactive I will have to look at some of the properties and check it out.
I will get back to you.
Jerry

 

[Bongo]

Try this one, download and extract the zip file below to your desktop, then switch to the default Windows 7 Aero theme then logoff and logon then replace the Black_Frame.msstyles in C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\Black_Frame folder with the one I provided in the download. Now see if it has changed.
Just curious what program or window did you use in your screenshot?
Jerry

 

[rattanat]

Just curious what program or window did you use in your screenshot?
Jerry
View attachment 218877View attachment 218878

It's Ongame poker table.

Almost what I'm looking. Only annoying thing is that thin white porderline, which flashes(change color) when table is activated.

The idea is that nonactive and active window look exactly same, or is this even possible?

Make litle video, to demonstrate what I mean.

https://rapidshare.com/files/1870954003/activa_and_nonactive.wmv

 

[Bongo]

This theme is changing the Windows Explorer windows, try to open up 2 Windows Explorer windows and go from active to inactive they should be the same.
It could be just a gaming software itself I looked at your video is this an online game or is there a download that installs software that gives it its own window?
Jerry

 

[rattanat]

Same issue stands with two explorer windows.

You see it best if you watch, top borderline of the window.

This look no piggie, but I have twelve pokertables open simultanusly, and those get activated every time when mouse is over the table... It's annoying blinkin show

https://rapidshare.com/files/2757918101/capture-1.wmv

 

[Bongo]

I do not get that look at video
capture-1.wmv

I will try the theme on a other PC.
Jerry