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GUI appearance settings.
Amiga OSAmiga OS

Workbench 1.0

This feature can be found in the General section.



Workbench 2.04

Appearance in Workbench 2.04 (Pallette Preferences)
Appearance in Workbench 2.04 (Pallette Preferences)

While Workbench only used 4 colours, each of them could be customized.

Appearance in Workbench 2.04 (WBPattern Preferences)
Appearance in Workbench 2.04 (WBPattern Preferences)



Apple IIApple II

DeskTop 1.1
GS/OS 5.0.4
GS/OS 6.0.1


These GUIs don’t have this feature.



BeOSBeOS

BeOS R5.0.1 PE

Appearance in BeOS R5.0.1 PE (Backgrounds)
Appearance in BeOS R5.0.1 PE (Backgrounds)

Appearance in BeOS R5.0.1 PE (Scroll Bar)
Appearance in BeOS R5.0.1 PE (Scroll Bar)

Appearance in BeOS R5.0.1 PE (Menu)
Appearance in BeOS R5.0.1 PE (Menu)



Common Desktop EnvironmentCommon Desktop Environment

CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9

Appearance in CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9 (Style Manager – Backdrop)
Appearance in CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9 (Style Manager – Backdrop)

Appearance in CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9 (Style Manager – Color)
Appearance in CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9 (Style Manager – Color)

Appearance in CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9 (Style Manager – Font)
Appearance in CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9 (Style Manager – Font)

Appearance in CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9 (Style Manager – Window)
Appearance in CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9 (Style Manager – Window)



GEOS/GeoWorksGEOS/GeoWorks

GEOS 2 for C64

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Appearance in GEOS 2 for C64 (Pad Color Manager)
Appearance in GEOS 2 for C64 (Pad Color Manager). The screenshot has bigger pixels (shrink) and wrong aspect ratio (correct).

This window allows to change the colour of various on-screen elements (clicking on the rectangle changes the colour to the next one). Presented here are four default colour schemes.



GEOS 2.1 for Apple II


This feature is not yet documented on this site.



GeoWorks Ensemble 2.0

Appearance in GeoWorks Ensemble 2.0 (Background)
Appearance in GeoWorks Ensemble 2.0 (Background)

Appearance in GeoWorks Ensemble 2.0 (Look & Feel)
Appearance in GeoWorks Ensemble 2.0 (Look & Feel)



NewDeal Office 3 Eval.

Appearance in NewDeal Office 3 Eval. (Change UI)
Appearance in NewDeal Office 3 Eval. (Change UI)

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Appearance in NewDeal Office 3 Eval. (Configure UI)
Appearance in NewDeal Office 3 Eval. (Configure UI)

Appearance in NewDeal Office 3 Eval. (Background)
Appearance in NewDeal Office 3 Eval. (Background)

Appearance in NewDeal Office 3 Eval. (Look & Feel)
Appearance in NewDeal Office 3 Eval. (Look & Feel)



BreadBox Ensemble Lite

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Appearance in BreadBox Ensemble Lite (Configure UI)
Appearance in BreadBox Ensemble Lite (Configure UI)

Appearance in BreadBox Ensemble Lite (Background)
Appearance in BreadBox Ensemble Lite (Background)



GNOMEGNOME

GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9

Appearance in GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9 (Background Preferences)
Appearance in GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9 (Background Preferences)

Appearance in GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9 (Font Preferences)
Appearance in GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9 (Font Preferences)

Appearance in GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9 (Font Rendering Details)
Appearance in GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9 (Font Rendering Details)

Appearance in GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9 (Menu and Toolbar Preferences)
Appearance in GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9 (Menu and Toolbar Preferences)

Appearance in GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9 (Window Preferences)
Appearance in GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9 (Window Preferences)



IRIXIRIX

IRIX 5.3

Appearance in IRIX 5.3 (Background Setting)
Appearance in IRIX 5.3 (Background Setting) with thanks to Ian Young. The screenshot is a reproduction.

Appearance in IRIX 5.3 (Color Scheme Browser)
Appearance in IRIX 5.3 (Color Scheme Browser) with thanks to Ian Young. The screenshot is a reproduction.

Appearance in IRIX 5.3 (Window Settings)
Appearance in IRIX 5.3 (Window Settings) with thanks to Ian Young. The screenshot is a reproduction.



Lisa Office SystemLisa Office System

Lisa OS 1.0
Lisa OS 3.1


These GUIs don’t have this feature.



Mac OSMac OS

System 1.1
System 3.0
System 4.2

This feature can be found in the General section.



