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Author:  f99del [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 4:38 am ]
Post subject:  Classic Start Menu's background color
So, I might be a dumbass cause I can't figure it out how to change the color of the classic start menu and the little Windows 98 banner on the left side

Right now it looks like this:



I want it to look like this:




I'm on Windows 10

Thanks


UPDATE:


I was able to change the color, it looks like this now:



But when I change the toolbar, banner, whatever it's called here:



It looks like this when I select the skin:




What am I doing wrong?
Author:  Ivo [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Classic Start Menu's background color
The bitmap has alpha channel for transparency. You need to edit it using software that understands transparency, like Photoshop or Paint .NET.
Author:  f99del [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Classic Start Menu's background color
Ivo wrote:
The bitmap has alpha channel for transparency. You need to edit it using software that understands transparency, like Photoshop or Paint .NET.



So it isn't just changing the "1 : 1033" bitmap to a different file with the same resolution (6x100)?

Here's what the original one looks like:
Author:  Ivo [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Classic Start Menu's background color
Yes, that's the correct resource. But it is a 32-bit bitmap with transparency. The blue bar you see is not the entire image. There is transparent border around it.
Author:  f99del [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 8:33 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Classic Start Menu's background color
Ivo wrote:
Yes, that's the correct resource. But it is a 32-bit bitmap with transparency. The blue bar you see is not the entire image. There is transparent border around it.



I'm dumb, lol... I got it working but now when I enable the caption in the settings the menu goes back to the default background color, and when I disable the caption it displays the correct color... Is there anything else I need to edit in resource hacker? The lines "Main_opacity=solid" and "Main_background=#C0C0C0" are still there, but why are they not working when the caption is enabled?

edit:

Never mind, I got it...

Thank you for putting up with my shit Ivo
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