您(Did)是否知道，除了Windows主题的基本个性化之外，还有一种更隐蔽但更强大的方式来自定义视觉设置？借助Window Color and Appearance窗口，您可以更改某些应用程序使用的背景颜色(background color)，可以增加滚动条(scroll bar)的大小或更改用于菜单的字体。本教程将展示如何完成所有这些以及更多内容。
如何打开窗口颜色和外观窗口(Window Color and Appearance Window)
答案略有不同，具体取决于您是否使用Aero。如果是，请转到"Control Panel -> Appearance and Personalization -> Personalisation"，或者只需右键单击桌面并选择(desktop and select) Personalization(Personalisation)。现在您会看到一个包含所有Windows主题的列表。选择您要使用和自定义的那个，然后单击Window Color。
这将打开第一个窗口颜色和外观(Window Color and Appearance)窗口——它不是我们需要的窗口。如果您想了解有关如何自定义此窗口中的选项的更多信息，请查看本教程：如何自定义Windows 7 主题(Themes)。
对我们来说有趣的是出现在窗口底部的链接，称为“高级外观设置”("Advanced appearance settings")。点击它。
这将打开我们需要的窗口，就像之前的窗口一样 - Window Color and Appearance。🙂
如果您使用的不是Aero，而是Windows基本主题或Windows 经典主题(Windows Classical theme)，则访问此窗口要简单得多。转到"Control Panel -> Appearance and Personalization -> Personalisation"，选择您要使用和自定义的主题，然后单击窗口颜色(Window Color)。您将获得所需的Window Color and Appearance窗口。
个性化高级外观(Advanced Appearance) 选项(Options)
在“窗口颜色和外观(Window Color and Appearance)”窗口中，您可以自定义一长串项目。但是，即使您自定义它们，也不意味着它们总是会被应用。这里有一些重要的“规则”值得强调：
- 许多配置项仅适用于Windows 经典(Windows Classic)或高对比度(High Contrast)主题。一个例子是桌面(Desktop)项目。如果您更改它的颜色，它会将您的桌面背景(desktop background)更改为该颜色，但仅限于这些主题。
- 很少有项目适用于您可能正在使用的任何主题。我们将在下一节中详细介绍它们。
- 您当前使用的Windows 主题设置胜过您可以在此处为大多数项目进行的设置，尤其是在使用(Windows theme)Windows Aero主题时。要了解有关自定义Windows Aero主题的更多信息，我推荐本教程：如何自定义Windows 7 主题(Themes)。
应用于所有主题的个性化选项
正如所承诺的，让我们来看看适用于任何主题的选项。正如您将看到的，即使您可以配置和应用的项目很少，但它们都非常有用，特别是如果您想提高老年人或有视力问题的人的访问便利性。
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图标(Icon)- 允许您更改用于图标的字体和大小。(font and size)
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图标间距(Icon Spacing)（水平和垂直(Horizontal and Vertical)） - 允许您在水平和垂直方向上增加或降低图标之间的间距。
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菜单(Menu)- 使用它来自定义菜单中显示的文本的字体和大小(font and size)。
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消息框(Message Box )- 使用它来自定义消息框中显示的文本的字体和大小(font and size)。当某些事件发生时（发生错误、进程成功完成等），这些消息框会弹出。
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滚动条(Scrollbar)- 此选项可让您更改滚动条(scroll bar)的大小，使其更厚或更薄。
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窗口(Window)- 允许您更改所谓的“窗口文本”的颜色。这是应用程序窗口(application window)的一部分，您需要在其中填写文本以及动态显示文本的某些区域。例如，使用此设置，您可以更改记事本或写字板(Notepad or Wordpad)的背景。但是，您不会更改Windows Explorer的(Windows Explorer)背景颜色(background color)，而开始菜单(Start Menu)搜索框(search box)在显示搜索结果时会根据此设置更改其颜色。
下面您可以看到我通过更改Menu、Scrollbar和Window的设置获得的结果示例。我设法增加了显示菜单的大小，使滚动条变粗，并将(scroll bar thicker)记事本和其他应用程序的(Notepad)背景窗口(background window)更改为灰色。
重置您的个性化设置
如果您对所做的更改不满意，您可以轻松恢复“正常”。您所要做的就是将活动主题更改为另一个主题。您的所有视觉设置都将根据新主题进行设置。
结论
我希望你喜欢这篇文章。如果您正在寻找有关如何自定义Windows 7外观的更多提示，请查看我们在下面推荐的内容。我们有一些很棒的建议。
The Geeky Way of Personalizing Windows Themes
Did you know that, beyond thе basic personalisation of Windows themes, therе's a slіghtly more hidden but more powerful way to customize visual settings? With the help of the Window Color and Appearance window, you can change the background color used by certain applications, you can increase the size of the scroll bar or change the fonts used for menus. This tutorial will show how you can do all this and a bit more.
