Microsoft KB Archive/58336

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Windows 3.0 WIN.INI [colors] Section

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Q58336

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a

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SUMMARY
The following information is contained in the Microsoft Windows version 3.0 WININI.TXT readme file. The Windows Setup program copies this file to the Windows 3.0 directory.

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[COLORS] SECTION

The [colors] section defines the colors for components of the Windows display and the optional pattern or bitmap to be displayed in the background.

The colors section can contain settings of the following type:

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Purpose: The , , and  values are integers that specify the relative intensities of red, blue, and green, respectively. These settings can range from 0 (minimum intensity) to 255 (maximum intensity).

The keyname can any one of the following:

Keyname              Refers to             ---               -

ActiveBorder         Active window's border

ActiveTitle          Active title bar

AppWorkspace         Background workspace for multiple document interface (MDI) applications

Background           Screen background (desktop)

ButtonFace           Button face

ButtonShadow         Button shadow

ButtonText           Button text

GrayText             Text that is dimmed (as in                                   an unavailable command name)

Hilight              Background of highlighted text

HilightText          Highlighted text

InactiveBorder       Inactive window's border

InactiveTitle        Inactive title bar

Menu                 Menu background

MenuText             Menu text

Scrollbar            Scroll bar

TitleText            Title-bar text

Window               Window workspace

WindowFrame          Title-bar background and frame color

WindowText           Window text

To change: For most of these settings, choose the Color icon from the Control Panel window. For ButtonFace, ButtonShadow, ButtonText, GrayText, Hilight, and HilightText, choose Notepad to edit the WIN.INI file. Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a