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Live Mail colour options - do they actually work?
I'm slowly getting used to Live Mail but I'm still puzzled by that
paintbrush icon in the toolbar. Clicking on it and then selecting "more colours" brings up an extensive palette including some rich, dark colours which are a welcome contrast to the default and impractical wishy-washy pastels - but what exactly do you do with them? Is there a way of changing the basic look of the program that I simply haven't found yet? Many thanks. Bert |
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Live Mail colour options - do they actually work?
"Bert Coules" wrote in message o.uk... I'm slowly getting used to Live Mail but I'm still puzzled by that paintbrush icon in the toolbar. Clicking on it and then selecting "more colours" brings up an extensive palette including some rich, dark colours which are a welcome contrast to the default and impractical wishy-washy pastels - but what exactly do you do with them? Is there a way of changing the basic look of the program that I simply haven't found yet? Many thanks. Bert They work, they're just not dark like one would expect when picking them. You might try microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop and see if anyone there has any idea how to make the colors darker and more visible (I've had no luck changing the colors to anything but bleached). -- SC Tom |
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Live Mail colour options - do they actually work?
SC Tom wrote:
They work, they're just not dark like one would expect when picking them. Thanks for the reply, but I can get no response at all from selecting any of the colours in the "more colours" palette. I don't get a change to a lighter or more washed-out version of the swatch I select - I get no alteration whatsoever. Clicking on one of the colours in the first palette *does* produce a change, but it's the second lot of colours that I'd like to choose from. You might try microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop... Thanks, I'll take a look there. Bert |
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"Bert Coules" wrote in message ... SC Tom wrote: They work, they're just not dark like one would expect when picking them. Thanks for the reply, but I can get no response at all from selecting any of the colours in the "more colours" palette. I don't get a change to a lighter or more washed-out version of the swatch I select - I get no alteration whatsoever. Clicking on one of the colours in the first palette *does* produce a change, but it's the second lot of colours that I'd like to choose from. You might try microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop... Thanks, I'll take a look there. Bert I get a change, but it is real hard to tell the difference in colors. I even tried Classic Windows, and every other window like Windows Explorer and IE changed to the Win95-like look, but WLM still remains the same wash-out, over-bleached look. -- SC Tom |
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Live Mail colour options - do they actually work?
"SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Bert Coules" wrote in message ... SC Tom wrote: They work, they're just not dark like one would expect when picking them. Thanks for the reply, but I can get no response at all from selecting any of the colours in the "more colours" palette. I don't get a change to a lighter or more washed-out version of the swatch I select - I get no alteration whatsoever. Clicking on one of the colours in the first palette *does* produce a change, but it's the second lot of colours that I'd like to choose from. You might try microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop... Thanks, I'll take a look there. Bert I get a change, but it is real hard to tell the difference in colors. I even tried Classic Windows, and every other window like Windows Explorer and IE changed to the Win95-like look, but WLM still remains the same wash-out, over-bleached look. I like to use the Highlight with colour option in 'create rule from msg' but it doesn't work Any ideas anyone please? -- https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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Live Mail colour options - do they actually work?
"Ophelia" wrote in message ... "SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Bert Coules" wrote in message ... SC Tom wrote: They work, they're just not dark like one would expect when picking them. Thanks for the reply, but I can get no response at all from selecting any of the colours in the "more colours" palette. I don't get a change to a lighter or more washed-out version of the swatch I select - I get no alteration whatsoever. Clicking on one of the colours in the first palette *does* produce a change, but it's the second lot of colours that I'd like to choose from. You might try microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop... Thanks, I'll take a look there. Bert I get a change, but it is real hard to tell the difference in colors. I even tried Classic Windows, and every other window like Windows Explorer and IE changed to the Win95-like look, but WLM still remains the same wash-out, over-bleached look. I like to use the Highlight with colour option in 'create rule from msg' but it doesn't work Any ideas anyone please? -- https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ I had to erase and redo my rule for this a few times for it to work. Don't know why MS decided to make this software less useful and configurable than OE..... |
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Live Mail colour options - do they actually work?
I like to use the Highlight with colour option in 'create rule from msg' but
it doesn't work Any ideas anyone please? Have you tried checking the "Stop processing more rules" box also? Some people seem to have a problem with rules engaging unless that box is checked. Tom Lake |
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Live Mail colour options - do they actually work?
"Stewart" wrote in message ... "Ophelia" wrote in message ... "SC Tom" wrote in message ... "Bert Coules" wrote in message ... SC Tom wrote: They work, they're just not dark like one would expect when picking them. Thanks for the reply, but I can get no response at all from selecting any of the colours in the "more colours" palette. I don't get a change to a lighter or more washed-out version of the swatch I select - I get no alteration whatsoever. Clicking on one of the colours in the first palette *does* produce a change, but it's the second lot of colours that I'd like to choose from. You might try microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop... Thanks, I'll take a look there. Bert I get a change, but it is real hard to tell the difference in colors. I even tried Classic Windows, and every other window like Windows Explorer and IE changed to the Win95-like look, but WLM still remains the same wash-out, over-bleached look. I like to use the Highlight with colour option in 'create rule from msg' but it doesn't work Any ideas anyone please? I had to erase and redo my rule for this a few times for it to work. Don't know why MS decided to make this software less useful and configurable than OE..... OH! Thank you very much! I shall give that try. -- https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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Live Mail colour options - do they actually work?
"Tom Lake" wrote in message ... I like to use the Highlight with colour option in 'create rule from msg' but it doesn't work Any ideas anyone please? Have you tried checking the "Stop processing more rules" box also? Some people seem to have a problem with rules engaging unless that box is checked. No I haven't seen that! Sounds rather counter intuitive though eh?) I shall try that forthwith Thank you! -- https://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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Live Mail colour options - do they actually work?
Stewart wrote:
Don't know why MS decided to make this software less useful and configurable than OE... It does seem like a distinct backwards step, doesn't it? And having features (like the darker colours) which are present but which don't work strikes me as worse than not having them there in the first place. Bert |
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