Colors and Fonts

This page lets you configure the colors and fonts that are used throughout much of the program. The list of items that can be configured is divided into three categories:

• File and Folder Colors: These are the (default - see Note 1) colors that are used for the display of files and folders in the File Displays.        
  • File display background: Ok, that's not actually the color for a file or a folder - it's the background color of the file display area. You can also set a different color that's used when a file display is in destination mode (either in a single file display Lister or as part of a dual display Lister), and also when the quick filter is active. If you leave the destination background color set to transparent the main background color will be used for both source and destination file displays (and similarly, if the 'filtered' colors are set to transparent the main colors will be used instead).
  • File group column: When the file display is grouped, you have the option of showing the group names as headings between each group or in a column on the side. If you choose to use the group column, this defines its colors.
  • File group header: When the file display is grouped, and you opt for group names to be displayed as headings between each group, this defines the text and separator color for the group headings.
  • Files and folders: The text and background colors for files and folders that don't derive a color from some other setting. You can specify colors for when these items are selected as well as in their unselected state.
  • Files and folders - Compatibility, Compressed, Encrypted and System: Optional colors for various types of files that will override the defaults if activated. Compatibility files are those from "compatibility folders" when Opus displays the contents merged with the main folder (that's a bad explanation, follow the link for a proper discussion of this concept). Compressed files are those with the C attribute, encrypted files are those with the E attribute, and system files are those with both the H and S attributes set.
  • Folders - favorites: Optional colors that are used for any folders you have added to the Favorites list.
  • Synchronize conflicts: Colors that are used with the Synchronize tool to indicate files which are in conflict.
• Other Colors: These are colors used elsewhere in the user interface - they're not related to file displays themselves, but to other parts of the Lister.         
  • File display border - Destination, Off, Source: Defines the text and fill colors used for the File Display border (the "title" bar displayed at the top of the file display) in each of the three Lister states.
  • File display icon: Defines the color used for the Opus logo icon that is shown in the File Display border, as well as that used for the Lister's window icon. You can define different colors for when the Lister is set as source, destination or off, as well as a separate color for when the Lister is in dual-display mode.
  • Folder tabs: Text and background colors for folder tabs, as well as the background color for the bar (empty space) behind the tabs. You can also configure a separate "hot" color for when the mouse is over a tab.
  • Folder tabs (linked): Lets you configure the colors used when folder tabs are linked. You can configure eight separate linked tab colors. Each pair of linked tabs uses the colors in the order they are specified here.
  • Folder tree: Text and background colors for items in the folder tree, if not overridden by above colors (see Note 2).
  • Folder tree (destination): When a dual-display Lister has two trees, or a single-display Lister with a tree is set as the destination, you can use this to specify different colors for the tree associated with the destination file display.
  • Graphs: Gradient fill colors for the two types of bar graphs that Opus can display (relative age and relative size - these are columns that can be added to the Lister in Details mode).
  • Metadata pane: Colors for the metadata pane (text, background, and the color used to provide alternating colored stripes).
  • Pane borders: Colors used for the borders surrounding the various panes (sub-windows) in the Lister (Folder Tree, Viewer pane, etc).
  • Standard toolbar: Standard toolbar text and background colors - these can be overridden on a per-toolbar basis. You can also adjust the "shadow" and "highlight" colors that are used to render toolbar borders and separators.
  • Status bar: Default text and background color for the Lister status bars (see Note 4).
  • Thumbnail relative dimensions: Color used to render the thumbnail relative dimension bars.
  • Tree highlight path to selection: Colors used in the folder tree to highlight the path to the currently selected folder (if the appropriate options are enabled).
  • Viewer pane background: Background color for the Viewer pane when it's empty (see Note 5).
• Fonts: These control the fonts that are used in various parts of the user interface.
  • File display: The font used to display files and folders in the File Display in all modes except Thumbnails
  • File display border: The font used in the File Display border at the top of the file display
  • File display groups: The font used for group headings when the file display is grouped
  • File display header: The font used for the File Display header in Details mode
  • Folder tabs: The font used for Folder Tabs
  • Folder tree: The font used for the Folder Tree
  • FTP log: The font used for the FTP output log
  • Pane borders: The font used for the title of the various panes (sub-windows) in the Lister (Folder Tree, Metadata pane, etc)
  • Status bar: The font used for the Lister status bar
  • Thumbnail labels: The font used for item labels when the File Display is in Thumbnails mode

Some notes relating to the above:

1. You can specify colors for files and folders on a per file-type basis or for specific files and folders, using the Labels system - this will override colors specified on this page.
2. The Folder Tree will use the colors set in the File and Folder Colors section by default, but you can set it to ignore these color settings by turning off the Use configured file display colors for tree items option, in which case the colors in Other Colors / Folder tree will be used.
3. On Vista / Windows 7, the file displays and folder trees use the Windows Theme by default to display item highlights. This overrides configured background colors for selected files and folders (text color, and non-selected background colors can still be changed). You can turn off the use of the Windows Theme if you like with the Use visual style to draw items option.
4. On Vista / Windows 7 the status bar will be set to use "glass" mode by default, which overrides the background color setting - turn off the Show glass status bar option if you prefer a more traditional status bar.
5. This is only used when the Viewer pane is empty - when it's displaying a picture, and the picture doesn't fill the display completely, a separate color is used to fill the background. This is configured on the Viewer Pane page.