GauravK wrote:
The name of the skin on the Skin tab and the file name on the disk are the same. Go to C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins. You need to open "Classic Skin.skin". If you are using the new 3.9.x beta with the new Windows 7 style, you need to edit "Classic Skin.skin7" (skin7 is a format specific to the Windows 7 style in Classic Shell versions 3.9.x and later).
Also, it is recommended that you copy the skin to some other location which is not UAC protected such as the Desktop, rename the skin, modify it and then copy it back to the Skins folder with the new name. Copying it to a different folder is recommended because if you are directly modifying the skin in the skins folder, then you will have to open Resource Hacker as administrator to save changes to the skin. Also, renaming is recommended because when you update Classic Shell, the original skin files will be overwritten by the installer.
Btw, the Classic Skin has a built-in option called "Solid Color Selection" which makes the selection color darker although it's not totally dark. The Classic Skin follows system colors (on Windows 7, you can modify this color via the Advanced Appearance control panel. on Windows 8, you can't).
Hi,
Thanks for your help. I have UAC turned off. When I upgrade Classic Shell, I'll have to remember to take a copy of my modified skin file or, more likely, I'll keep a note of the changes I've made and reapply them to the new skin file when I've forgotten to take a copy of the modified file
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Anyway, I've played with the skin file and I think I've achieved what I want by changing the following:
Main_selection=#0B0B61
Main_text_color=#000000,#FFFFFF,#7F7F7F,#7F7F7F
Submenu_text_color=#000000,#FFFFFF,#7F7F7F,#7F7F7F
Submenu_selection=#0B0B61
This seems to give behaviour very similar to my Windows XP system.
Your page detailing the contents of the skin file was very helpful.
And I won't be upgrading to Windows 8, probably ever.
Regards,
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