Your preferred window frame color

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Now that transparency options are gone, it seems like the color of the window frame will become even more prominent. If what we can see in the RTM build screenshots turns out to be the default color, it's going to be a bit too garish for my taste. So I'm wondering what to pick instead...Suggestions?

And, by the way, why isn't it possible to enter a color code directly, or to pick a color by pointing at one somewhere on the screen?

My current choice:

[alisalem]

I'll probably use something similar to what you have. A bluish stone grey color.

[argonite]

I'll probably go a little lighter, light grey or something close to Aero's default colour.

[KingCracker]

Light grey.

[George P Global Moderator]

I'm either a darker gray or a darker green'ish color. I'll know when I play with it.

[caerma]

Something blue.

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  On 02/08/2012 at 20:49, GP007 said:

I'm either a darker gray or a darker green'ish color.

The darker colors don't quite work for me if they're dark enough to make the window title either ugly or hard to read. I'm not a fan of that 'glow' effect (doesn't seem to fit with the Metro aesthetic either).

[George P Global Moderator]

  On 02/08/2012 at 21:17, CJEric said:

The darker colors don't quite work for me if they're dark enough to make the window title either ugly or hard to read. I'm not a fan of that 'glow' effect (doesn't seem to fit with the Metro aesthetic either).

That's where tweaking the Intensity? setting comes in. I set a dark green in Win8RP but then changed that setting to make it softer or something. I should get a shot of what I have in the RP for example. Of course the RP still has transparancy but that's set low for me.

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  On 02/08/2012 at 21:26, GP007 said:

I should get a shot of what I have in the RP for example.

Would love to see some screenshots to get an idea. :)

[grayscale]

  On 02/08/2012 at 21:28, CJEric said:

Would love to see some screenshots to get an idea. :)

THIS. I would love to use a dark border but the title bar becomes hideous. Wasn't there an option on early leaked screenshots about having an option to have a different taskbar color from border color? Or is it gone now?

[guru]

i dont see the enable transperency option here :(

[George P Global Moderator]

  On 02/08/2012 at 21:41, grayscale said:

THIS. I would love to use a dark border but the title bar becomes hideous. Wasn't there an option on early leaked screenshots about having an option to have a different taskbar color from border color? Or is it gone now?

It seems they dropped that option? Dunno why though but it sounds like it's been taken out.

[Osiris]

I heart glass :(

[Eric Veteran]

I'm partial to the grey/blue and gray/green ones. I use a DeviantArt wallpaper that looks like grey concrete with scuffs on it that works well with them.

[George P Global Moderator]

OK, these are some shots of what I have set in the Win8RP right now, it's green, I'll probably tweak this in the final because of the changes they have done. First shot is with transparancy and 2nd without for comparison.

[grayscale]

  On 02/08/2012 at 22:12, GP007 said:

OK, these are some shots of what I have set in the Win8RP right now, it's green, I'll probably tweak this in the final because of the changes they have done. First shot is with transparancy and 2nd without for comparison.

Would you mind posting a screenshot of a window with a black border?

[George P Global Moderator]

  On 03/08/2012 at 17:21, grayscale said:

Would you mind posting a screenshot of a window with a black border?

I could but setting the window border/titlebar color to black would make the text a pain to read, it would help if they let us change the text color but they don't at this point.

[Max Norris]

If I were to use the default theme, probably a grey-ish color. I'm not one to stick with defaults though.

[neo1911]

This one

[firey]

if I were to use 8 I would probably go with either a grey theme to be close to metro, or just go with a black.. or hope for a transparency hack.

[theyarecomingforyou]

I use this colour because it matches my wallpaper:

[George P Global Moderator]

It really does seem that the lighter shades fit better compared to more darker colors.

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Saw an RTM screenshot on another forum. I kind of like the color in this one:

[Panda X]

I prefer black but it looks stupid in 8 RTM.

[George P Global Moderator]

  On 03/08/2012 at 20:44, Panda X said:

I prefer black but it looks stupid in 8 RTM.

If the font color could change it'd work out better as a choice. As it stands though the window title etc gets lost.