Problem rendering a button

Bad colours

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As mentioned before, I have an issue with the rendering of my navigation bar button:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q6vs8ao9va9ha0w/Button.jpg?dl=0

It is a Visual C++ MFC application (MDI) and Microsoft Visual Style is "Office 2007 (Black Style)".

The Windows Blinds theme is "Ice".

If I use "Lantana" the text is visible:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0ijio1jwrjeei4g/Button2.jpg?dl=0

So maybe it is a skinning issue with "Ice" itself. But white text on yellow background is never  a good idea.

My program can be downloaded here:

https://www.publictalksoftware.co.uk/public-talks/

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

I have forwarded your problem to Stardock Support team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

 

Basj

Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Is there any update on this?

 

The skin is ICE by Danioc and I can't find it in WinCustomize anymore.

 

How do I fix this rendering clash of yellow background and text colour?

 

Andrew

TouchTasks - Access tasks with ease on Windows touchscreens.
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Generally speaking this occurs when a developer makes the error of using either a system colour or theme colour for text but not also using the related colour for whats under it.

In this case I suspect Ice is using a white titlebar text colour for system colours and that control incorrectly assumed that colour would always be black or close to black..

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks. So where specifically can I fix this in the style setup?