# Appearance Window Colors in WIP8?

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/appearance-window-colors-in-wip8/162863>\
**Category:** Serengeti (Rhino BETA)\
**Tags:** windows, wip\
**Created:** [July 15, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/appearance-window-colors-in-wip8/162863 "2023-07-15T19:02:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Alan\_Farkas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/alan_farkas/32/766591_2.png) [@Alan\_Farkas](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Alan_Farkas)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/appearance-window-colors-in-wip8/162863/1 "2023-07-15T19:02:13Z")

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Anybody able to tell me where these badboys are in the newest WIP8?

Thx  
-Alan

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/5/8/3/583d46651ad55595f5a0070e877f68df2de086ef.png)

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**Author:** ![Gijs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/gijs/32/769882_2.png) [@Gijs](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Gijs)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/appearance-window-colors-in-wip8/162863/2 "2023-07-19T12:31:49Z")

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hi @Alan_Farkas  
Look in Advanced Settings for these colors to start with, I believe these cover the most of the UI items that are in use:  
Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Content.Background  
Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Frame.Background  
Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Content.Text.Disabled  
Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Content.Text.Enabled  
Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Frame.Button.Enabled.Text  
Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Content.Button.Enabled.Text  
Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Content.List.Enabled.Text  
Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Frame.Tab.Checked.Text  
Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Frame.Tab.Unchecked.Text

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**Author:** ![Alan\_Farkas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/alan_farkas/32/766591_2.png) [@Alan\_Farkas](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Alan_Farkas)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2023, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/appearance-window-colors-in-wip8/162863/3 "2023-07-19T13:14:55Z")

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Ah, ok. Thx so much.

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**Author:** ![Alan\_Farkas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/alan_farkas/32/766591_2.png) [@Alan\_Farkas](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Alan_Farkas)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2023, 1:27am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/appearance-window-colors-in-wip8/162863/4 "2023-07-23T01:27:45Z")

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> [@Gijs](#):
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> Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Frame.Tab.Unchecked.Text

Hi @Gijs,

Sorry, but I can’t seem to figure these parts out in RH8 WIP – this image is from RH7 UI, to make ref easier:

- Window Borders (green here)
- Tab Color - Unselected
- Tab Color - Hover (light blue here)
- Show Outline/Border of Selected Tab, while Unselected Tabs have No Outline/Border (also, how to change the outline/border color)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/6/3/4/634d27cb09732f21e45331c0e62c9699c5f8f910.png)

Thanks,  
Alan

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**Author:** ![Gijs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/gijs/32/769882_2.png) [@Gijs](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Gijs)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/appearance-window-colors-in-wip8/162863/5 "2023-07-24T15:05:10Z")

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> [@Alan\_Farkas](#):
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> Tab Color - Hover (light blue here)

Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Frame.Tab.EnabledHover.Background  
Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Frame.Tab.EnabledHover.Border

> [@Alan\_Farkas](#):
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> Tab Color - Unselected

Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Frame.Tab.Unchecked.Text

maybe these are useful as well:  
Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Frame.Tab.Checked.Background  
Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Frame.Tab.Checked.Text

As for the borders, AFAIK these have been removed from v8

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**Author:** ![Alan\_Farkas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/alan_farkas/32/766591_2.png) [@Alan\_Farkas](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Alan_Farkas)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/appearance-window-colors-in-wip8/162863/6 "2023-07-24T23:54:37Z")

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Thanks so much.

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**Author:** ![Alan\_Farkas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/alan_farkas/32/766591_2.png) [@Alan\_Farkas](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Alan_Farkas)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/appearance-window-colors-in-wip8/162863/7 "2023-11-09T19:10:02Z")

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> [@Gijs](#):
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> As for the borders, AFAIK these have been removed from v8

Sorry to reopen this, but figured better to keep it all together, and Bonus question added 🙂

1. Did we officially lose the UI Borders in RH8? ☹

Great job all around, of course! I just personally liked the outlines so the UI could be a single color, and you could still see the tabs/separation easily.

Bonus question: Is there a way to see the changes I make in the Rhino Options \> Advanced window? (EDIT: Rhino.UI.ThemeSettings.Frame.Edge does show in real time, so I guess it’s depending on element)

Thx so much,  
Alan

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**Author:** ![Gijs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/gijs/32/769882_2.png) [@Gijs](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Gijs)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 8:55am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/appearance-window-colors-in-wip8/162863/8 "2023-11-10T08:55:41Z")

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> [@Alan\_Farkas](#):
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> Bonus question: Is there a way to see the changes I make in the Rhino Options \> Advanced window

which ones are not showing up for you?

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**Author:** ![Alan\_Farkas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/alan_farkas/32/766591_2.png) [@Alan\_Farkas](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Alan_Farkas)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/appearance-window-colors-in-wip8/162863/9 "2023-11-10T17:24:14Z")

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Ah, I meant to write some arent showing up in Real Time. There were numerous as I was going through them yesterday looking for an Advanced control for the borders (which I guess doesn’t exist but seems comically specific, given there are controls in this window for nearly everything else, including edges 😅)

Thx