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,

--
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.

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

"Amit Sharma" <AmitSharma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3134FC72-A31A-4EE3-B4D3-512BDF20E407@microsoft.com...
> 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,
>
> --
> 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.

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 news:3134FC72-A31A-4EE3-B4D3-512BDF20E407@microsoft.com,
Amit Sharma <AmitSharma@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> 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,
>
> --
> 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.

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,


--
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" wrote:

> 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 news:3134FC72-A31A-4EE3-B4D3-512BDF20E407@microsoft.com,
> Amit Sharma <AmitSharma@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> > 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,
> >
> > --
> > 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.
>
>

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" wrote:

> 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
>
> "Amit Sharma" <AmitSharma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3134FC72-A31A-4EE3-B4D3-512BDF20E407@microsoft.com...
> > 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,
> >
> > --
> > 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.
>

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" <AmitSharma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1C22D102-39CE-42A4-9506-8E24B9792259@microsoft.com...
> 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" wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> > "Amit Sharma" <AmitSharma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3134FC72-A31A-4EE3-B4D3-512BDF20E407@microsoft.com...
> > > 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,
> > >
> > > --
> > > 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.
> >

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" wrote:

> 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" <AmitSharma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1C22D102-39CE-42A4-9506-8E24B9792259@microsoft.com...
> > 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" wrote:
> >
> > > 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
> > >
> > > "Amit Sharma" <AmitSharma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3134FC72-A31A-4EE3-B4D3-512BDF20E407@microsoft.com...
> > > > 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,
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > 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.
> > >
>