Windows 3.0 WIN.INI [colors] Section

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q58336
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

The following information is contained in the Microsoft Windows version 3.0 WININI.TXT readme file. The Windows Setup program copies this file to the Windows 3.0 directory.

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[COLORS] SECTION

The [colors] section defines the colors for components of the Windows display and the optional pattern or bitmap to be displayed in the background.

The colors section can contain settings of the following type:

<component>=<red-value green-value blue-value>

Purpose: The <red-value>, <green-value>, and <blue-value> values are 

         integers that specify the relative intensities of red, blue,
         and green, respectively. These settings can range from 0
         (minimum intensity) to 255 (maximum intensity).

         The <component> keyname can any one of the following:


             Keyname               Refers to
             -------               ---------

             ActiveBorder          Active window's border

             ActiveTitle           Active title bar

             AppWorkspace          Background workspace for
                                   multiple document interface
                                   (MDI) applications

             Background            Screen background (desktop)

             ButtonFace            Button face

             ButtonShadow          Button shadow

             ButtonText            Button text

             GrayText              Text that is dimmed (as in
                                   an unavailable command name)

             Hilight               Background of highlighted text

             HilightText           Highlighted text

             InactiveBorder        Inactive window's border

             InactiveTitle         Inactive title bar

             Menu                  Menu background

             MenuText              Menu text

             Scrollbar             Scroll bar

             TitleText             Title-bar text

             Window                Window workspace

             WindowFrame           Title-bar background and
                                   frame color

             WindowText            Window text
To change: For most of these settings, choose the Color icon from the 
           Control Panel window. For ButtonFace, ButtonShadow,
           ButtonText, GrayText, Hilight, and HilightText, choose
           Notepad to edit the WIN.INI file.

KBCategory: kbref kbdisplay
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.0a 3.00a win30

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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