My fine tuned High Contrast theme

[argumentum]

The newer version of Windows 10 come with, in every release, better "Dark mode" but, it never gets quite done.
So, I'm using the High Contrast theme but, the color selection interface leave much to be desired.

Hence this "Fine tuner" for the theme: ( mouse over, will show a tip of what a column of controls are for )

Next in line is to have a preview but I'll need some help ( requested here ), to get it done. Solved

 

Is functional as is. If you change a color with the windows interface, you can later fine tune it with this.

Edit1: Changed the criteria: Is now a "MyFineTuned.theme". The other trend of thought had basic problems. This is a better approach.

Edit2: still incomplete but more functional. Still looking for a way to get the title colors for Win32 GUI right  Done.

The files are now in the downloads section

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Edited December 12, 2019 by argumentum
brainstorming

[argumentum]

newer version (0.2019.11.12) in 1st post.

[mLipok]

Very handy tool.

A BIG THANK YOU.

ps.
When you release next version please upload them here:

https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/files/category/20-windows/

 

[mLipok]

I just try to add:

GUICtrlCreateEdit("Disabled", $iLeft + 50, $iTop + 300, 100, 25, $ES_CENTER) ;, BitOR($SS_CENTER, $SS_CENTERIMAGE), $WS_EX_STATICEDGE)
    GUICtrlSetTip(-1, "GUICtrlCreateEdit() Disabled")
    GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_DISABLE)
    GUICtrlSetColor(-1, _HCTcolor_Name2Color("InactiveTitleText"))
    GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, _HCTcolor_Name2Color("Window"))

To show how I can change colors of disabled EDIT Control.
But I do not find out how to change them in current windows theme.

 

[argumentum]

  On 11/12/2019 at 5:36 PM, mLipok said:

But I do not find out how to change them in current windows theme.

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That too needs coding. For now is all arrays but will need to use a script.dictionary to map the IDs and not cycle though an array to get the ID of a control, as in this trend of thought/idea/technic, there will be a lot of controls.

...so the GUICtrlCreateEdit("Disabled", will have to have a $var = GUICtrlCreateEdit("Disabled", to be able to assign the colors when updated/changed in the corresponding type. 

It'll take time. I went this far but the preview is gonna be very time consuming, and I have to get back to work or I'll get in trouble.
The preview is not a must, as applying a new set of color is quite fast ( if there are not a lot of GUIs running ) and restoring is just as fast.
Is usable as is, tho, a preview is candy.   I love candy  

[mLipok]

Will it be easier to do when I save current theme for example as "..Local\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\MY.theme" load them and using your tool change only "Disabled" EDIT Control ?.... If Yes ... How I should do that using your tool ?

[mLipok]

btw.
Why do you use @GUI_CtrlId in this following  way

Local $_CtrlId = Execute("@GUI_CtrlId")

Instead:

Local $_CtrlId = @GUI_CtrlId

?

 

Edited November 12, 2019 by mLipok

[argumentum]

well, ...this tool does not build a theme, just changes the colors ( of hcblack.theme ), and the colors are saved in the script's theme file, only for High Contrast.
If you wanna change a "regular" theme, this tool does not do it, nor can, as those are msstyles. ( tho I wish I could but I don't know how, tho w/o 3rd party tools do skinning ).
Other than that, click around. You can not damage your PC with this tool.
Each control has a CtrlTip, that I hope is sufficient guidance, else, help me as am not good at it  
I'll add a "Save current theme as" in a future version, it it'd be handy to keep the color selections that the user liked. it would be saved in a subfolder of the script folder, to keep it portable. If you have ideas about this, share  

@GUI_CtrlId is available when clicking a control in a form. To be able to call the function independently and not raise an exception due to the lack of available Macro, Execute() will either return the value or zero if not available  

[argumentum]

newer version (0.2019.11.17) in 1st post. Is not complete yet but a better version nonetheless.

[argumentum]

newer version (0.2019.11.24)
Is not complete yet but a better version nonetheless.

The files are now in the downloads section.

[argumentum]

Newer version ( 0.2019.12.07)

added a color tweaker that correlates RGB and HSL and one can tweak more than one color at once, so that is cool.
 

Also added a color picker of sorts that I call it "pixel observer" (as that is what it does).
At times to make this code, I need to get the pixel color but an not mouse over it, so, had to put something together to do just that.
  

..in the pics above you an see the need to not mouseover as the pixel color would change.
When calling the pixel observer from the interface ( clicking "[ C ]" ), it'll highlight when matching colors. And that was handy for coding this.
There is a pixel distance option that also came handy for coding the preview.

Here is the text for the help screen:

  Reveal hidden contents

   Help: 
     
     Pressing J toggles this help screen, X will exit.
     Pressing C or SHIFT will copy the color to the clipboard,
       but SHIFT will work w/o a focused app. .
     Pressing 1 to 7 will change the distance between the
       observed pixel and the cursor.
     Pressing W, A, S, D, will change the side the data
        is shown at.
     Press the any arrow key to move 1 pixel at the time,
        while pressing CTRL will step 10 pixels.
     Press M to measure pixel distance.
     Press Z to change magnifier zoom.
     Press H to hide the app., activate to unhide.
     Press P to cycle the cross' center hole aperture.
     Press T to cycle solid and transparencies of app. .
     
     This window is passthrough, if you click, it will click
       the screen below the cursor. Same goes with typing.
     
     Pressing PAUSE or arrow keys LEFT and RIGHT at 
       the same time or X2 mouse button will set 
       this app. to active, where you can use any of
       the keys described above.
     
     Pressing arrow keys UP and DOWN at the same time, 
       will exit, without having to activate this app. .
     
     NOTE: some windows will not pass along the keyboard,
       in that case, click the desktop, then press the keys.
     
     That's it.

...among the things that I'd like to try is to do the preview in GDI+. I believe it would not flash as this one does. But I feel is good enough as is, as far as functionality. But I'll have to pick this up later next year.

If you have any ideas I did not think of and is within my ability, I'll look into it when I get back to this code.

 

The files are in the downloads section.

Edited December 8, 2019 by argumentum

[argumentum]

Newer version ( 0.2019.12.08)

fixed: color tweaker.

The files are in the downloads section.

[argumentum]

Newer version ( 0.2019.12.09)

added:

• a Control Panel like to the preview.
• drag'n'drop theme file on preview.
• pass a theme file via command line.
• copy or paste, colors via the clipboard ( I use it for RDP ).
• moved all the external files to within the executable.

todo: matching colors in WinForm for min/restore/close, etc.

The files are in the downloads section.

[argumentum]

What's New in Version 0.2019.12.12
fixed: created custom theme path if none existed
added to load the colors of other HCT into preview, when not loaded by this app. or app's theme is not default.
added to set the app. TOPMOST
added GUI accelerators / short cut keys
added: drag'n'drop a theme or as command line lo load it.
added: change/view a color live on the environment ( for colors not in the preview )

The files are in the downloads section.

[mLipok]

Did you already look here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\Colors

?

[argumentum]

I did @mLipok. Did I miss anything ?