Solved Window Background Color (NOT Desktop)

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OK, I've searched the net and win 8 forums for how to do this. I can't find anything except how to change colors via the 'personalization' screen for desktop background etc.
You used to be able to change the color of the actual program window background's color but I can't figure it out. Is this not possible anymore?
 

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sl2222 said:
OK, I've searched the net and win 8 forums for how to do this. I can't find anything except how to change colors via the 'personalization' screen for desktop background etc.
You used to be able to change the color of the actual program window background's color but I can't figure it out. Is this not possible anymore?
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I tried myself.
I had to tweak the registry colors.
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Thanks Medab1. I'll give that a shot. What a pain tho. It'd be nice to just pick colors that you can see on the screen while you do it.
 

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There are a few 3rd party programs out there that will do that. I've not tried them.
 

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If you go to "Personalization" (under the Settings charm) and select one of the "High Contrast Modes" you can then choose what color you want for each thing -- window background, desktop background, text, window borders, and so on. But in those modes everything is solid colors only -- you can't have a desktop picture.
 

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Thanks for that info. I'm trying to tweak it now.

Dragon Drop said:
If you go to "Personalization" (under the Settings charm) and select one of the "High Contrast Modes" you can then choose what color you want for each thing -- window background, desktop background, text, window borders, and so on. But in those modes everything is solid colors only -- you can't have a desktop picture.
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bassfisher6522 said:
There are a few 3rd party programs out there that will do that. I've not tried them.
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Here is a quote from Stardock Techinal Support I got after asking about this very issue:

"Currently Start8, Decor8, Fences 2, Multiplicity 2, Tiles, IconPackager, IconDeveloper ,and WindowFX 5 are designed to work with Windows 8.
WindowBlinds and DeskScapes should be ready in early 2013.
Other applications may or may not work. At this time though, they are not supported.

We are updating more of our software as time goes on so keep an eye on our forums for more details."

So,sometime soon, Stardock will upgrade WindowBlinds & DeskScapes.
I hope so !:)
 

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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
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    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
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    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Ha, I'm already using start 8 and boot to the desktop with it. Great little app. I'll have to check out their others. Thanks

medab1 said:
bassfisher6522 said:
There are a few 3rd party programs out there that will do that. I've not tried them.
Click to expand...


Here is a quote from Stardock Techinal Support I got after asking about this very issue:

"Currently Start8, Decor8, Fences 2, Multiplicity 2, Tiles, IconPackager, IconDeveloper ,and WindowFX 5 are designed to work with Windows 8.
WindowBlinds and DeskScapes should be ready in early 2013.
Other applications may or may not work. At this time though, they are not supported.

We are updating more of our software as time goes on so keep an eye on our forums for more details."

So,sometime soon, Stardock will upgrade WindowBlinds & DeskScapes.
I hope so !:)
Click to expand...
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8
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