Vbar Color Change? - Page 2

DoDoubleGeo · 09-19-05, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by JonMisurda

... The other 41 colors come from the SHColor key, and I'm trying to figure out what exactly those colors represent...
Jon

I am attaching a text file that has some info on the SHColor key. Hopefully it will provide some insight. Also, have you seen Microsoft's page on Customizing System Colors ? It refers to a different key (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE\SysColor), but only references 29 color settings.

09-19-05, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by DoDoubleGeo

I am attaching a text file that has some info on the SHColor key. Hopefully it will provide some insight. Also, have you seen Microsoft's page on Customizing System Colors ? It refers to a different key (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\GWE\SysColor), but only references 29 color settings.

Wow, thanks for the info, I appreciate it. Everything I've seen on SHColor is for smartphone, which seems to encompass the theme in addition to the standard colors. The existing vBar versions do a GetSysColor( COLOR_ACTIVECAPTION ); like in your msdn link, but it doesn't return the right color on WM2003+ devices.

Currently I have this as my intelligent guess code (pseudocode since I am away from my source):

Code:

Try to open HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Color
if(!ERROR_SUCCESS) {
   m_Color = GetSysColor( COLOR_ACTIVECAPTION ); 
}
Try to read from key "8"
if(!ERROR_SUCCESS) {
   m_Color= RGB(0x12, 0x57, 0xB1);
}
else {
   m_Color= value of key "8"
}

I think i'll change it to:

Code:

Try to open HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Color
if(!ERROR_SUCCESS) {
   m_Color = GetSysColor( COLOR_ACTIVECAPTION ); 
}
Try to read from key "8"
if(!ERROR_SUCCESS) {
   //m_Color= RGB(0x12, 0x57, 0xB1);
   m_Color = SHColor[8];
}
else {
   m_Color= value of key "8"
}

and maybe that will be more consistent across versions.

Thanks for all your help.

Jon

ooosadface · 09-19-05, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by xdalaw

Sounds good. But, I dont' know how to do that.

I'm graphically illiterate.

Want to make one and post it for dowload?

Well, I meant for Jon to crack open the vBar code and adjust it to have the utility allow for bg transparency. It looks like he's taken care of it another way though! I'll test it soon.

Thanks for the work Jon...

sfrazee · 10-13-06, 12:53 AM

The color of my vbar (ver 2.2) on my x51v does not change even when i set it manually or run the best guess program. it stays at the default light blue no matter what I do...

messmaker · 10-14-06, 05:53 AM

Check for this: http://pda.jasnapaka.com/tman/

It's smart as vbar, it includes functions like softreset and screen rotation and has no problems with theme's colour.