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Windows => Third Party Plug-ins, Programs, and Skins => Topic started by: Gl3nn on November 11, 2013, 09:58:35 am

Title: Skinning: Background Color of "Hover" boxes?
Post by: Gl3nn on November 11, 2013, 09:58:35 am
I'm playing around a bit with skins... 1st time.  :)

Could someone tell me where, in MAIN.XML, the color of the background of the pop-up hover boxes is controlled?
Title: Re: Skinning: Background Color of "Hover" boxes?
Post by: marko on November 11, 2013, 10:04:28 am
I posted this back in 2008, but believe it to still be correct today....

[grumble]

Colour system is driving me nuts!!!!!!!

1) Frame > Colors > Text= This value is shared with tooltip text and border
2) Frame > Colors > Face3D= This value affects the tooltip background colour, as well as the difference in alternating gridline colour.

It's a nightmare trying to find a balance between all the things that these two values affect.
It's a bit easier if you want a wildly contrasting gridline effect, which I don't as it hurts the eyes and makes the list harder to focus on.

I then find that, having gotten the list to look 'right', tooltip text is unreadable, and upon fixing that, text in dialogue boxes is unreadable :( :(

[/grumble]
/me wanders back to his colour palette, muttering profusely under his breath...
Title: Re: Skinning: Background Color of "Hover" boxes?
Post by: Gl3nn on November 11, 2013, 11:11:08 am
Hi Marko!  Thanks, that's it - would never have guessed it based on the name.

Wanted to thank you too for your past sharing of skins - you do nice work and it's very been useful to me as I plow through this.  :)
Title: Re: Skinning: Background Color of "Hover" boxes?
Post by: marko on November 11, 2013, 12:35:32 pm
Pleased I could help, thanks for taking the time to say so.

Looking forward to seeing the finished article.