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Color Scheme
Hi,
If you go to 'File - Options - General', you can set the Color Scheme of Excel. In XL2010, you can select 'Blue', 'Silver' or 'Black'. In XL2013, the options are 'White', 'Light' or 'Dark'. This raises two questions: Question 1: Why on Earth has Microsoft changed this?!? What the idea? What's the logic? Why not just add more options instead of totally chage these?!? Question 2: Is there any way in VBA to read/get/find out, what Color Scheme the user is using?!? I know, I can read it from the Registry, but even both the key and the values are different from version to version. In XL2010, the key is 'Theme', and the values are 1=Blue, 2=Silver and 3=Black' In XL2013, the key is 'UI Theme', with the values are now going from 0 to 2. I don't get it?!? What's the logic?!? And, even if I decide to read the Registry, I can't be sure MicroBRAIN isn't changing it again in the furture!!! How to fund out what Color Scheme the user is using?!? TIA, CE --- Denne e-mail er fri for virus og malware fordi avast! Antivirus beskyttelse er aktiveret. http://www.avast.com |
Color Scheme
Personally, I found it a waste of time trying to manipulate this.
As for the 'logic' behind it.., just think "screw 'em" and you'll quickly understand their reasoning! Sorry I don't have better answers... -- Garry Free usenet access at http://www.eternal-september.org Classic VB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion |
Color Scheme
hi,
i never used that, but maybe with the Windows System Colors Using API http://support.microsoft.com/kb/82158/en isabelle Le 2014-04-17 01:54, Charlotte E. a écrit : Hi, If you go to 'File - Options - General', you can set the Color Scheme of Excel. In XL2010, you can select 'Blue', 'Silver' or 'Black'. In XL2013, the options are 'White', 'Light' or 'Dark'. This raises two questions: Question 1: Why on Earth has Microsoft changed this?!? What the idea? What's the logic? Why not just add more options instead of totally chage these?!? Question 2: Is there any way in VBA to read/get/find out, what Color Scheme the user is using?!? I know, I can read it from the Registry, but even both the key and the values are different from version to version. In XL2010, the key is 'Theme', and the values are 1=Blue, 2=Silver and 3=Black' In XL2013, the key is 'UI Theme', with the values are now going from 0 to 2. I don't get it?!? What's the logic?!? And, even if I decide to read the Registry, I can't be sure MicroBRAIN isn't changing it again in the furture!!! How to fund out what Color Scheme the user is using?!? TIA, CE --- Denne e-mail er fri for virus og malware fordi avast! Antivirus beskyttelse er aktiveret. http://www.avast.com |
Color Scheme
#1 Yeah the new colours have raised a few eyebrows -
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...in-office-2013 As for why, maybe it was chosen exhaustive research by the same team that "designed" Win8 #2 No idea though no doubt it's the registry. If desperate a few API calls could probably return the RGB of a pixel in a known relative position on the Ribbon Curiosity - why do you want to known what colour the user as chosen for the Office UI. Regards, Peter T "Charlotte E." wrote in message ... Hi, If you go to 'File - Options - General', you can set the Color Scheme of Excel. In XL2010, you can select 'Blue', 'Silver' or 'Black'. In XL2013, the options are 'White', 'Light' or 'Dark'. This raises two questions: Question 1: Why on Earth has Microsoft changed this?!? What the idea? What's the logic? Why not just add more options instead of totally chage these?!? Question 2: Is there any way in VBA to read/get/find out, what Color Scheme the user is using?!? I know, I can read it from the Registry, but even both the key and the values are different from version to version. In XL2010, the key is 'Theme', and the values are 1=Blue, 2=Silver and 3=Black' In XL2013, the key is 'UI Theme', with the values are now going from 0 to 2. I don't get it?!? What's the logic?!? And, even if I decide to read the Registry, I can't be sure MicroBRAIN isn't changing it again in the furture!!! How to fund out what Color Scheme the user is using?!? TIA, CE --- Denne e-mail er fri for virus og malware fordi avast! Antivirus beskyttelse er aktiveret. http://www.avast.com |
Color Scheme
This option affects all open windows,
open Excel and Word, change this option on Excel and then look what happens on Word... or Outlook or... isabelle |
Color Scheme
This option affects all open windows,
