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Notification bar color?

Not sure if this is what it's called but Im needing to change the color of the bar that comes up below the top task bar after you press the little call out icon for when you have a voice message and reminder, etc. Anyone know what that second bar is called? I'm trying to use UI Tweaker to change the color and can't find the name of it.

Anyone please?

it is called "notification multi icon highlight" dont know if ui tweaker uses the same name though

fallenczar said:
it is called "notification multi icon highlight" dont know if ui tweaker uses the same name though
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Ok, thanks. I'll try to work with this. My problem is that I installed a theme which is perfect but when I have voicemail, reminders, etc. and click the notification icon...the bar that comes up has a white background with white text. So all I see is a white bar. Going to try to change this to a black background of course so I can see the notifications.
If I don't find it in the utility, does anyone have a link to a reference that points out the registry values to change for this?

ltxda said:
Ok, thanks. I'll try to work with this. My problem is that I installed a theme which is perfect but when I have voicemail, reminders, etc. and click the notification icon...the bar that comes up has a white background with white text. So all I see is a white bar. Going to try to change this to a black background of course so I can see the notifications.
If I don't find it in the utility, does anyone have a link to a reference that points out the registry values to change for this?
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why dont you modify the theme,http://www.codeppc.com/telechargements/themegence/themegence.htm, use this great free software

Today Scroll Bar

Does anyone know how to change color of the scroll bar on today screen? I would like to see the bar black for example for theme "allblack". Thanks.

I dont know but would like too know.... I did a new scroll bar for Signal but it uses standard OS one so didnt change!
MM

mateotti said:
Does anyone know how to change color of the scroll bar on today screen? I would like to see the bar black for example for theme "allblack". Thanks.
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you can use sktools it can change the color for you

use UI tweaker

Any program that can change Status Bar Backgound Color

Hi NisseDILLIGAF,
I am new to HTC Diamond, really appreciate all links you had put under the "Customizing TF3D - The Collection!", I had learnt alot.
I have problem with changing status bar color on my HTC Diamond, the status bar background color at the bottom of the screen had change to "light grey" instead of "black" color on all of tab option, such as the white "Phone text" and ""Program text" appear on a "light grey" background on the Home page, which leads me very difficuilt to read the "white text", are there any programs that you have or know that can change the background color of the status bar, back to "black" or any colors
Thank you very much

i m having the same problem... any hints?

sorry.. I missed your post earlyer...
I don't know why this has happend... never happend to me...
but have u tryed changing the WM Theme?
Start->Settings->Today-> click a WMTheme (HTC Black) -> ok
choose a different one than u have now... then u can go back to the one u want to have..
hope this helps...

This happened to me after I installed Mapking. If you have installed this program go to windows/startup directory and delete the mapking sms program. Reset and should be back to normal.

NisseDILLIGAF said:
sorry.. I missed your post earlyer...
I don't know why this has happend... never happend to me...
but have u tryed changing the WM Theme?
Start->Settings->Today-> click a WMTheme (HTC Black) -> ok
choose a different one than u have now... then u can go back to the one u want to have..
hope this helps...
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thanks NisseDILLIGAF
i changed to another theme (architecture) and the bars are back to black... but not the HTC black one

Status Bar Backgound Color Solved but Keyboard problem
Yes I have Mapking and had deleted Mapking sms program in Windows/Startup , now status bar back to :black color again
Thank you pauljohn54 and NisseDILLIGAF.
But after deleting Mapking sms program, my keyboard under "sms" or "Mail" option left only one type of standard keyboard layout, rest of layout gone, how to install back all keyboard option
Thanks for the help

I have the diamond by alltel, and they decided not to even include the black theme for some reason. any other way to do this? I just want to change the top and bottom bars to black. Thanks.

here is what you need

Thanks, but I could not get this to work on the diamond. It said it was going to change the color, but it looks like this program was designed for win mobile 5.
Am I just over looking something? Any other diamond users wanna help me out here?

system6 said:
Thanks, but I could not get this to work on the diamond. It said it was going to change the color, but it looks like this program was designed for win mobile 5.
Am I just over looking something? Any other diamond users wanna help me out here?
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yes it was but in tht software itself there are a few tools browse all of them..probably ull get the one that you need

Tried again, still no luck. Thanks though!

Any way to change font colour on Home Screen?

Are there any tweaks to change the colour of the font displaying Missed Calls/Calendar/Date/Alarm etc on the Home Screen (or even better, to have an opaque box behind the text)?
I have some nice photos I want to use as backgrounds, but they are mostly white so I cant see any text!
Cheers,
Doc

same for me... i wanna use a more lighter background picture. But with the white letters its not really useful.

Try this free UI Tweaker
- it is a collection of 4 utilities used to customise the outlook and color scheme of the Pocket PC. This collection includes a simple theme manager and utilities to change the system colors as well as the Today color scheme.

janp said:
Try this free UI Tweaker
- it is a collection of 4 utilities used to customise the outlook and color scheme of the Pocket PC. This collection includes a simple theme manager and utilities to change the system colors as well as the Today color scheme.
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thanks a lot, i'll give it a try!

