[Bug 34181] New: why not allow windows_XP-wide switch to "high contrast reversed colors" ?

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34181

Bug #: 34181
           Summary: why not allow windows_XP-wide switch to "high contrast
                    reversed colors" ?
           Product: Wine
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: x86
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: major
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]
    Classification: Unclassified

in windows XP the only way to run EXCEL with "dark background +bright
characters/gridlines" (high contrast - reversed colors) is to switch the whole
XP session to "high constrast reversed colors"...

too hard to offer this switch under wine?  :(

[Bug 34181] why not allow windows_XP-wide switch to "high contrast reversed colors" ?

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34181

Austin English  changed:

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           Keywords|                            |integration
           Severity|major                       |enhancement

[Bug 34181] why not allow windows_XP-wide switch to "high contrast reversed colors" ?

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34181

--- Comment #1 from Ken Sharp  2013-08-01 06:59:11 CDT ---
What version of Excel? And how do you make the change? Is it a theme by any
chance?

Please provide exact steps to reproduce in Windows XP.

[Bug 34181] why not allow windows_XP-wide switch to "high contrast reversed colors" ?

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34181

--- Comment #2 from marc  2013-08-01 12:24:37 CDT ---
a) it's excel 2003

b) in win XP, to choose system-wide color scheme with dark background and
bright characters one needs to:

Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

Double-click Display, and then click the Appearance tab.

In the Scheme box, click the color "black contrast".

this makes excel 2003 run with inverted colors...

[Bug 34181] why not allow windows_XP-wide switch to "high contrast reversed colors" ?

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34181

--- Comment #3 from Ken Sharp  2013-08-01 16:13:29 CDT ---
Well that sounds like something the window manager should control, not Wine.

Sounds invalid to me, I'll let someone else decide what to do with this.

[Bug 34181] why not allow windows_XP-wide switch to "high contrast reversed colors" ?

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34181

--- Comment #4 from Austin English  2013-08-01 17:19:50 CDT ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> Well that sounds like something the window manager should control, not Wine.
>
> Sounds invalid to me, I'll let someone else decide what to do with this.

Well, that would be UPSTREAM, not INVALID. I think it's a valid request, but I
don't think anyone will be working on it (anytime soon, at least).

[Bug 34181] why not allow windows_XP-wide switch to "high contrast reversed colors" ?

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34181

--- Comment #5 from Rosanne DiMesio  2013-08-01 22:27:20 CDT ---
Created attachment 45479
  --> http://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=45479
Excel in Wine with black background theme

You can already do this in Wine by installing a theme with a black background.
The attached screenshot is of Excel running in Wine with a theme I found called
"In the Dark."

[Bug 34181] why not allow windows_XP-wide switch to "high contrast reversed colors" ?

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34181

Ken Sharp  changed:

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             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED
         Resolution|---                         |INVALID

--- Comment #6 from Ken Sharp  ---
That's the answer then.

[Bug 34181] why not allow windows_XP-wide switch to "high contrast reversed colors" ?

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34181

Ken Sharp  changed:

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #7 from Ken Sharp  ---
Closing bugs marked as invalid.

[Bug 34181] why not allow windows_XP-wide switch to "high contrast reversed colors" ?

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34181

--- Comment #8 from marc  ---
i installed "in the dark" as advised by rosanne and it works great.

it took some time figuring out the steps though:

i) downloaded theme (file: InTheDark.msstyles) from website indicated by
rosanne ( http://customize.org/xpthemes/60033 ).

ii) copied it to /home/username/.wine/dosdevices/c:/windows/Resources/Themes/

iii) went to "wine" -> "configure wine" -> "desktop integration" -> clicked
"install theme" to browsefor+click on the InTheDark.msstyles file.

iv) chose InTheDark as theme

v) clicked "Apply" and "OK" and done.

NB. it would be nice if wine developers included a default dark theme right
away, since it's a bit stressful to find and choose one (multiplied by 100,000+
wine users!).