Changing notepad color?

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So I'm using the Psynaptix theme which is probably my favorite of all time. Other themes however have dark colored note pads and text boxes. I'd like to be able to change the notepad to a darker color and 'save as', but I'm pretty unfamiliar with the names of everything in SkinStudio. Anyone know what I would change to do that?

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. I believe it best for you to ask the author of Psynaptix to help you on that.

Or you could use this guide to help you : https://forums.stardock.com/486023/windowblinds-support-faq#makeskins

 

Thanks

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

It is possible to change the background color either in SkinStudio or in the Windowblinds, Modify style area. However once you do it will effect the background color of other programs also.  To easily test what it does to your system/programs, go to the Modify style" area of Windowblinds, click "Change system colors" and then scroll down and click on "System Colour: Window".  Change the color to what you want, click Close Window and then click "Apply style to desktop".  Then check out all your programs to see what it's done to them.  If you don't like what it has done, just put that color back to white (which is preferred by most programs). Good luck. :-)

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting LightStar, reply 2

It is possible to change the background color either in SkinStudio or in the Windowblinds, Modify style area. However once you do it will effect the background color of other programs also.  To easily test what it does to your system/programs, go to the Modify style" area of Windowblinds, click "Change system colors" and then scroll down and click on "System Colour: Window".  Change the color to what you want, click Close Window and then click "Apply style to desktop".  Then check out all your programs to see what it's done to them.  If you don't like what it has done, just put that color back to white (which is preferred by most programs). Good luck.
End of LightStar's quote


To add to LightStar's reply.  I know for sure it affects these programs and areas: Notepad, Firefox Library "Box", Object Desktop and boxes, such as Properties when you checking for a programs general, shortcut, details etc.  But also drop down boxes and also these kind of boxes (or at least in WindowsBlinds).

I also noticed right now it changes the colour in the Save As field when I saved this below picture to easier show what kind of boxes I was referring to above.

 

So if you planning to darken your Notepad, make it a bit lighter then I did above, had to lean closer to screen to see what to save the picture as ! :blush:  :P