Change IDE Colors

[RS_Arm]

Please, if this is not the right place to be, move this thread.

I would like to know how can I change the code colors of vb6, but not using only the limited list which are on the menu Tools->Options-->Editor Format.

Thank you

[RhinoBull]

How's the list limited?

[RobDog888]

If you mean change colors like the toolbars, windows menus etc, you cant do it separately from changing the system appearance which will change the colors for everything throughout windows.

[Hack]

I'm curious as to what kind of colors you would want to change them to (that you don't already have available).

[LaVolpe]

Or do you mean you want to change the actual code "text". Look at IDE's menu: Tools | Options, then click on the Editor Format tab. You can change the colors there.

[RobDog888]

That was mentioned in the first post as something he doesnt want to use by itself. He wants more.

[Fazi]

i think he is trying to make his own add-in which he willing to incorporate all thease coloring functions. so he is asking, how do i change the colors using code ?

[RS_Arm]

RobDog888 is right. I want more colors, not only those which are available on VB6 IDE.
There are only 16 colors on the dropdown boxes to choose.

For instance, if I want my selection text back color to have this color - R:17 G:36 B:59 - how can I make it?
If I want to have my VB6 IDE look like this one, how can I make it?
http://www.romiro.com/wp-content/upl...byblue-php.png


Fazi. I only want to change code colors, not make any add-in...
But if I have to, I will do it, for sure!

Thank You

[LaVolpe]

The settings are stored in the registry under the following key. Unless there is some undocumented registry setting to override that listing, good luck. The registry entries appear to be indexes into the combobox can't find any references to color values.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VBA\Microsoft Visual Basic

[RobDog888]

Since they are the basic 16 colors, the color indexes probably directly relate to the color.