[HEX-EDITING] locations in Vista Visual Styles, A list of some useful changes to your style Options

[UK.Intel™]

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Also See next post for changing FONT TYPES in Vista Visula styles

Vista Hex-Edit Tutorial - For Windows VISTA

This is a "How to" guide and a list of some Useful changes you can make to Vista Visual Styles and Themes.
with NEW Instructions and Edits

The tutorial is in PDF format and you will require a PDF Reader. Download a Free Reader from Here

Tutorial 0.7 contains Information for Editing the following
- Desktop Background
- Windows Title Bar Text Colour
- Max TitleBar Text Colour
- Max TitleBar Text Glow
- Max TitleBar Text Opacity
- TaskBar Height
- TaskBar Text Colour
- Clock Text Colour
- Grouped Windows Tab and List Text Colour
- Start Menu Text Colour
- Start Menu Margins (Top Border Width)
- Start Menu Margins (Compact Start Menu) *NEW*
- Start Menu “All Programs List” Background Colour
- Buttons Text Colour
- Search Bar Text Colour *Added Locations for Text colour when Maxed*
- Address Bar in Browser Text Colour
- Address Bar in Internet Explorer Text Colour
- Selected Item Highlight and Text Colour
- Tool Tip Information Popup Text Colour
- Hyperlink Text Colour
- Navigation Pane Text Colour
- Nav Pane in Control Panel Text Colour
- Nav Pane in Control Panel Gradient Colour
- Application Background Colour
- Copy/Delete Prompt & Progress Background Colour
- List Background Colour
- List Text Colour
- Basic Windows Media Player Background Colour
- Basic Window (Bottom Frame) for rounded Corners
- Windows Border Padding (Frame Width)
- Toolbar Text Colour
- Windows Mail Toolbar Text Colour
- Internet Explorer Toolbar & Tab Text Colour
- Folder Band Toolbar Text Colour
- FolderBand Ext. Menu List Background Colour
- Info Bar Text Colour
- Windows Text Colour
- Windows Headings & Sub-Headings Text Colour
- Prompt Text Colour (copy/delete/move/exit without save)
- Navigation Pane Heading Title Text Colour (Folders)
- Balloon Tip (Notification) Title Text Colour
- FolderBand Toolbar Auto-Hide
- TitleBar Text Colours when in App (Centre)


Click here to DOWNLOAD the latest hex-editing Tutorial

Tutorial: Converting Normal.res address to Variant address (or VisaVersa)

[UK.Intel™]

The tutorial is in PDF format and you will require a PDF Reader. Download a Free Reader from here

Changing Font Types in Vista Visual Styles (Hex-Editing)

This is a “How To” guide on changing Font types in Vista Visual Styles.
It is not simple processes so please read the instructions carefully and take your time.
If you are creating a visual style for vista and plan on making many hex-edit changes then I would recommend that you do all the other edits first as this process will add lines into the variant and will change all the known addresses in the variant, therefore making it difficult to locate some of the other useful changes you can make in the variant.
If you wish to make other changes (e.g. Text colours),

Please see my Hex-Editing Tutorial First before attempting this process.
The Hex Editing tutorial can be downloaded from this LINK

IMPORTANT NOTE
This will change most of the font types in Vista. As far as I know you can use any font name as long as it’s listed in your Control Panel / Font Folder.

It is still unknown what bugs may occur with this.

Click here to DOWNLOAD the latest Vista Font changing Tutorial

Tutorial: Converting Normal.res to Variant addresses (or VisaVersa)

[hsn]

very helpful!
thanks a lot

[sonicexcess]

This is brilliant mate and I really think a mod should make this s sticky because this is going to help a lot of people.
Great work fella.

[Michael]

Brilliant!
Topic Pinned

[UK.Intel™]

I really think a mod should make this s sticky because this is going to help a lot of people.

Brilliant!
Topic Pinned

Thankyou.. I will do my best to keep this topic updated.

Please if anyone else has any new information on hex-editing, Please post here and i will update the 1st post

Thanks in advance

A mod could probably lose the capitals on this Topic Title

UPDATED: Now contains Text on LEFT HAND side of START MENU

[Thunderbrain]

Great. Very helpfull and all in one place.

Thanks for your work !!

[Tony291993]

Very nice work, all your guides are brilliant

[Miretank64]

This Uk dude is not a human. :| I bet he sold his soul to Bill!

[UK.Intel™]

As im not human, I have not got a soul to sell.

But my maker gave me a sence of humour

[kiel]

"Description: Resize Taskbar Height

Note: Change Value 04 to a smaller size (e.g 00=22px) There has been reported bugs when the taskbar doubles up,
I found that resizing Image_868 in the .msstyle can fix this."

By resizing #868 do you mean the entire canvas or the three images? Thanks this is great help.

[UK.Intel™]

"
By resizing #868 do you mean the entire canvas or the three images? Thanks this is great help.

Try re-sizing the canvas to a smaller size.... but unfortunatly this will un-doubtedly cause the 868 start orb to look out of place, so i think its a sacrifice you have to make for having a thin taskbar.

All I know is that I set my taskbar size to 03... I didnt have the double up bug, but i noticed the doubled up start orb (868) was out of position... so I then enlarged the canvas of 868 and BINGO the bug kicked in.
My theory works on the assumption that if you have a 868.png that is too big, it causes the double up bug.

Sorry i cant be more pacific... Please let me know what happens

[sonicexcess]

When you change the text colour of the start menu (I'm thinking left) does it change it for aero and basic or do they have different variants for each?

[UK.Intel™]

When you change the text colour of the start menu (I'm thinking left) does it change it for aero and basic or do they have different variants for each?

Oh, i dont know, the left one was donated by Jemaho, and it so happens to be the only one i havnt tried... but i know the right side changes both basic and aero.

Please let all know the answer to your question if you try it anyway

[sonicexcess]

I will do. I was just curious to see if there are seperate entries or just one entry for both.
I might give it a go when I have some time but right now I'm working on other stuff.
Thanks for getting back to me