You can skin Chrome, but how can I change the default blue top bar color in Chrome application shortcuts? I mean the thing that turns a web app into a pseudo desktop app, reachable via Page menu -> Create application shortcut. For some reason it ignores my theme settings... I just want to turn it from light blue to dark blue or something. |
You mean this? http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9818/30910630.png You're probably using Windows XP, huh.... |
Then it would be this, under "How to tune your screen's appearance" http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/personalize/look.mspx
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Well, I guess Philipp wants a way to do so with Chrome (no need to change system settings)... ... |
It can't. Themeing Chrome only affects the tabbed Chrome and while incognito. (that includes the extensions bar, bookmarks bar, buttons (thru tinting) & the new tab page) Thus, it doesn't affect the web apped mode, the Options dialog and Bookmarks Manager. |
> Then it would be this, under "How to tune your > screen's appearance"
The thing is, Google Chrome ignores my system settings. When I use Firefox Prism to turn my app into a pseudo desktop app, it acknowledges my system settings and colors the app like any other app... that's what I was looking for.
So far, Prism is better than Chrome apping except for two things: - in very large filled textareas, Chrome can insert things into the textarea faster - the Chromed app loads a bit faster
Prism on the other hand looks much more like an actual app. For instance, the Chrome app context menu (when I right click it on the task bar) is very crowded, putting some distance between the cursor and where I can click "close window". Prism/ Firefox also lets me pick the Fixedsys font, which somehow Chrome ignores. Prism also scrolls the larger textarea a bit smoother (Chrome sometimes lags when scrolling).
Thanks for the info so far everyone. |