Author Topic: Color of window in Windows Task-switcher  (Read 478 times)

Tanjamuse

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I've tried searching this forum, and if I've overlooked something, then I apologize, but thus far I haven't been able to find the answer I am looking for.

What is the name of the element that affects the task Switcher window? The one you get in Windows when you use ALT + TAB.

I'm trying to customize a skin, and I haven't had any luck yet as to what element that affects this, which is why I'm asking here.

Below is an image of the window in question.

https://postimg.cc/0MZS7wwz

Mayibongwe

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There isn't (not at the moment - not even sure if it'd be possible for any program to skin that. Have you seen it done somewhere?). Windows controls that I believe.

Edit: Your system theme and accent colour determines this
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-make-windows-11-task-switcher-outline/3c2c6b95-e8a9-43bd-8769-37bf42a9ea1d
Last Edit: November 21, 2024, 06:27:41 PM by Mayibongwe
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Tanjamuse

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The reason I'm asking is because I've found a few skins that has the darkened window, but I haven't been able to find the element that affects it.

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Are you using a light windows theme? In my brief testing earlier on, changing to light mode made 'dark skins' also have a light background in that section.

If you say some dark skin had a dark background when the windows mode was set to light, perhaps uu could share the name of such skins for investigation?

But no really, there isn't a MusicBee skin element that overrides that part of windows. (I should be careful and add "that I know of" :-)
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Tanjamuse

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I'm using dark mode on windows, and it's the blossom theme, which at least for me gives me the dark window in the Windows Task Switcher:

Blossom Theme