(How to) Change Windows Text Colours in the Shellstyle.dll

**placebo81** · 03-14-2011

Hi

Is there a way for the fonts in windows explorer items view and navigation pane to use other color than the windowtext color? When I set normal state font color in itemsview and treeview it doesn't do anything. Is there a way to change it? If not in msstyles, maybe in shellstyle, or explorerframe? Thanks.

**Mr GRiM** · 03-17-2011

OK I am done, there seems to many other similar properties to the ones I am changing but I can not see where it's taking effect so I will just stick with the places I have found.

Line 81: Main Items View Explorer Text

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Line 410: Games Explorer Names Text

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Line 665: Computer Items View Explorer Text

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Line 806: Navigation Pane Text

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**nofx1994** · 03-17-2011

cool thanks grim a couple of those i did not know

**robyroby** · 03-17-2011

thanks for this mr grim

**bigcyco1** · 03-17-2011

cool thanks grim

**Mr GRiM** · 03-17-2011

No worries guys, it was a joint effort between Placebo and myself, he found out it was possible by changing all of the properties, I just found the exact lines to change.

**bgjerlow designs** · 03-17-2011

Nice trick, thanks for sharing it!

**placebo81** · 05-31-2011

Thank you Mr. Grim I just changed every instance of "windowtext" with ARGB values, but you didi the hard part. Thanks I used it in new Placebo theme Kitch Object and it works great (using dark explorer background with white text, and white window background with black window text for programs).