gmw1@CUNIXD.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Gabe M Wiener) (03/15/89)
While I've been successful at changing the background colors of most parts of the screen with Kolor, I cannot seem to find a way to change the actual white background of text windows in programs like Smartcom, MS Word, or even the finder. I've got a 19" monitor, and the intensity of the white is a bit taxing to look at for long periods of time. I'd like to set the window background to an easy-on-the-eyes green or amber. Any way to do this? Thanks! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-\******/=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Gabe Wiener -- Columbia University \****/ \**/ "At times it is wiser to remain INTERNET: gmw1@cunixd.cc.columbia.edu \/ silent and be considered a fool BITNET: gmw1@cunixc /\ than to speak and remove all COMPUSERVE: 72355,1226 /**\ doubt." WUI: 650-117-9118 /****\ - Shaw =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-/******\=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
dce@stan.UUCP (David Elliott) (03/16/89)
In article <8903150448.AA20003@cunixd.cc.columbia.edu> gmw1@CUNIXD.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Gabe M Wiener) writes: >While I've been successful at changing the background colors of most parts of >the screen with Kolor, I cannot seem to find a way to change the actual white >background of text windows in programs like Smartcom, MS Word, or even the >finder. SmartComm has a menu item (Preferences?) that lets you set the background color. I found that using Kolor to set the background for windows was useless. Some windows, such as the "Receive" popup in SmartComm and many "About" box windows, appear to "paste up" text, so that all black text is surrounded by by white. The result is very ugly. Color support is generally in its infant stage. Even NCSA Layout, which is a program developed for color systems, clashes with what Kolor does in that it forces the menu bar to be white with black letters. -- David Elliott ...!pyramid!boulder!stan!dce "Splish splash, I was rakin' in the cash" -- Eno
stores@unix.SRI.COM (Matt Mora) (03/17/89)
In article <8903150448.AA20003@cunixd.cc.columbia.edu> gmw1@CUNIXD.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Gabe M Wiener) writes: >While I've been successful at changing the background colors of most parts of >the screen with Kolor, I cannot seem to find a way to change the actual white >background of text windows in programs like Smartcom, MS Word, or even the >finder. > The Kolor Cdev has the ability to change the backgroud color of a window with the Backgroud fill option. But remember that most programs erase their windows to white before drawing. (which is not correct they should erase to the backcolor). You can see this in the finder when its windows refresh. Try this, in the Kolor cdev change the "Background fill" to any color that you want. Then resize the window. Watch the color appear and then get erased to white. The Growincon and the space between the double line is the background color. Matt Mora SRI International
ifocs9d@aucs.UUCP (Rick Giles) (03/18/89)
In article <8903150448.AA20003@cunixd.cc.columbia.edu> gmw1@CUNIXD.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Gabe M Wiener) writes: >While I've been successful at changing the background colors of most parts of >the screen with Kolor, I cannot seem to find a way to change the actual white >background of text windows in programs like Smartcom, MS Word, or even the >finder. > I've written a utility called BWIIC. BWIIC allows you to change the colors of menus, windows, dialog, dialog items, and controls, PROVIDED your application gets these from resources. BWIIC is shareware; check your bulletin boards, or contact me. Rick Giles Bitnet: FRGILES@Acadia P. O. Box 207 Internet: FRGILES%Acadia.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Acadia University UUCP: uunet!dalcs!aucs!ifocs9d Wolfville, N. S. B0P 1X0 CANADA (902)542-7339