calebb's Journal: Give your GUI that 'Slashdot' look... without themes!

Here's the deal:
Just change your "HighLight Color" to 0 102 102 (hex: 006666) & you'll think of Slashdot everytime you select something. (depending on your GUI, even desktop icons get that "Slashdot Tinge(tm)" to them)

In Windows, using regedit, go to HKCU\Control Panel\Colors\ and change "Hilight" to "0 102 102"

In MacOSX, go to Control Panel -> Colors and change "Highlight" to "0 102 102" or "006666" *

In Linux... heh, depends on your GUI.
Sawfish 2: change bg[SELECTED] to 006666 **

* Untested
** Good luck!

If you're using Windows, an easy way to make this change (without a way to easily undo it) is open notepad, cut & paste:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors]
"Hilight"="0 102 102"
"HilightText"="235 235 255"


Then go File -> Save as... -> select 'All File Types' -> Call it foo.reg & save on your desktop. Double-click to add to your registry.
To undo, go to your Control Panel -> Display -> Appearance & change to a different color theme (WinXP - Change your theme)
The HilightText of 235 235 235 is a little grayer than the font color on Slashdot, but on my desktop, it looks better.

Enjoy & don't sue me if the RIAA comes after you for changing colors on your desktop :-)