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Greetings from North London!
This is all pretty new to me. I haven't tried any skinning or art myself yet--I've just been enjoying the great work available here, especially in the Windowblinds area. I spend most of the day staring at my computer screen (I'm a freelance writer) and sometimes switching Windowblinds and wallpaper saves my sanity. Since I work strictly with words and have very little graphic expertise, I'm constantly amazed by the fascinating designs and images I find here. In fact, one of the things I want to do when I finish the book I'm working on is take enough time to browse through all of the wallpapers.
My only problem--and this is my problem, not a complaint--is that many of the beautiful WindowBlinds designs have dark-coloured windows. The dark colours fit the total designs, but for me, it's a problem. My eyesight has never been great and recently, it's begun to deteriorate even more. When it comes to reading text, black (or very, very dark) print on a white (or very, very light) background is the only scheme that works for me. I've tried over-riding the WindowBlinds colour scheme in my word processor (Word for Windows 2000, in use with XP Professional OS), but I can't get the background to change colour unless I set the view on "Web"--which is awful to look at when I'm working.
Can someone tell me how to change the window colours to white background and black print in WindowBlinds *just for me*. I've tried using the over-ride in the WindowBlinds program but for some reason, I can't get it to work. I tried checking the "force colours" box, and then discovered I was forcing the wrong colours--the windows didn't change, the frames did.
I realize I must sound rather, uh, dumb about this; I have to admit that most software mystifies me and it takes me a while to learn. But if anyone has the patience to help me out, I'd really appreciate it. I'll even send you a free book as a thank you.
Best,
Pat Cadigan
This is all pretty new to me. I haven't tried any skinning or art myself yet--I've just been enjoying the great work available here, especially in the Windowblinds area. I spend most of the day staring at my computer screen (I'm a freelance writer) and sometimes switching Windowblinds and wallpaper saves my sanity. Since I work strictly with words and have very little graphic expertise, I'm constantly amazed by the fascinating designs and images I find here. In fact, one of the things I want to do when I finish the book I'm working on is take enough time to browse through all of the wallpapers.
My only problem--and this is my problem, not a complaint--is that many of the beautiful WindowBlinds designs have dark-coloured windows. The dark colours fit the total designs, but for me, it's a problem. My eyesight has never been great and recently, it's begun to deteriorate even more. When it comes to reading text, black (or very, very dark) print on a white (or very, very light) background is the only scheme that works for me. I've tried over-riding the WindowBlinds colour scheme in my word processor (Word for Windows 2000, in use with XP Professional OS), but I can't get the background to change colour unless I set the view on "Web"--which is awful to look at when I'm working.
Can someone tell me how to change the window colours to white background and black print in WindowBlinds *just for me*. I've tried using the over-ride in the WindowBlinds program but for some reason, I can't get it to work. I tried checking the "force colours" box, and then discovered I was forcing the wrong colours--the windows didn't change, the frames did.
I realize I must sound rather, uh, dumb about this; I have to admit that most software mystifies me and it takes me a while to learn. But if anyone has the patience to help me out, I'd really appreciate it. I'll even send you a free book as a thank you.
Best,
Pat Cadigan
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