Hi
I was wondering how I can change the font color in the start menu?
My current font color makes text almost unreadable in the start menu.
I found a solution describing a registry fix using color code 39, but that is not working in Windows Mobile 6.5.5
Anyone with some great tips?
I've also have been looking for a way to do this. I have a very light background, and it doesn't blend well with the font color.
look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7156680#post7156680
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When I changed the theme from my MDA II from T-Mobile to Windows_Default and back to T-Mobile, I noticed two things:
- Start menu suddenly is transparent (see-thru)
- As the menu-items are in white text (and the underlying T-Mobile today screen is too), I can hardly read them anymore.
Any clue how to change the appearance of the start menu??
well when you make a skin you deside what picture you want on the background and on the startmenu if the same picture are chosen both places it will look as if the menu is transparent
you can use a skin maker to change the skin if you like
Thanks for the suggestions.
Maybe my question was unclear: I did not create any new skin. Just chose another Theme in Settings/Today and then changed it back.
Before I did this, the start menu was not transparent OR the menu items where in an different colour than white.
I just wanna be able to ga back to the original T-Mobile Theme
edsub said:
Thanks for the suggestions.
Maybe my question was unclear: I did not create any new skin. Just chose another Theme in Settings/Today and then changed it back.
Before I did this, the start menu was not transparent OR the menu items where in an different colour than white.
I just wanna be able to ga back to the original T-Mobile Theme
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I noticed this too, the T-Mobile theme initially has black font color in it's Start Menu, but after changing the theme, the Start Menu font color will stay white forever. And for some reason you cannot alter the start menu text color directly.
If I remember correctly, there ought to be a registry key where you can set the text color for Start Menu items, but I'm not sure...
the default start menu colour in 2003 is white
and the default start menu colour in 2002 is black
if the skin dont active change the startmenu colour it will be default
work around
1 change the skin so it makes the text colour different from default
2 use another skin
Foun the topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=6782&highlight=start+menu+color+colour
Here it will explain how to alter the registry so you can change the start menu text color to whatever color you fancy ^O^[/img]
Fixed it!!
Thanks for the solution.
I getting as handy in modifying the registry as I am on my laptop . . . :lol:
you probably have a background image now?
The way I choose my startmenu background color and/or image =
make a (small) bmp with only the color you want.
then open this bmp file with resco explorer.
when image is viewed press 'menu'.
and then press 'set as background'
At least works for me with my Touch Pro, it won't change the TouchFlo3d background, but it will change the Startmenu background.
To change the startmenu text color go into registry and edit the following:
HKLocalMachine -> Software -> Microsoft -> Color ->
Binary Value 39 = Startmenu Text Color
white = FF FF FF 00
Black = 50 50 50 00 (i think)
cheers
This petty annoyance has been bugging me for ages. When I use the XDA developers theme with a Cooked TMO 4.01.16 rom the font color for menu items is white.
The lack of contrast between the white letters and tan background makes it unreadable.
Anyone know how to change the font color for the menu items??
I know its petty but...
macudc
PS Can we nominate LumpiStephan & Makis for Sainthood?
This has been bugging me too. There may be a registry entry somewhere that we can change. I once restored the entire registry to it's original state (WM2003 default theme), and although the background was not changed to the WM03 default theme, the menu font changed from white to black. It makes me think that whatever registry entry was changed wasn't just pointing to a different .TSK file, but actually changed parameters of the theme (namely the font color). Anyone have any more information on this?
Shawn
I don´t have more informations, about this bug. But it´s the same for the German 4.01.19 ROM....
Stefan
registry settings for the start menu font
Basically, what I've done is go in to the hklm/software/MS/color and set the key name of 39 ff ff ff ff
and there you go. the start menu color is now black
Re: XDA-Developers Theme w/Cooked TMO 4.01.16 Menu font colo
macudc said:
This petty annoyance has been bugging me for ages. When I use the XDA developers theme with a Cooked TMO 4.01.16 rom the font color for menu items is white.
The lack of contrast between the white letters and tan background makes it unreadable.
Anyone know how to change the font color for the menu items??
I know its petty but...
macudc
PS Can we nominate LumpiStephan & Makis for Sainthood?
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You can use the TKCreater found at http://www.funnysnake.com/. This allows you to change various parameters for your theme... very useful..
That's pure genius
Thanks for the fix.
hklm/software/MS/color then insert the key name of 39 ff ff ff ff
Worked perfectly for me.
I used PHM Registry editor to insert that setting without trouble.
TKCreater looks like a usefull application too
Thanks
macudc
PS This has to be the best forum ever! xda-developers rule!!!!
Does anyone know how to change the font color of the digits in the dialer pictured below?
Push back to the front hoping for some insight.
Ive been working with this all day and still cant find a way to change the font color. Seems to be very little on the web regarding it.
I have searched high and low for a way to change the font colour on my TF3D2 home screen.
My background is a light colour and the font is white, making it difficult to see calendar events. I would like to make the font dark blue or black.
Some of the "Black Font" cabs have caused problems, but this is probably because there are for TF3D not TF3D2.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
ive done the same thing, ive been looking for a while now, i cant find anything
Does anyone know how to change the start menu font colour to black?
I've tried searching but still can't find a solution. Tried RCMod but still can't change the font colour.
I found out that some manila files must be edited in order to change the font colour. If so, which file and what to be changed?
Anyone knows how to change the font colour?
Please?
I would like to know this too...I want to use white background and in wm start menu icon text is white=unreadable. thanks