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Request: Colorize title bar and borders in the "WS_EX_MDICHILD" style windows (Win10 Aero Lite Theme) #36

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rocco-xyz opened this issue May 26, 2023 · 4 comments
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rocco-xyz commented May 26, 2023

There are some programs that have "windows within their windows" (sometimes erroneously called "subwindows" or "child windows", their proper name is "Multiple Document Interface" ["MDI"]) and as you can see in the examples below, Windows 10 displays those windows with a blue-gray color.
Would it be possible to color them with Windows accent color?

WS_EX_MDICHILD_WordPerfectX7 WS_EX_MDICHILD_mIRC

Windows 10 Pro version 21H2 (OS Build 19044.2728)
AccentColorizer 1.1.19.0
The accent color is set to: #F0C869

@krlvm krlvm added the enhancement New feature or request label May 26, 2023
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krlvm commented May 26, 2023

This is possible by colorizing bitmaps of Aero Basic window frame.

If I'm not mistaken, some version even supported it for the sake of Windows 7, but I dropped this later to reduce cluttering because it still looks terrible with Aero Basic

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OrthodoxWindows commented May 30, 2023

This problem does not only arise in Aero Lite theme, it also arises in Aero Theme, from Windows Vista/7 to Windows 11.

What were the problems when colorizing the Aero Basic theme in Windows 7 ?
I might have an idea what it was related to (and if that's what I think, it's probably possible to fix it).

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In fact, Aero Basic does not only contain the window frame, it seems to me that there is another element which is specific to Aero Basic.

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krlvm commented May 30, 2023

What were the problems when colorizing the Aero Basic theme in Windows 7 ?

There was no problems, it's just ugly IMO.

You can partially see it, e.g. in Start Menu, if you switch the style to Aero Basic.

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