Desktop Icon Font Color - How do I change the font color of the text that describes desktop icons?

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I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit. How do I change the font color that describes the desktop icons?

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I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit. How do I change the font color that describes the desktop icons?

You cannot change the Desktop font color.

Because Desktop wallpaper images have varying colors, it is easy for the font colors to be unreadable if they are on top of the same color as a wallpaper image. For instance a black font on top of a dark part of the background image or a white font on a white part of a background image.

The Desktop icon fonts are dynamic and will show white on dark backgrounds and change to white with a black shadow effect on a light background.

Hope this helps.

Thank You for using Windows 7

Ronnie Vernon MVP

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Anonymous

2010-05-08T20:13:56+00:00

The choice of icon font characteristics should be a matter of choice. It would be fine

if the system allowed one to select 'automagic' as a choice, too.

As a matter of personal choice I eschew busy backgrounds and choose a solid color

(a shade of blue as it happens). I like the look of a solid black font for the icons on

this backgound. When the system boots up, the icon fonts are black and unshaded.

However, if I make any changes at all to the theme, the font changes to that gawdawful,

bloated white shaded monstrosity, and I cannot get it to change back without performing

a reboot. No amount of theme selection, background color selection, or font choosing

will get rid of the shading.

Why can't the Advanced Appearance Settings dialog allow changing the font color and

shading if the user wishes?
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2010-04-19T07:11:15+00:00

Except that it doesn't help for backgrounds that are mixed or in between.

Hi

Yes, it does. The Desktop font color is white with a black drop shadow effect. It doesn't matter what the background color is, mixed or solid, the font will always be visible. Here are a couple of screenshots that were taken awhile back when we were testing this. You can clearly see the drop shadow effect between the different colors.

Hope this helps.

Thank You for using Windows 7

Ronnie Vernon MVP
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Anonymous

2010-04-19T04:29:37+00:00

Except that it doesn't help for backgrounds that are mixed or in between.
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Anonymous

2010-03-03T18:57:54+00:00

Windows 7 - Makes things easier!!!! Phfff..... I remember being able to do this in Windows XP. I can't in Windows 7.

Tell me. How is THAT easier?

Hi

In previous versions of Windows, it did not matter what color you picked for the Desktop fonts, some would always be rendered invisible because of the background color of a desktop wallpaper. The user was constantly moving icons around the desktop to a different colored area where the font could be read. This was the source of a large number of complaints from users asking for a font that was always visible, regardless of the color that was behind the font.

The white/shadowed font solves this problem.

Hope this helps.

Thank You for using Windows 7

Ronnie Vernon MVP
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