Black top and bottom bars??

mrmidnight · 07-07-06, 02:22 PM

I can't get the top and bottom bars (navigation and command bars) to be black on my X51. I am using Microsoft Theme Generator 2002 to create themes with black bars on top and bottom. When I transfer them onto my Axim though, they will only show up in grey. Anyone have any ideas?

spunker88 · 07-07-06, 02:35 PM

MS changed the way themes ar made during 2002 to now. I dont own an x51 so dont now how to solve it, but that is y.

mrmidnight · 07-08-06, 01:56 PM

How do all the people with black bars on the top and bottom on their today screen get them. I've seen many people on this board with it that way??? Anyone care to share?? Help! I hate the grey bars.

07-08-06, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by mrmidnight

How do all the people with black bars on the top and bottom on their today screen get them. I've seen many people on this board with it that way??? Anyone care to share?? Help! I hate the grey bars.

Search is your friend. I think you will find that most of the today screens and themes you see with that feature have been made with wisbar advanced, a commercial program.

I remember quite a bit of discussion that simple color tweaking will never be black -- its a wm5 bug, but maybe that has been corrected.

Olivek · 07-08-06, 09:43 PM

There is a program called TdyScheme Changer mentioned on this site that will allow you to change top and bottom bars to black or other colors as well as changing the color of the text.

netsyd · 07-08-06, 10:57 PM

Yea ... I've looked around but I can't quite recall the thread. There is a set of instructions around here (or xda-developers) that will help you build a theme that will ahve completely black top/bottom bars.

Search and ye' shall find.

mrmidnight · 07-09-06, 05:33 PM

Wow, Tdyschemechanger did exactly what I needed and was a MILLION times easier than trying to change the registry. I hope people that want to change their bars to black find this thread and that program. Thanks, Olivek!!!!!!!!!!!!!

07-09-06, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by mrmidnight

Wow, Tdyschemechanger did exactly what I needed and was a MILLION times easier than trying to change the registry. I hope people that want to change their bars to black find this thread and that program. Thanks, Olivek!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great find. Boy how things change in a few months, couldn't find it in January!

mrmidnight · 07-09-06, 10:37 PM

What does January have to do with anything?

07-09-06, 11:31 PM

When wm5 first came out adn on into the first of the year, this was a topic of conversation and besides some commercial programs, there weren't any alternatives. Glad to see that there are options now.