System 7.0

Appearance in System 7.0 (Color)
Appearance in System 7.0 (Color)

Appearance in System 7.0 (Views)
Appearance in System 7.0 (Views)



System 7.5.3

Appearance in System 7.5.3 (Color)
Appearance in System 7.5.3 (Color)

Appearance in System 7.5.3 (Views)
Appearance in System 7.5.3 (Views)

Appearance in System 7.5.3 (Desktop Patterns)
Appearance in System 7.5.3 (Desktop Patterns)



Mac OS 8.0

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Appearance in Mac OS 8.0 (Appearance)
Appearance in Mac OS 8.0 (Appearance)

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Appearance in Mac OS 8.0 (Desktop Pictures)
Appearance in Mac OS 8.0 (Desktop Pictures)



Mac OS 9.0

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Appearance in Mac OS 9.0 (Appearance)
Appearance in Mac OS 9.0 (Appearance)



Mac OS X DP

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Appearance in Mac OS X DP (Appearance)
Appearance in Mac OS X DP (Appearance)



Mac OS X DP 2

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Appearance in Mac OS X DP 2 (Appearance)
Appearance in Mac OS X DP 2 (Appearance) with thanks to Steven Troughton-Smith



Mac OS X DP 3

Appearance in Mac OS X DP 3 (Appearance)
Appearance in Mac OS X DP 3 (Appearance)



Mac OS X DP 4

Appearance in Mac OS X DP 4 (General)
Appearance in Mac OS X DP 4 (General)



Mac OS X Public Beta

Appearance in Mac OS X Public Beta (General)
Appearance in Mac OS X Public Beta (General)



Mac OS 10.0.4

Appearance in Mac OS 10.0.4 (General)
Appearance in Mac OS 10.0.4 (General)



Mac OS 10.1

Appearance in Mac OS 10.1 (General)
Appearance in Mac OS 10.1 (General)

Appearance in Mac OS 10.1 (Desktop)
Appearance in Mac OS 10.1 (Desktop)



Mac OS X Jaguar

Appearance in Mac OS X Jaguar (General)
Appearance in Mac OS X Jaguar (General)

Appearance in Mac OS X Jaguar (Desktop)
Appearance in Mac OS X Jaguar (Desktop)



Mac OS X Panther

Appearance in Mac OS X Panther (Appearance)
Appearance in Mac OS X Panther (Appearance) with thanks to Jonathan Westin

Appearance in Mac OS X Panther (Desktop & Screen Saver)
Appearance in Mac OS X Panther (Desktop & Screen Saver) with thanks to Jonathan Westin



NeXTSTEP/OPENSTEP/RhapsodyNeXTSTEP/OPENSTEP/Rhapsody

OPENSTEP 4.2

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Appearance in OPENSTEP 4.2 (Preferences)
Appearance in OPENSTEP 4.2 (Preferences)



Rhapsody DR2

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Appearance in Rhapsody DR2 (Appearance)
Appearance in Rhapsody DR2 (Appearance)



OS/2OS/2

MS OS/2 1.30.1

Appearance in MS OS/2 1.30.1 (Screen Colors)
Appearance in MS OS/2 1.30.1 (Screen Colors)

Appearance in MS OS/2 1.30.1 (Border Width)
Appearance in MS OS/2 1.30.1 (Border Width)



OS/2 2.1

Appearance in OS/2 2.1 (Scheme Palette)
Appearance in OS/2 2.1 (Scheme Palette)

Appearance in OS/2 2.1
Appearance in OS/2 2.1

Appearance in OS/2 2.1 (Color Palette)
Appearance in OS/2 2.1 (Color Palette)

Appearance in OS/2 2.1 (Font Palette)
Appearance in OS/2 2.1 (Font Palette)

Appearance in OS/2 2.1
Appearance in OS/2 2.1



OS/2 Warp 3

Appearance in OS/2 Warp 3 (Scheme Palette)
Appearance in OS/2 Warp 3 (Scheme Palette)

Appearance in OS/2 Warp 3
Appearance in OS/2 Warp 3

Appearance in OS/2 Warp 3 (Solid Color Palette)
Appearance in OS/2 Warp 3 (Solid Color Palette)

Appearance in OS/2 Warp 3 (Mixed Color Palette)
Appearance in OS/2 Warp 3 (Mixed Color Palette)

Appearance in OS/2 Warp 3 (Font Palette)
Appearance in OS/2 Warp 3 (Font Palette)

Appearance in OS/2 Warp 3
Appearance in OS/2 Warp 3



OS/2 Warp 4

Appearance in OS/2 Warp 4 (Scheme Palette)
Appearance in OS/2 Warp 4 (Scheme Palette)

Appearance in OS/2 Warp 4
Appearance in OS/2 Warp 4

Appearance in OS/2 Warp 4 (Solid Color Palette)
Appearance in OS/2 Warp 4 (Solid Color Palette)

Appearance in OS/2 Warp 4 (Mixed Color Palette)
Appearance in OS/2 Warp 4 (Mixed Color Palette)

Appearance in OS/2 Warp 4 (Font Palette)
Appearance in OS/2 Warp 4 (Font Palette)

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Appearance in OS/2 Warp 4
Appearance in OS/2 Warp 4



QNXQNX

QNX 6.2.1 NC

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Appearance in QNX 6.2.1 NC
Appearance in QNX 6.2.1 NC



RISC OSRISC OS

ArthurOS 1.2

Appearance in ArthurOS 1.2 (Palette)
Appearance in ArthurOS 1.2 (Palette)

This is a separate application allowing to change the system-wide visual palette.



