Microsoft KB Archive/70630

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Availability of Dithered Colors from the Control Panel

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Q70630

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

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SUMMARY
When you change Windows screen colors from the Colors dialog box that is accessed from the Control Panel, you cannot apply dithered colors to certain screen elements of the desktop. This prevents you from selecting an unreadable color combination.

In such cases, Windows defaults to the solid color nearest the dithered color selected.

MORE INFORMATION
Windows uses a technique called &quot;dithering&quot; to provide a larger number of colors than the default for a given display type. A dithered color is actually a combination of available colors that gives the appearance of a new color.

Dithered colors cannot be applied to the following screen elements of the Windows desktop:


 * Window text
 * Window background
 * Menu bar
 * Menu text
 * Title bar text