Hey nickaat,
nickaat said:
thanks a lot, i'll give it a try!
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could you please tell me if this tool works for you and your HD? I want to change my home screen font color too but i still didn`t found a way...
Thanks,
Brad

I've look also for the exactly same thing and I've reached to the following conclusion: you can't do anything about it.
I've tried tons of programs, registry editing, hexa editing etc. Spend days on the issue. Nada, nothing. I even some some experienced users saying that it can be changed almost any colors on tabs, exept the ones above.
LE: I think the most closest possibility for us to obtain this effect is to manually edit the wallpaper and place some dark boxes where the text is written, but this means that the dark boxes will apear on every other tab also.

hello...I have tried this UItweaker on my touch hd...
I tried the one to change the today screen font color...
and spinning wheel of death occured...
so I killed the UITweaker but the font color indeed changed
I soft reseted and changed it back - again spinning wheel of death - and after having back to nromal I removed it because it seems like not the program I want to my mess my phone...since it seems the device does not like it....
and anyway..i think that after having this program my google mpas started to be stupid - I dont know if it really is because of this - but now the google maps show My Location as a venezuela...that is not true, I am in middle europe...WTF I want it work again normally...
this sucks
so if you want try it, it changes the color, but it is not working flawleslly and I hate that...

The UI Tweaker only messed up my other colors, but doesen't changed the color I wanted.
Take care using it.

I also had issues with UI Tweaker, I somehow changed the background of the buttons on the home page (Phone, Programs, x button etc) to pink and couldnt change it back!
I remember seeing a Russian Rom that had black text on the home screen, so I do think its possible.
My workaround for the moment is to edit the background pic and draw an opaque box where the info is displayed.
I think it looks quite cool! It does take a bit of messing around (trial and error) to get it in the right place, and I still have to add a few more (date/alarm)... work is quite busy atm so I dont really have the time!
If I do find another way, I will post it here.

As I said, the only problem for this workaround is that in all other tabs, the background will apear with the boxes from the HOME tab.
I wonder if it is a way of having different wallpapers for each tab.
Must search that.
LE: Found that: Change wallpapers. It gives a solution how to have a different background picture for the rest of the tabs.

so simple
go to settings > home screne > scroll to color scheme & select > scroll to : text: black" then select done

Turning Off Start Menu Transparency

I have WM 6.1 and have recently changed my background to something that has some white in it. Now because of this and the fact that the start menu is transparent I can't read some of the text in the menu.
Before anyone suggests it, yes I'm aware of how to change the text color using the registry. I am not interested in doing this, I tried it and didn't really like it.
I am looking to do one of two things:
1. Remove the transparency.
2. Add a thin black stroke to make it readable.
Any suggestion that works is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Does anyone have any knowledge of what I can do here? This is really pretty obnoxious and I don't know how to fix it.

Stingray88 said:
I have WM 6.1 and have recently changed my background to something that has some white in it. Now because of this and the fact that the start menu is transparent I can't read some of the text in the menu.
Before anyone suggests it, yes I'm aware of how to change the text color using the registry. I am not interested in doing this, I tried it and didn't really like it.
I am looking to do one of two things:
1. Remove the transparency.
2. Add a thin black stroke to make it readable.
Any suggestion that works is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Actually, the start menu is not transparent, but rather it uses a piece of the picture in your background to make it look as if it was transparent. Changing system fonts might solve your issue. There are a few programs that will allow you to do that in Dev&Hacking. Also, I believe that mrMakk has a tutorial on how to do this.
Alternatively, you can try to change the menu picture by using something like Theme Creator v2 or Theme Generator v2 (I can't remember the correct name for the program).

Thanks man, I'll give the theme generator a try when I get home.

Theme generator only works on 2002. The themes it generates could not be applied to WinMo 6.1...
Anyone got another suggestion? Surely there is a way to change the start menu picture in WinMo 6.1...

When I select a picture and set it as a Today Background, it brings up a screen so that I could select a Transparency Level.

Comptronic said:
When I select a picture and set it as a Today Background, it brings up a screen so that I could select a Transparency Level.
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I don't believe that this is what the user is asking for.

egzthunder1 said:
I don't believe that this is what the user is asking for.
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He is asking about the transparency of the Start Menu isn't he? When you click on Start it drops down a menu correct?
On my phone, when I go to save a picture as my wallpaper, I am able to change the transparency of the Start menu. I'm not saying that's the only way, that's the only way I know and it worked for me.
If I'm wrong, I apologize.

Stingray88 said:
I have WM 6.1 and have recently changed my background to something that has some white in it. Now because of this and the fact that the start menu is transparent I can't read some of the text in the menu.
Before anyone suggests it, yes I'm aware of how to change the text color using the registry. I am not interested in doing this, I tried it and didn't really like it.
I am looking to do one of two things:
1. Remove the transparency.
2. Add a thin black stroke to make it readable.
Any suggestion that works is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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I want to get transparent to startmenu (WM6.1). I try some ways as registry othe sotf but didn't
How can u do it, pls help me.?

i was able to have separate pictures for my today screen and start menu, i used themegence, my advice is MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CORRECT RESOLUTION SET or it will scale the images incorrectly i uploaded a picture of the the theme i made for my phone to show what im talking about