open Excel and Word, change this option on Excel and then look what happens on Word... or Outlook or... isabelle Yes, Isabelle! You are quite right! This is why I gave up trying to manipulate this property since it belongs to the Office Ribbon and NOT any specific Office app. Thus I conceded to leave well enough alone since it's a user preference... -- Garry Free usenet access at http://www.eternal-september.org Classic VB Users Regroup! comp.lang.basic.visual.misc microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion |
Color Scheme
Hi peter (and the rest of you :-))
Yeps, as stated in my original question, I know, I can read it from the Registry, but was curious as to, if one could read it directly from VBA. But, since everyone in here say, 'No', it can't be done, I've made my own solution - which can even set Office Color Scheme (but, not sure that is a good idea - never mess was the user's global system setting, as you all know). And reason for wanting to know the color scheme, is that I want to give the Interior color of 'excess' cells within a spreadsheet, the same color as the color scheme, when I hide unused rows and columns in the spreadsheet - if not, the switch between unhidden and hidden cells looks aweful, when designing, especially, reports!!! But, as stated, I found a solution (an UDF), using my first initial idea... Thanks everyone... CE "Peter T" wrote in message ... #1 Yeah the new colours have raised a few eyebrows - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...in-office-2013 As for why, maybe it was chosen exhaustive research by the same team that "designed" Win8 #2 No idea though no doubt it's the registry. If desperate a few API calls could probably return the RGB of a pixel in a known relative position on the Ribbon Curiosity - why do you want to known what colour the user as chosen for the Office UI. Regards, Peter T "Charlotte E." wrote in message ... Hi, If you go to 'File - Options - General', you can set the Color Scheme of Excel. In XL2010, you can select 'Blue', 'Silver' or 'Black'. In XL2013, the options are 'White', 'Light' or 'Dark'. This raises two questions: Question 1: Why on Earth has Microsoft changed this?!? What the idea? What's the logic? Why not just add more options instead of totally chage these?!? Question 2: Is there any way in VBA to read/get/find out, what Color Scheme the user is using?!? I know, I can read it from the Registry, but even both the key and the values are different from version to version. In XL2010, the key is 'Theme', and the values are 1=Blue, 2=Silver and 3=Black' In XL2013, the key is 'UI Theme', with the values are now going from 0 to 2. I don't get it?!? What's the logic?!? And, even if I decide to read the Registry, I can't be sure MicroBRAIN isn't changing it again in the furture!!! How to fund out what Color Scheme the user is using?!? TIA, CE --- Denne e-mail er fri for virus og malware fordi avast! Antivirus beskyttelse er aktiveret. http://www.avast.com --- Denne e-mail er fri for virus og malware fordi avast! Antivirus beskyttelse er aktiveret. http://www.avast.com |
Color Scheme
Hi Charlotte,
And reason for wanting to know the color scheme, is that I want to give the Interior color of 'excess' cells within a spreadsheet, the same color as the color scheme, when I hide unused rows and columns in the spreadsheet - if not, the switch between unhidden and hidden cells looks aweful, when designing, especially, reports!!! Excellent, I've never thought about that! Do you make use of (customized) color schemes or reformat cells with approriate RGBs But, as stated, I found a solution (an UDF), using my first initial idea... I don't think you mentioned you had a UDF, how does that work? Regards, Peter T |
Color Scheme
As I said: Reading the setting from the Registry.
Take a look he http://www.EXCELGAARD.dk/Lib/Color%20Scheme/ CE "Peter T" wrote in message ... Hi Charlotte, And reason for wanting to know the color scheme, is that I want to give the Interior color of 'excess' cells within a spreadsheet, the same color as the color scheme, when I hide unused rows and columns in the spreadsheet - if not, the switch between unhidden and hidden cells looks aweful, when designing, especially, reports!!! Excellent, I've never thought about that! Do you make use of (customized) color schemes or reformat cells with approriate RGBs But, as stated, I found a solution (an UDF), using my first initial idea... I don't think you mentioned you had a UDF, how does that work? Regards, Peter T --- Denne e-mail er fri for virus og malware fordi avast! Antivirus beskyttelse er aktiveret. http://www.avast.com |
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