"Computers are useless, they can only give you answers." Pablo Piccaso
a partial list of what they are
Published on May 27, 2008 By SKoriginals In WindowBlinds

ok.. so i just recently noticed the 'Edit Vista Part Colours' in SKS6 under the 'Change Skin Colours' and though this (recently?) added feature is already proving (to me at least) pretty cool, its not actually 'labled' what each color is for.. just the RGB of the color.

So, I started a list of what the colors are and where they apply. However this is only a partial list as I could not determine what some of them actually changed.

If you can figure out what the missing colors (the light gray italiced numbers) are then by all means fill it in, I'll check back periodically on this thread to 'complete' the list as more items are found out as to what they actually pertain to... so... here is the list as of 8-13-08

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Control Panel
1 - 'Recent Task' Title Text Color
2 - Page Title Text Color
3 - 51, 153, 255
4 - 51, 153, 255
5 - 126, 133, 156
6 - 0, 102, 204
7 - Sidebar Link Highlighted
8 - 217, 243, 243
9 - Sidebar Link Disabled
10 - Sidebar Link Normal
11 - Sub Section Link Highlighted
12 - 51, 153, 255
13 - 126, 133, 156
14 - Sub Section Links Normal
15 - Section Title Highlighted
16 - Section Title Normal
17 - 0, 102, 204
18 - Information and Help Text Color (IR Brainiac Contribution)

Task Dialog
1 - Title Text Color (IR Brainiac Contribution)
2 - Subtitle, Action Text Color (IR Brainiac Contribution)

Explorer Flyout
1 - 87, 87, 87
2 - 0, 0, 0
3 - 87, 87, 87
4 - 19, 112, 171
5 - 176, 177, 179
6 - 0, 0, 0
7 - 0, 102, 204
8 - 0, 102, 204
9 - 0, 102, 204

Task Dialog Buttons
1 - Default Selection Highlight text color
2 - Default Selection Normal text color
3 - 126, 133, 156
4 - Pressed text color (IR Brainiac Contribution)
5 - Highlighted text color
6 - Normal text color (IR Brainiac Contribution)
7 - 165, 165, 165

Alt Tab Window
1 - Window Title Text

Drag and Drop text

Query Builder Text (explorer)
1 - 0, 0, 0

Aero Wizard Text
1 - 0, 0, 0
2 - Page Title Text (not Window Title Text)
3 - 0, 0, 0
4 - 0, 102, 204

Dialog Text in some wizards
1 - 0, 51, 153
2 - 0, 51, 153
3 - 0, 0, 0
4 - 0, 0, 0
5 - 0, 0, 0
6 - 133, 156, 0
7 - 153, 255, 0
8 - 153, 255, 0
9 - 102, 204, 0
10 - 0, 0, 0
11 - 0, 0, 0
12 - 133, 156, 0
13 - 102, 204, 0

Common Places Explorer
1 - Favorite Links text Color

Date / Time Picker Text
1 - Calendar Day # Current
2 - 255, 0, 0
3 - Calendar day # Highlight & Month Year Highlight
4 - 116, 144, 232
5 - 177, 197, 252
6 - 177, 197, 252
7 - 177, 197, 252
8 - Calendar Day # Current (when not on current month)
9 - 255, 0, 0
10 - Calendar Day # Highlight (for days not in current month)
11 - 177, 197, 252
12 - Calendar Day # Current (for days not in current month)
13 - 177, 197, 252
14 - 177, 197, 252
15 - 100, 100, 100
16 - Normal Text, Calendar, global

Link Text
1 - 68, 101, 162

Empty Markup text
1 - 68, 101, 162

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Hopefully you find this useful

PS: This has been added to the Wiki Pages as well here http://wiki.wincustomize.com/wiki/SkinStudio_Help:_Edit_Vista_parts_colours


Comments (Page 1)
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on May 28, 2008
Very good sleuthing SK!
Thanks!
on May 28, 2008
just wish I could figure out the others but through changing and testing each I'm not too sure what those missing ones modify. Hopefully others can help fill out the list
on May 28, 2008
I'm poking a few folks to see what I can see.
on May 28, 2008
Hugglepoker

Nice job SK.   
on May 29, 2008

SK can you do a UI comparison to find it and then maybe do a listing in a note for future reference?<p>

SGT

on May 29, 2008
The way I tested these was to add a very off color (say bright green in some instances, bright red in others, ect.) and after appling the new color never saw where the change occured on the ones I could not find (and trust me I hunted for them). Thats not to say someone else might look in a place I didn't think of or maybe I overlooked. ~shrug~
on May 30, 2008
Ok, found a few more items and added in the default colors (for easier referencing).

So, if you can find any of the light gray italiced colors PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE post them for everyone else
on Jun 01, 2008
  
on Jun 01, 2008
This will come in handy. Thanks.   
on Jul 31, 2008
This could be invaluable...I'll see what I find as I go.  

Task Dialog buttons...#6 is inactive text...inactive button(non default) or inactive window.

Uhhhhh...shouldnt Neil know what they all are?He put them all in there...he didnt just make them up.  
on Aug 12, 2008
Task Dialog
1=Title
2=choose action,additional tips text

on Aug 12, 2008
Task Dialog button

1=dont know
2=default choice
3=dont know
4=mouseover text
5=normal and inactive window
6=dont know

on Aug 12, 2008
Thanks IR I added post #11 (including to the wiki) but I'm not getting what your saying in the text part of #12 as there are 7 colors there and you only got 6 listed and they don't seem to correspond to whats in your image... could you verify/clarify pl-l-l-lease
on Aug 12, 2008
Dammit...I'm going loopy with his stuff.  

I edited the picture and also found another color.

1=havnt seen yet
2=default choice
3=havnt seen yet
4=pressed
5=mouseover
6=normal/inactive window
7=havnt seen yet



I had to hit refresh before the image would change...was showing the old one,probably stuck in IE's cache.  
on Aug 12, 2008
Task Dialog buttons...#6 is inactive text...inactive button(non default) or inactive window.


Should have said Normal text/non default button or inactive window(all buttons text go this color)

The way I said it sounds like the button is inactive(disabled).
Which leads me to believe for the buttons either 3 or 7 is disabled.

I havnt seen color 1 yet...what dialog did you see it in SK?
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