Your preferred window frame color

[f0rk_b0mb]

This one

LOL! I'm downloading Rage too! Woha! wait! How did you get build 9200!?! Can you give me a link please? If you can't can you show us the start screen with one of the new picture backgrounds?

EDIT: OK. Just googled it. Nice job getting the leaked version! I think I'll use it in VMware unil the regular "non-N" version comes out :)

[Descartes]

So they went back to the fat borders, eh? The first thing I'll do will be reducing them to minimum to achieve the RP look.

Anyway the problem with captions is that regardless of the frame colour, the titles use black text and the taskbar uses white - so neither really dark or really light colours work.

Can you give me a link please?

I'm pretty sure that would be against the forum rules, unless they use a private message.

[Quillz]

I personally like "Color 1" in the RTM, which is more or less equivalent to the "Slate" gray of previous releases. Also note that Build 9200 did change up the title bar text a bit, so that using a pure black window chrome does, technically, allow for visible text, even if it is difficult to actually see. Here's a pic for reference:

[Nazmus Shakib Khandaker]

I just stick to the automatic scheme, which adapts to the Wallpaper. I think the color that Windows matches with the wallpaper is quite nice.

[Colin McGregor]

I went with purple lol

[myownfriend]

After looking at the leaked RTM, it seems you can't tweak the colors anymore, just choose from the preset ones.

[MikeChipshop Member]

Depends how i'm feeling :D

At the moment i'm looking forward to Autumn so i've got a dark brooding wallpaper with black frames and taskbar.

[Ambroos]

I quite like this color, it's subtle and inobtrusive.

(the crappy resolution is because I can't get any graphics driver to install, the imgburn is because I'm burning Windows 7 Pro SP1 to a DVD :p)

[Quillz]

After looking at the leaked RTM, it seems you can't tweak the colors anymore, just choose from the preset ones.

Of the Desktop window chrome? Yes, you can. It's unchanged from Vista and 7. You have your 15 presets, the "Automatic" color scheme and then there is the color picker/sliders at the bottom to get the exact hue you want.

[theyarecomingforyou]

After looking at the leaked RTM, it seems you can't tweak the colors anymore, just choose from the preset ones.

That's not true. You can tweak them the same as before.

[subcld]

task bar any color

window frame remain white

[Lee G. Veteran]

That's not true. You can tweak them the same as before.

It's too bad that you can't set the colour using RGB values.

[theyarecomingforyou]

It's too bad that you can't set the colour using RGB values.

True, but that's a pretty minor niggle. It's worse that you can't change the colour of text, as the legibility can be quite poor.

[mmjm]

I wish the taskbar color and the window border colors were separate. I like my taskbar to be a really dark/black color

[George P Global Moderator]

I wish the taskbar color and the window border colors were separate. I like my taskbar to be a really dark/black color

I wonder why MS changed this, it looked like we'd have that option but then they just took it out. Anyone remember why? If they said why that is.

[remixedcat]

I want nyancat rainbowww cooolllaaarrrzzzz

[BigGiantHead]

So they went back to the fat borders, eh? The first thing I'll do will be reducing them to minimum to achieve the RP look.

Thanks for pointing this out. I agree, the fat borders look hideous.

[d1glow]

AUTO COLOR FTW :D I love that new feature

and fat borders? where maybe if ur running 150% DPI hahaha

[theyarecomingforyou]

Thanks for pointing this out. I agree, the fat borders look hideous.

They're the same size as the borders in Windows 7, just without the transparency.

[BigGiantHead]

They're the same size as the borders in Windows 7, just without the transparency.

That's probably why they didn't bother me so much. I much prefer the thinner window borders in the RP.

[Penrynz]

Grey is exactly what i've been using!

[bandit_liberty_rumble]

That's probably why they didn't bother me so much. I much prefer the thinner window borders in the RP.

If only they weren't so insistent on eliminating the window shadows. I wouldn't have minded something like this or even borderless windows:

[Mackster]

I wonder why MS changed this, it looked like we'd have that option but then they just took it out. Anyone remember why? If they said why that is.

It seems they are becoming more 'Apple-like'. Basically, limit options and customization as much as they can. Remove options without explaining why. Make us have it 'their way'.

I don't like it.

[CG-88]

Thank god for people who make themes and tweaks, looking forward to what people come up with.

And I use colour 1, as shown. :)

[bandit_liberty_rumble]

I don't really get why there isn't a default theme in the RTM version that is unobtrusively attractive yet isn't pure white. But whatever. Haven't spent too much time finding a color I can live with, but I settled on this for now: