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Going Nuts on a Text Issue!

Hellllllppppppppppppppp!

March 23, 2012 12:02:29 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

I have a text issue on the programs panel area in Windows Vista and Windows 7.  All of my skinning software is up to date.

In the programs panel when I click anything the text almost grays out and you cannot read it easily (as shown in the left image), and everything else you mouseover cannot be read either. However, if I move my cursor out of the programs panel and back into it, the text color is as it should be (as shown in right image).  I am using separate mouseover images for the programs and places panels, and this is the only skin that seems to be having the issue.  I would hate to have to completely restart the skin from scratch as it is really close to being finished (designed for XP, Vista and 7). I have spent many hours over the last 3 weeks trying to figure this out, but to no avail. All the text colors are set correctly.  

 

Any assistance would be really appreciated.

 

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Reply #1 March 23, 2012 12:42:48 PM
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You were already nuts......just sayin'......

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Reply #2 March 23, 2012 1:23:00 PM
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Well thanks Jim!

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Reply #3 March 23, 2012 2:05:58 PM
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Another really great looking skin Tom!

Pay no attention to whatzhisname.

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Reply #4 March 23, 2012 2:15:17 PM
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Are you saying you have different "Mousover items" The frames around the text for Programs & Places ??

I Fiddle alot with those parts & i can almost certainly say that it´s got to do with the color settings for the Text....

You should ONLY set text colors in Programs/Places lists & keep font OS Default, & In Item mouseover Have The color set to OS Default & There set the font.

Also some times you actually have to have several color boxes to choose the color from so the places & programs do not use the same one although same color as it will behave erradically otherwise (Like you experience now.

 

Edit: When this problem you experience occurs it´s quite hard to get it right, but experiment with what I suggested & you´ll be okay.

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Reply #5 March 23, 2012 2:24:24 PM
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deffinatley listen to neone6 on this one Tom...he really knows what hes talking about, and fixed this issue several times on his skins.

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Reply #6 March 23, 2012 2:58:25 PM
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Tom is tha greyed out text the same color as the color you have set for your main window text color? I ask cause just something to check if the DWM is not active or delayed the menu will use window text color .

Example it is a windows service found in the Task Manager if you shut it down you will see several changes in the skin like this area ,Per_pixel info I have recently been seeing this happen on 1 of my PCs.Note if you shut down DWM.exe thru task Manager you will have to use DeskScapes or restart PC to reactivate.

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Reply #7 March 23, 2012 4:24:22 PM
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does the text remain after you refocus/reopen back to the menu or go bonkers again when you reopen?

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Reply #8 March 23, 2012 4:44:51 PM
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It was what neone6 said, but it took me doing what AVMAN said to figure out part of the problem too.  Thanks everyone!

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Reply #9 March 23, 2012 4:46:28 PM
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Quoting gmc2,
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es the text remain after you refocus/reopen back to the menu or go bonkers again when you reopen?

 

It went bonkers again gmc2, all fixed now though, thanks for stepping in!

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Reply #10 March 23, 2012 9:34:16 PM
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Another really great looking skin Tom!

Pay no attention to whatzhisname.

I'll never forget ol' whatzhisname....

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