RISC OS 3.11

Appearance in RISC OS 3.11 (Palette)
Appearance in RISC OS 3.11 (Palette)

This is a separate application allowing to change the system-wide visual palette.

Appearance in RISC OS 3.11 (Window manager)
Appearance in RISC OS 3.11 (Window manager)



RISC OS 3.7

Appearance in RISC OS 3.7 (Window manager)
Appearance in RISC OS 3.7 (Window manager)



Symbian OS/EPOCSymbian OS/EPOC

Sibo/Psion Series 3a

Appearance in Sibo/Psion Series 3a
Appearance in Sibo/Psion Series 3a



Sibo/Psion Siena

Appearance in Sibo/Psion Siena
Appearance in Sibo/Psion Siena



EPOC R5/Psion Revo


This feature is not yet documented on this site.



EPOC R5/Psion Series 7

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Appearance in EPOC R5/Psion Series 7
Appearance in EPOC R5/Psion Series 7



WindowsWindows

Windows 1.01

Appearance in Windows 1.01
Appearance in Windows 1.01. The screenshot has an extra border (remove) and wrong aspect ratio (correct).



Windows 2.03

Appearance in Windows 2.03
Appearance in Windows 2.03

Appearance in Windows 2.03
Appearance in Windows 2.03



Windows 3.0

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Appearance in Windows 3.0 (Color)
Appearance in Windows 3.0 (Color)

Appearance in Windows 3.0 (Desktop)
Appearance in Windows 3.0 (Desktop)



Windows 3.1
WfW 3.11

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Appearance in Windows 3.1 (Color)
Appearance in Windows 3.1 (Color)

Appearance in Windows 3.1 (Desktop)
Appearance in Windows 3.1 (Desktop)



Windows NT 3.1 Workstation

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Appearance in Windows NT 3.1 Workstation (Color)

Appearance in Windows NT 3.1 Workstation (Desktop)
Appearance in Windows NT 3.1 Workstation (Desktop)



Windows NT 3.51 Workstation

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Appearance in Windows NT 3.51 Workstation (Color)
Appearance in Windows NT 3.51 Workstation (Color)

Appearance in Windows NT 3.51 Workstation (Desktop)
Appearance in Windows NT 3.51 Workstation (Desktop)



Windows 95
Windows 95B

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Appearance in Windows 95 (Display Properties)
Appearance in Windows 95 (Display Properties)



Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
Windows NT 4.0 Server

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Appearance in Windows NT 4.0 Workstation (Display Properties)



Windows 98

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Appearance in Windows 98 (Display Properties)
Appearance in Windows 98 (Display Properties)



Windows 98 SE

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Appearance in Windows 98 SE (Display Properties)
Appearance in Windows 98 SE (Display Properties)



Windows 2000 Pro
Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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Appearance in Windows 2000 Pro (Display Properties)
Appearance in Windows 2000 Pro (Display Properties)



Windows Me

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Appearance in Windows Me (Display Properties)
Appearance in Windows Me (Display Properties)



Whistler 2257

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Appearance in Whistler 2257 (Display Properties)

Appearance in Whistler 2257 (Effects)
Appearance in Whistler 2257 (Effects)

Appearance in Whistler 2257 (Font Smoothing Properties)
Appearance in Whistler 2257 (Font Smoothing Properties)

This interesting window never made it to the final release of Windows XP.



Windows XP Pro

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Appearance in Windows XP Pro (Display Properties)
Appearance in Windows XP Pro (Display Properties)



Windows Server 2003 Web

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Appearance in Windows Server 2003 Web (Display Properties)

Appearance in Windows Server 2003 Web (Effects)
Appearance in Windows Server 2003 Web (Effects)

Appearance in Windows Server 2003 Web (Advanced Appearance)
Appearance in Windows Server 2003 Web (Advanced Appearance)

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Appearance in Windows Server 2003 Web (Desktop Items)
Appearance in Windows Server 2003 Web (Desktop Items)



Longhorn 4015

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Appearance in Longhorn 4015 (Display Properties)

Appearance in Longhorn 4015 (Effects)
Appearance in Longhorn 4015 (Effects)

Appearance in Longhorn 4015 (Desktop Items)
Appearance in Longhorn 4015 (Desktop Items)

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