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Thread: Background Vista Sidebar

  1. #1
    Luc Guest

    Background Vista Sidebar

    Does anyone know whether it's possible to change the background color or
    transparency of the Vista sidebar?

    After first installing Vista, it was entirely transparent, but then became
    (and still is) a gradient, going from transparent on the left to almost
    entirely black on the right. Quite frankly, this looks horrible and makes you
    think there's something wrong with the screen. Anything but a gradient (i.e.,
    image, colored background, or fully transparent), would be a 1000 times
    better.

    Detaching gadgets to put them elsewhere on the desktop isn't an option, as
    they become bigger, which is not what I want.
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    Luc

  2. #2
    Elroch@googlemail.com Guest

    Re: Background Vista Sidebar

    I don't see a way to change this on its own, but if you feel strongly,
    you could change to the "Windows classic" theme. It looks a bit retro
    at first, but it has exactly the same functionality as Aero, without
    the unnecessary prettification. It runs faster as well.

  3. #3
    Adam Albright Guest

    Re: Background Vista Sidebar

    By design the sidebar is transparent, meaning it will take on the
    colors/design of your chosen background underneath. You can override
    this by using the sidebar options electing to have the sidebar always
    on top. If set this way then the sidebar area takes on a different hue
    and will be more opaque.

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