Win7 64 - Blue panel backgrounds drives me crazy...

[eny]

Hey, I'm trying to change my OS from WinXP to Win7 but there is something I hate in Win7.. its blue doom


Where can I change this crap colors? in shellstyle.dll or aero.dll?
Found something in shellstyle.dll, I thing its there but where exactly I dont know

BODY          {font-family:Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:8pt;}
TABLE                   {font-family:Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:8pt;}
INPUT                   {font-family:Tahoma; font-size:8pt;}
BUTTON                  {font-family:Tahoma; font-size:8pt;}

H1                      {font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium'; font-size:21pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; margin-top:0.5em; margin-bottom:0.5em;}
H2                      {font-family:'Franklin Gothic Medium'; font-size:18pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; margin-top:0.5em; margin-bottom:0.5em;}
H3                      {font-family:Tahoma;                   font-size:8pt;  font-weight:bold;   font-style:normal; margin:0;}
H4                      {font-family:Tahoma;                   font-size:8pt;  font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; margin:0;}

.HorzLine1              {width:100%; font-size:1pt; border-top:'1px solid'; filter:alpha(style=1 startX=0 finishX=100 opacity=0 finishOpacity=100);}
.HorzLine2              {width:100%; font-size:1pt; border-top:'1px solid'; filter:alpha(style=1 startX=0 finishX=100 opacity=100 finishOpacity=0);}

A                       {font-family:Tahoma; font-size:8pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none; color:#3F3D3D}
A:hover                 {text-decoration:underline; color:#7E7C7C}
A:active                {color:#7E7C7C}

.Page1                  {background-color:white; color:black;}
.Page1 TABLE            {color:black}
.Page1 TD               {border-color:#3F3D3D}
.Page1 H1               {color:#9598A4}
.Page1 H2               {color:#9598A4}
.Page1 H3               {color:#3F3D3D}
.Page1 H4               {color:#3F3D3D}
.Page1 .HorzLine1       {color:#3F3D3D}
.Page1 .HorzLine2       {color:#3F3D3D}

.Page2                  {background-color:#B1B3C8; color:white;}
.Page2 TABLE            {color:white}
.Page2 TD               {border-color:white}
.Page2 H1               {color:#DFE5F7}
.Page2 H2               {color:#DFE5F7}
.Page2 H3               {color:white}
.Page2 H4               {color:white}
.Page2 A                {color:white}
.Page2 A:hover          {color:white}
.Page2 A:active         {color:white}
.Page2 .HorzLine1       {color:#DFE5F7}
.Page2 .HorzLine2       {color:#DFE5F7}

.CategoryTitle          {color:white; height:3em; padding:'0 1em'; font-family:Tahoma; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold; font-style:normal; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=1,StartColorStr='#FF777792',EndColorStr='#FFB1B3C8');}

.SecondaryPane          {width:200px; font-family:Tahoma; font-size:8pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=0,StartColorStr='#FFC4C8D4',EndColorStr='#FFB1B3C8'); color:#000080; background-color:#C4C8D4; display:expression( (document.body.clientWidth > 400) ? 'block' : 'none' );}
.SecondaryPane TABLE    {color:#000080;}

.LearnAboutBox          {border:'1px solid white'; background-color:white; margin-bottom:1em;}
.LearnAboutCaption      {height:2em; padding:'0.3em 1em'; font-family:Tahoma; font-size:8pt; font-weight:bold; font-style:normal; color:#3F3D3D; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Gradient(GradientType=1,StartColorStr='#FFFFFFFF',EndColorStr='#FFD6D7E0'); border-bottom:'1px solid #D6D7E0';}
.LearnAboutBody         {padding:'1mm 2mm'; font-family:Tahoma; font-size:8pt; font-weight:normal; font-style:normal; background-color:#F0F1F5;}

UL.TaskList             {list-style-type:square; list-style-image:url(taskbullet.gif);}

ps. I dont want to use the Style Builder.

 

[Bongo]

Welcome to the Seven Forums

Give me a hour or so and I can give you the image #s in the aero.msstyles.

Jerry

 

[Bongo]

top 671

middle 891

bottom 903

I would recommend that you start a new custom theme from scratch so you do not corrupt the original look at Post #38 Here it will show you how.
It makes it a custom theme so 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

This may help http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/29646-theme-customize-custom-themes.html

Jerry

 

[eny]

Changed 659 and 671 but 903 somehow doesn't work for bottom...

 

[Bongo]

903 should be right.

Zip up the .msstyles and post it here.

Jerry

 

[eny]

Sorry!! It works! had two folders with exported images... and... facepalm ;P
Thank you Jerry!

 

[Bongo]

You're Welcome

 

[eny]

One more thing, some applications show blue menu bar background, like regedit.exe, Can I change it inside .msstyle too?

 

[Bongo]

Should be 1099

Jerry

 

[eny]

Hmmm under 1099 I found button arrow img ;P

ps. Is there a possibility to change entire background folder color (white) by using resource hacker??

pic below

 

[Bongo]

Sorry, it's 972, it is 3x50 1/2 is active and 1/2 is inactive.

Jerry

 

[eny]

Hello again
Cant set properly the colors... something doing wrong, take a look on the screenshot.
I added a file, msstyle <<click.zip>>

 

[Bongo]

What player is that? What version of FireFox?

Jerry

 

[eny]

Player Foobar2000, and browser Firefox 42

 

[Bongo]

For the Foobar2000 #s 574,554, 554 is 6x288 each state is 6x24 look at screebshot for states.


FireFox is a BTNFace color and the only way I know how to change it is with Ave's Windows7 Style Builder it's just under $27.00 US and a great program for customizing the .msstyles.

If you want I can change that BTNFace color (give me the RGB's) for you and post it back here (Window Style Builder changes all the image numbers after it is saved the reason it does that is there are different places that use the same image and Window Style Builder separates it and gives it its own image number).

Jerry

 

[eny]

Thank you for #numbers, and yes I would be very happy for your help with editing the style. The color is #ebeadb

 

[Bongo]

Here you go, the last #s for Foobar2000 changed to 560, 561.

Jerry

 

[eny]

I'm getting error...

Problem Event Name:    APPCRASH
  Application:    explorer.exe
  Application version:    6.1.7601.17514
  Application signtarue time:    4ce7a144
  Name of the module with an error:    UxTheme.dll
  Name of the module with an error:    6.1.7600.16385

 

[Bongo]

My fault I forgot to test it, this one should work.
#s change to 551, 552

Jerry

 

[eny]

Works great!!
One thing, What number is for #1 (look on image) in original aero.msstyle?
Second thing, default windows image viewer have blue panel background, what number is for it in aero.msstyle?
Second thing Do u know from where Firefox pick "closed folder icon" I have already changed icon groups 4,5,6 inside imageres.dll
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/144807-folder-icon-change-default-icon.html



Do all the numbers which you write are from the original file aero.msstyle?