I'm thinking I might like it better if the inactive pane were not shaded; i.e. if it stayed the same color as the active pane.
Is there a registry hack to accomplish this?
registry hack to turn OFF inactive pane shading?
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On the other hand, my eye is drawn to the lightest (brightest) pane/column.
So my own preference gray-scale shading scheme for details view would be:
Active pane sort column: white
Active pane other columns: very light gray (off-white)
Inactive pane: light gray (all columns)
and if there is to rgb control of backgrounds ...
then
Active pane sort column: light yellow [100 100 85]%
32bit.register.hex.value=00d9ffff
Active pane other columns: off white [98 98 100]%
32bit.register.hex.value=00fffafa
Inactive pane (all columns): light gray[88 88 88]%
32bit.register.hex.value=00e0e0e0
... but that's just personal preference
So my own preference gray-scale shading scheme for details view would be:
Active pane sort column: white
Active pane other columns: very light gray (off-white)
Inactive pane: light gray (all columns)
and if there is to rgb control of backgrounds ...
then
Active pane sort column: light yellow [100 100 85]%
32bit.register.hex.value=00d9ffff
Active pane other columns: off white [98 98 100]%
32bit.register.hex.value=00fffafa
Inactive pane (all columns): light gray[88 88 88]%
32bit.register.hex.value=00e0e0e0
... but that's just personal preference
Last edited by fgagnon on 2004 Apr 20, 14:45, edited 1 time in total.
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loggedonnow
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Inactive panel not dark enough
I find the inactive panel is not dark enough. Depending on the monitor I am using and the lighting conditions, sometimes it is almost impossible to tell the difference between the two.
I would either like the inactive panel to be darker and/or the title bar change for the inactive panel as well.
I would either like the inactive panel to be darker and/or the title bar change for the inactive panel as well.
For a darker inactive pane, you can hack the registry:
Try setting key rgbInactiveBgcol to hex:00b0b0b8
for a darker gray with slight red hue.
The default hex value: ffffffff just lets the app use its own default.
If first 2 (left-most) bytes are 00, then next byte pairs are Blue, Green, Red intensities on a 0-255 scale (hex: 00 - ff).
Mid-scale for each byte-pair is hex:80 (= 128 base 10)
Experiment to find the shade you like.
You might try to use (at Nikos's suggestion) Color Cop to help define the shades that work best for your monitor.
Try setting key rgbInactiveBgcol to hex:00b0b0b8
for a darker gray with slight red hue.
The default hex value: ffffffff just lets the app use its own default.
If first 2 (left-most) bytes are 00, then next byte pairs are Blue, Green, Red intensities on a 0-255 scale (hex: 00 - ff).
Mid-scale for each byte-pair is hex:80 (= 128 base 10)
Experiment to find the shade you like.
You might try to use (at Nikos's suggestion) Color Cop to help define the shades that work best for your monitor.
Last edited by fgagnon on 2004 Apr 20, 14:06, edited 1 time in total.
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loggedonnow
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That helps!
The registry hack worked nicely and now the inactive panel is much darker. I do find though that my eyes are drawn to the darker panel. Weird? Maybe it has something to do with the way Windows highlights the active window with darkening the title bar and window border. Will there be an option to highlight the title bar for each panel?
I think if I had the option, I might try just changing that rather than the entire panel.
I think if I had the option, I might try just changing that rather than the entire panel.
@ eyes are drawn... No, not at all wierd -- we're all different, & that makes the world more interesting (& a challenge to program for user preferences) 
@will there be an option... Only nikos knows if there will be for the much anticipated upcoming release. My own guess is that this release will concentrate on solid functionality and will have an easier-than-before user interface -- more likely than trying to satisfy everybody's personal preferences and settability options
The latter takes much longer to develop without botching; because it requires a lot of feedback from many users and then there's all the work to get so many nuances right!
PS -- glad you found the registry tweak helpful. -fg-
@will there be an option... Only nikos knows if there will be for the much anticipated upcoming release. My own guess is that this release will concentrate on solid functionality and will have an easier-than-before user interface -- more likely than trying to satisfy everybody's personal preferences and settability options
The latter takes much longer to develop without botching; because it requires a lot of feedback from many users and then there's all the work to get so many nuances right!
PS -- glad you found the registry tweak helpful. -fg-
