Making all items bold on the 'All Program' menu

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Is there any way for me to customize my start menu so that all the program
names displayed in the Start > All Program menu are displayed in bold? I've
managed to make all other text (icon text, desktop test, etc.) bold through
the Appearance > Advanced tab settings but not this.

Thanks in advance for any help.

regards,
 
If you're using the XP-style appearance, this is a setting contained in the luna.mssstyles file. It can be altered but it's not trivial.

You would need a program like Stylebuilder ( http://www.tgtsoft.com/ ).

If you want to go the free route, you need to obtain a patched uxtheme.dll file that allows unsigned style files to be used. You would also need ResEdit from TGT (freeware) to edit the .msstyles file.

Good Luck,
Keith
 
This will set the text in bold for the Classic Start Menu, with Windows
Classic windows and buttons.

Right click the Desktop | Properties | Appearance tab |
Advanced button | Click the V under Item to see the listing |
Scroll down to and select Menu | Click the B (Bold) button |
Apply | OK

Windows and buttons is on the General tab.

[[If you select a windows and buttons setting other than Windows Classic,
it will override the following settings, except in some older programs.]]

I have no idea if it works for the XP Start Menu that you're using.


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Thanks Wesley, but I'm using the XP-style menus and this doesn't work from
there. I've already set everything bold there that had the option for making
it bold.

Thanks for the fast reply.

regards,


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Before you judge someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way,
when you judge them, you''''''''re a mile away and you have their shoes.


Wesley Vogel said:
This will set the text in bold for the Classic Start Menu, with Windows
Classic windows and buttons.

Right click the Desktop | Properties | Appearance tab |
Advanced button | Click the V under Item to see the listing |
Scroll down to and select Menu | Click the B (Bold) button |
Apply | OK

Windows and buttons is on the General tab.

[[If you select a windows and buttons setting other than Windows Classic,
it will override the following settings, except in some older programs.]]

I have no idea if it works for the XP Start Menu that you're using.


--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
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Thanks Keith, this sounds promising. I'll go the free route. I'll let you
know how it works out.

Thank you for the help.

regards,


--
Before you judge someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way,
when you judge them, you''''''''re a mile away and you have their shoes.


Keith Miller said:
If you're using the XP-style appearance, this is a setting contained in the luna.mssstyles file. It can be altered but it's not trivial.

You would need a program like Stylebuilder ( http://www.tgtsoft.com/ ).

If you want to go the free route, you need to obtain a patched uxtheme.dll file that allows unsigned style files to be used. You would also need ResEdit from TGT (freeware) to edit the .msstyles file.

Good Luck,
Keith
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When you modify the .msstyles file, you'll be working in the TEXTFILE section, with a file such as NORMALBLUE_INI. The font for the 'All Programs' items (if my notes are correct :) will be defined in a section named:

[StartMenu::Toolbar]

by a line such as this:

Font= Tahoma, 8

This setting is common to all other cascading menus on the Start Menu as well.



Good Luck,

Keith

Amit Sharma said:
Thanks Keith, this sounds promising. I'll go the free route. I'll let you
know how it works out.

Thank you for the help.

regards,
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Thanks for the extra help also Keith.

I guess its not my cup of tea. I did all this but nothing happened. Twice I
did this and both times, even after saving, it reverted back to 8 points text
from the 9 points I had changed to after rebooting.

Its not that big a deal. My eyesight isn't what it used to be but I have no
problems with moving the monitor a little closer. I guess I thought it would
be easy enough like changing the other stuff through the 'Display' settings.
:)

Please don't worry about it and thank you for your fast and helpful responses.

regards,


--
Before you judge someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way,
when you judge them, you''''''''re a mile away and you have their shoes.


Keith Miller said:
When you modify the .msstyles file, you'll be working in the TEXTFILE section, with a file such as NORMALBLUE_INI. The font for the 'All Programs' items (if my notes are correct :) will be defined in a section named:

[StartMenu::Toolbar]

by a line such as this:

Font= Tahoma, 8

This setting is common to all other cascading menus on the Start Menu as well.



Good Luck,

Keith
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