Active Folder in Mail too dim

[John]

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

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

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.

 

[Bob]

Did anyone suggest they use a more visible color?
Like yellow.

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]

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

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

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]

Did anyone suggest they use a more visible color?
Like yellow.

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]

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

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

Did anyone suggest they use a more visible color?

Yes. They had been told to use what they used.

 

[John]

Thanks for the insight. You guys are ten steps ahead of me, I guess.

John

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Been there. Done that.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]

Thanks for the insight. You guys are ten steps ahead of me, I guess.

John