How do you change colour of scroll bars, etc?

[Guest]

I am familiar with how to change the colours of most items on a form in
Access 2000 but I have hit a problem with the component parts of certain
controls, e.g. scroll bars or the drop-down button of a combo box. So far, I
have not located any way to change these from the default warm gray colour.

Is there any way to change such colours?

David

 

[Rick Brandt]

I am familiar with how to change the colours of most items on a form
in Access 2000 but I have hit a problem with the component parts of
certain controls, e.g. scroll bars or the drop-down button of a combo
box. So far, I have not located any way to change these from the
default warm gray colour.

Is there any way to change such colours?

David

Those use Windows system colors. The only way to change them would be to change
the color settings in Windows which would affect all programs.

 

[Guest]

Rick,
Thanks for the info. I suspected that my options were highly constrained.
Clearly, that limits the range of acceptable background colours for an Access
form, assuming that you wish a harmonious blend of colours.

David

 

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[tina]

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Rick,
Thanks for the info. I suspected that my options were highly constrained.
Clearly, that limits the range of acceptable background colours for an Access
form, assuming that you wish a harmonious blend of colours.

David

 

[Steve]

Hooray for you!!! You and Arno R (the Rat) ought to get together.

these newsgroups are for the FREE exchange of ideas, information, and
assistance. this is absolutely NOT the place to troll for business, such
postings are not welcome, and they make such a bad impression that it can
only hurt your reputation in the Access community.

if you want to post actual advice and assistance here in the newsgroups
for
all to benefit from, or post questions of your own, then your
participation
will be welcomed.

NO PROBLEMS, CONTACT ME...
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PACALA JAN [ACCESS DEVELOPER]
SEND 10$ TO...
ACCOUNT:
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SwiftCode: TATRSKBX
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SKYPE: PACALA.BA1

Rick,
Thanks for the info. I suspected that my options were highly constrained.
Clearly, that limits the range of acceptable background colours for an Access
form, assuming that you wish a harmonious blend of colours.

David


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David Anderson wrote:
I am familiar with how to change the colours of most items on a
form
in Access 2000 but I have hit a problem with the component parts of
certain controls, e.g. scroll bars or the drop-down button of a combo
box. So far, I have not located any way to change these from the
default warm gray colour.

Is there any way to change such colours?

David

Those use Windows system colors. The only way to change them would
be to change
the color settings in Windows which would affect all programs.

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

Hooray for you!!! You and Arno R (the Rat) ought to get together.

I'm so disappointed you didn't include me or John Marshall in your list.

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[John Marshall, MVP]

I thought he would include Doug, since Doug 'threatened" him.

John... Visio MVP (Copenhagen)

 

[missinglinq via AccessMonster.com]

The main idea behind Windows' color scheme is to let the user determine
whether his screen colors are sedate grays and maroons or day-glo yellow and
lime greens. I tend to leave the colors up to them as well! The way to do
this is to use the Windows color IDs. Just place any of the Color IDs in you
object's color property box and leave the rest to Windows. Be sure to preface
the ID # with the minus (-) sign; this tells
Windows that the number is a Color ID number.

Color ID... Color Description
----------- -----------------
-2147483648 Scroll bar
-2147483647 Desktop
-2147483646 Active window title bar
-2147483645 Inactive window title bar
-2147483644 Menu bar
-2147483643 Window
-2147483642 Window frame
-2147483641 Menu Text
-2147483640 Window Text
-2147483639 Title bar text
-2147483638 Active window border
-2147483637 Inactive window border
-2147483636 Application background
-2147483635 Highlight
-2147483634 Highlight Text
-2147483633 3-D face
-2147483632 3-D shadow
-2147483631 Dimmed (disabled) text
-2147483630 Button Text
-2147483629 Inactive window title bar text
-2147483628 3-D highlight
-2147483627 3-D dark shadow
-2147483626 3-D light
-2147483625 ToolTip Text
-2147483624 ToolTip background
-2147483621 Active window title bar color2

Setting your form's Detail Section background color to -2147483647 (Desktop)
for example, means that the main form color for your Access app will the the
same color as the end user has his Desktop color set to; a color he
presumabley prefers! If his mood changes and he changes his Desktop's color,
the colors of your app will change to match!

Hope this helps!

Linq

Oh, BTW, no charge for the advice! ;0)>