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> Remember changing colours on the computer? You can do that in Windows 10. It can also change automatically based on your current wallpaper. Similarly to ins
by speedgoose 6y ago
> Remember changing colours on the computer?
You can do that in Windows 10. It can also change automatically based on your current wallpaper.
Similarly to installing Nova Launcher, perhaps the author need to use GNU/Linux or Windows instead of a Mac.
- p410n3 6y agoWindows 10 has themes now too
- HelloNurse 6y agoExcept that Windows 10 themes are a severe security/malware hazard, not a customization of harmless graphical elements.
- DaiPlusPlus 6y agoEh? Windows 10 themes are just wallpaper packs and a defined accent color. I assume you’re referring to UxStyle etc as used since Windows XP? That doesn’t involve loading any executable code (unless there’s an RCE vulnerability in the theme resource loader, I suppose) - patching the signature checks in UxTheme.dll isn’t that big a deal, imo.
- chungy 6y agoWindows XP themes are PE binaries. They totally run executable code. This might even be the main reason that the operating system as-is only allowed themes signed by Microsoft.
- userbinator 6y agoThey are PE binaries... that don't have any actual code, only resources. And there is a flag used with LoadLibraryEx, available since at least Win95, LOAD_LIBRARY_AS_DATAFILE, that tells the system to not attempt to execute code in the file (if present).
- hulitu 6y agoNo. you cannot change colors in windows 10. You can only change 1 color which only Microsoft know on what exactly is used.
- speedgoose 6y agoIt's relatively well documented IMHO. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/style/color#accent-color https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/style/co...
- 1996 6y agoNot even 1. You can't select by RGB value something too light (or too dark) for the accent color if Windows think it would be illegible. It's even worse if you have enabled transparency. I wish there was an override, because if I want pure white #FFFFFF as my accent color, that's my problem. I don't want to settle on a light grey.
- DaiPlusPlus 6y agoNot quite. You can set an Accent color and either a light or dark background - that’s it. You can’t specify each component color or named system color - such as separately specifying the colors of the scrollbar’ track and thumb - or icon text - or button shadows - and so on. The old “Desktop Themes” feature for Windows 95 Plus! and Windows 98 let the user radically change the appearance of Windows - for better or for worse - when was the last time you saw a custom desktop icon pack or purple 3D face color? But yes - all of this assumes the user is aesthetically capable - but neither was Microsoft: Google Image Search for “windows hot dog stand”. Be careful, you might get a migraine.
- tragomaskhalos 6y agoYep, I remember that game well: switch to Hog Dog Stand, then see how long you can tolerate it before eyeball bleed forces you to revert.
- speedgoose 6y agoI did that search and I didn't know I could get physical pain from pictures.
- FreeFull 6y agoSupposedly Hot Dog Stand looked really good on monochrome monitors, at least.
- drewzero1 6y agoMost of the options are pretty terrible, often unreadable depending on the color settings/abilities of the LCD panel. When I started using Windows 10 full time this was my biggest gripe - you can change the accent color, but Windows picks what it thinks will be the best text color. I really, really miss the Windows 95 color picker. Sure, you could put grey text on a grey background, but you could also not do that. Microsoft has taken away the option one way or another.