(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:51 pm
Post subject: Changing the color of the "grayed out" items on a drop down menu Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsxp>general (more info?)
I have windows xp.
I use the high contrast black display mode.
In outlook and mozilla. the color of the font on drop down menus when I
right click various items is lime green. For instance, if you right click
on the journal function in Outlook, the items you can't pick (such as move
journal) are lime green.
I'd like to be able to change this color, as lime green is rather
counterintuitive for that function.
(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:45 pm
Post subject: Re: Changing the color of the "grayed out" items on a drop down menu [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"montgomerymouse" wrote in
message
>I have windows xp.
>
> I use the high contrast black display mode.
>
> In outlook and mozilla. the color of the font on drop down menus when I
> right click various items is lime green. For instance, if you right
> click
> on the journal function in Outlook, the items you can't pick (such as
> move
> journal) are lime green.
>
> I'd like to be able to change this color, as lime green is rather
> counterintuitive for that function.
>
> Anyone know how to change the color?
How can a color be counterintuitive? I guess I'm not very color
coordinated.
(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:02 am
Post subject: Re: Changing the color of the "grayed out" items on a drop down me [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
In my opinion "green" is an inviting color. Green is the color for go on a
traffic light. I think the color should be dull. Like the phrase "grayed
out."
"Rock" wrote:
> "montgomerymouse" wrote in
> message > >I have windows xp.
> >
> > I use the high contrast black display mode.
> >
> > In outlook and mozilla. the color of the font on drop down menus when I
> > right click various items is lime green. For instance, if you right
> > click
> > on the journal function in Outlook, the items you can't pick (such as
> > move
> > journal) are lime green.
> >
> > I'd like to be able to change this color, as lime green is rather
> > counterintuitive for that function.
> >
> > Anyone know how to change the color?
>
>
> How can a color be counterintuitive? I guess I'm not very color
> coordinated.
>
> --
> Rock [MVP - User/Shell]
>
>
(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 1:02 pm
Post subject: Re: Changing the color of the "grayed out" items on a drop down me [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
In news:6BE5C5A3-7ADF-440D-8189-0870BDB0FE11@microsoft.com,
montgomerymouse hunted and
pecked:
> In my opinion "green" is an inviting color. Green is the color for go on
> a traffic light. I think the color should be dull. Like the phrase
> "grayed out."
>
> "Rock" wrote:
>
>> "montgomerymouse" wrote in
>> message >>> I have windows xp.
>>>
>>> I use the high contrast black display mode.
>>>
>>> In outlook and mozilla. the color of the font on drop down menus when I
>>> right click various items is lime green. For instance, if you right
>>> click
>>> on the journal function in Outlook, the items you can't pick (such as
>>> move
>>> journal) are lime green.
>>>
>>> I'd like to be able to change this color, as lime green is rather
>>> counterintuitive for that function.
>>>
>>> Anyone know how to change the color?
>>
>>
>> How can a color be counterintuitive? I guess I'm not very color
>> coordinated.
>>
>> --
>> Rock [MVP - User/Shell]
(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 3:20 am
Post subject: Re: Changing the color of the "grayed out" items on a drop down menu [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Start -> Run -> regedit
Navigate to:
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors"
Edit the value named 'GrayText'
--
Good Luck,
Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
"montgomerymouse" wrote in message
>I have windows xp.
>
> I use the high contrast black display mode.
>
> In outlook and mozilla. the color of the font on drop down menus when I
> right click various items is lime green. For instance, if you right click
> on the journal function in Outlook, the items you can't pick (such as move
> journal) are lime green.
>
> I'd like to be able to change this color, as lime green is rather
> counterintuitive for that function.
>
> Anyone know how to change the color?
>
> Thanks!
> Monte
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