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12-12-2007, 02:31 PM
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Active Folder in Mail too dim
I can't tell which folder is active in the folder pane by just looking at
it. Yes, I can hover and it highlights more. The name does appear in the top border bar. There is a very thin line boxing in the name, but when the folder name pane is full, it is barely visible. Is there a setting where I can make the active folder highlighting more visible? John |
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12-12-2007, 09:31 PM
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Re: Active Folder in Mail too dim
Many of us Vista beta testers complained about this faintness of
highlighting, but the reply we got from MS basically indicated that this was a GUI design decision that was cast in concrete and could not be changed. -- Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] "John" <John@UseGroupOnly.com> wrote in message news:L4idnTZTI9owbcLanZ2dnUVZ_rWtnZ2d@centurytel.net... >I can't tell which folder is active in the folder pane by just looking at it. > > Yes, I can hover and it highlights more. > > The name does appear in the top border bar. > > There is a very thin line boxing in the name, but when the folder name pane is full, it is barely visible. > > Is there a setting where I can make the active folder highlighting more visible? > > John > |
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12-12-2007, 10:07 PM
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Re: Active Folder in Mail too dim
Did anyone suggest they use a more visible color?
Like yellow. "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid> wrote in message news:u93urZQPIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Many of us Vista beta testers complained about this faintness of > highlighting, but the reply we got from MS basically indicated > that this was a GUI design decision that was cast in concrete > and could not be changed. > -- > Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] > > > "John" <John@UseGroupOnly.com> wrote in message > news:L4idnTZTI9owbcLanZ2dnUVZ_rWtnZ2d@centurytel.net... >>I can't tell which folder is active in the folder pane by just looking at >>it. >> >> Yes, I can hover and it highlights more. >> >> The name does appear in the top border bar. >> >> There is a very thin line boxing in the name, but when the folder name >> pane is full, it is barely visible. >> >> Is there a setting where I can make the active folder highlighting more >> visible? >> >> John >> > > |
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12-12-2007, 10:15 PM
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Re: Active Folder in Mail too dim
Yes. The reply we got essentially said that people who had trouble
seeing which folder was selected should use the Windows "high contrast" setting: Control Panel (classic view), Ease of Access Center. -- Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message news:4ABD02B5-B0FD-43AD-BBA6-BC1A08403334@microsoft.com... > Did anyone suggest they use a more visible color? > Like yellow. > > "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@NoMail.invalid> wrote in message news:u93urZQPIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Many of us Vista beta testers complained about this faintness of >> highlighting, but the reply we got from MS basically indicated >> that this was a GUI design decision that was cast in concrete >> and could not be changed. >> -- >> Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] >> >> >> "John" <John@UseGroupOnly.com> wrote in message news:L4idnTZTI9owbcLanZ2dnUVZ_rWtnZ2d@centurytel.net... >>>I can't tell which folder is active in the folder pane by just looking at it. >>> >>> Yes, I can hover and it highlights more. >>> >>> The name does appear in the top border bar. >>> >>> There is a very thin line boxing in the name, but when the folder name pane is full, it is barely visible. >>> >>> Is there a setting where I can make the active folder highlighting more visible? >>> >>> John >>> >> >> > |
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13-12-2007, 01:12 AM
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Re: Active Folder in Mail too dim
"Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:4ABD02B5-B0FD-43AD-BBA6-BC1A08403334@microsoft.com... > Did anyone suggest they use a more visible color? Yes. They had been told to use what they used. -- Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM www.fjsmjs.com Do not send email |
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13-12-2007, 03:29 AM
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Re: Active Folder in Mail too dim
Thanks for the insight. You guys are ten steps ahead of me, I guess.
John "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message news:74256598-83DB-4FDA-82AF-03BAAC26679D@microsoft.com... > "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message > news:4ABD02B5-B0FD-43AD-BBA6-BC1A08403334@microsoft.com... >> Did anyone suggest they use a more visible color? > > > Yes. They had been told to use what they used. > > -- > Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM > www.fjsmjs.com > Do not send email |
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13-12-2007, 03:43 AM
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Re: Active Folder in Mail too dim
Been there. Done that. :-)
-- Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM] "John" <John@UseGroupOnly.com> wrote in message news  dCdnWamqYS_Ov3anZ2dnUVZ_tmhnZ2d@centurytel.net...> Thanks for the insight. You guys are ten steps ahead of me, I guess. > > John > > "Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message > news:74256598-83DB-4FDA-82AF-03BAAC26679D@microsoft.com... >> "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message news:4ABD02B5-B0FD-43AD-BBA6-BC1A08403334@microsoft.com... >>> Did anyone suggest they use a more visible color? >> >> >> Yes. They had been told to use what they used. >> >> -- >> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM >> www.fjsmjs.com >> Do not send email > |
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