How to Open the Window Color and Appearance Window
The answer is slightly different, depending if you are using Aero or not. If you are, then go to "Control Panel -> Appearance and Personalization -> Personalisation" or simply right click on your desktop and select Personalisation. Now you see a list with all your Windows themes. Select the one you want to use and customize, then click on Window Color.
This opens the first Window Color and Appearance window - it is not the window we need. If you want to know more about how to customize the options in this window, check out this tutorial: How to Customize Windows 7 Themes.
The interesting thing for us, is the link appearing on the bottom of the window, called "Advanced appearance settings". Click on it.
This opens the window we need, called just like the one before it - Window Color and Appearance. 🙂
If you are not using Aero, but a Windows basic theme or a Windows Classical theme, getting to this window is much simpler. Go to "Control Panel -> Appearance and Personalization -> Personalisation", select the theme you want to use and customize and click Window Color. You get the Window Color and Appearance window you need.
Personalizing Advanced Appearance Options
In the Window Color and Appearance window you have a long list of items you can customize. However, even if you customize them, it doesn't mean they will always get applied. There are some important "rules" worth highlighting here:
- Many of the configuration items apply only to the Windows Classic or High Contrast themes. One example is the Desktop item. If you change its color, it will change your desktop background to that color, but only for these themes.
- There are few items which get applied for any theme you might be using. We will cover them in detail in the next section.
- The settings of the Windows theme you are currently using trumps the settings you can make here for most items, especially when using Windows Aero themes. To learn more about customizing Windows Aero themes, I recommend this tutorial: How to Customize Windows 7 Themes.
Personalisation Options that Get Applied to ALL Themes
As promised, let's go through the options that get applied to any theme. As you will see, even though there are few items you can configure and apply, all of them can be very useful, especially if you want to improve ease of access for the elderly, or for people with seeing issues.
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Icon - allows you to change the font and size used for icons.
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Icon Spacing (Horizontal and Vertical) - allows you to increase or lower the space between icons, both horizontally and vertically.
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Menu - use it to customize the font and size of the text shown in menus.
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Message Box - use it to customize the font and size of text shown in message boxes. These message boxes pop-up when certain events take place (when there is an error, when a process has finished successfully, etc.).
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Scrollbar - this option lets you change the size of the scroll bar, to make it thicker or thinner.
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Window - allows you to change the color of the so called "window text". This is the portion of an application window where you need to fill in text and some areas where text is displayed dynamically. For example, with this setting, you can change the background of Notepad or Wordpad. However, you won't change the background color of Windows Explorer, while the Start Menu search box will change its color according to this setting when displaying search results.
Below you can see an example of the results I obtained by changing the settings for Menu, Scrollbar and Window. I managed to increase the size of the menus shown, make the scroll bar thicker and change the background window of Notepad and other applications to gray.
Resetting your Personalization Settings
If you are not pleased with the changes you made, you can easily revert back to "normality". All you have to do is change the active theme with another one. All your visual settings will be set according to the new theme.
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed this article. If you are looking for more tips on how to customize the looks of your Windows 7, check out the stuff we recommend below. We've got some great recommendations.
