(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:30 am
Post subject: Sidebar background controls Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windows>vista>installation_setup (more info?)
To the right of the PLUS symbol (open gadgets) in the very top right corner
of the sidebar there is a left arrow & a right arrow. I think they are
supposed to cycle through backgrounds but on mine they are greyed out and do
nothing. I have yet to see any mention of these controls in any help file or
discussion. Are there different sidebar backgrounds and if so, how do I
access them? Right now, my background is opaque.
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Dell XPS M1530 T8300 4GB WSXGA+
Vista Home Premium
(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:36 pm
Post subject: Re: Sidebar background controls [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"budman_nc" <budmannc DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FE47B639-A370-4BCA-8501-C040B8923EDC@microsoft.com...
> To the right of the PLUS symbol (open gadgets) in the very top right
> corner
> of the sidebar there is a left arrow & a right arrow. I think they are
> supposed to cycle through backgrounds but on mine they are greyed out and
> do
> nothing. I have yet to see any mention of these controls in any help file
> or
> discussion. Are there different sidebar backgrounds and if so, how do I
> access them? Right now, my background is opaque.
> --
> Dell XPS M1530 T8300 4GB WSXGA+
> Vista Home Premium
They cycle through multiple sidebars once you add too many gadgets to be
displayed on one .
Just add lots of gadgets an see what happens.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:27 pm
Post subject: Re: Sidebar background controls [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thanks so much Mike. At least now I know what they are for. I'm still
wondering about changing the background style/color? I saw one post that said
it can't be changed but I have seen different looking side bar backgrounds on
the net. I have a feeling the aero theme is more trouble than it's worth.
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Dell XPS M1530 T8300 4GB WSXGA+
Vista Home Premium
"Mike Brannigan" wrote:
> They cycle through multiple sidebars once you add too many gadgets to be
> displayed on one .
> Just add lots of gadgets an see what happens.
> --
>
> Mike Brannigan
>
(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:39 pm
Post subject: Re: Sidebar background controls [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
I don't think you can change the background color. However, when I set my
systems to support Aero then the background changes from opaque to
translucent.
"budman_nc" <budmannc RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DB9E7611-5045-44D1-BA68-07BCFAE72167@microsoft.com...
> Thanks so much Mike. At least now I know what they are for. I'm still
> wondering about changing the background style/color? I saw one post that
> said
> it can't be changed but I have seen different looking side bar backgrounds
> on
> the net. I have a feeling the aero theme is more trouble than it's worth.
> --
> Dell XPS M1530 T8300 4GB WSXGA+
> Vista Home Premium
>
>
> "Mike Brannigan" wrote:
>
>> They cycle through multiple sidebars once you add too many gadgets to be
>> displayed on one .
>> Just add lots of gadgets an see what happens.
>> --
>>
>> Mike Brannigan
>>
(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:07 pm
Post subject: Re: Sidebar background controls [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Yes, thanks for the info. You are right, it did change to translucent. Ok
then, I guess I'll just leave well enough alone. It seems all too easy to
mess up something in Vista. I've had to use system restore several times now
to "fix" some component that's suffered from some seemingly simple piece of
software. The good news is that system restore works VERY well.
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Dell XPS M1530 T8300 4GB WSXGA+
Vista Home Premium
"Curious" wrote:
> I don't think you can change the background color. However, when I set my
> systems to support Aero then the background changes from opaque to
> translucent.
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