Working with colors

Editing colors


Your theme can specify a variety of font and highlight colors. Carbide .ui allows you to choose a color using several standard color editing styles (palette, RGB, and HSB). Alpha (transparency) values are not supported in themes (all colors are 100% opaque). Each color element can be separately specified for the main and mini handset screen.

Tip: Some standard-level phone models use color rectangles as a highlight (where more advanced-level phones use images). By default, the Workspace and All Screens Display show the images defined for these elements.

If you define values for the color rectangles and want to see how they look in the Workspace or All Screens Display, select the appropriate screen in the Screen Options and set the Row Highlight Type Displayed field to Color.

The table below lists the font color elements for the main screen, the screens on which they are simulated and the Theme Editor tab on which they can be edited.

Tip: All the font color elements can be separately edited for the mini screen. All the mini screen font color elements are located in the Mini Screen>Colors (Mini) in the editor view.

Element Description Screen Tab
Header Font
Color
Color of text in the header (top) area Most screens Default
Status Area
Font Color
Color of text in the status area (digital clock and monochrome indicators) Most screens
which show a
clock
Default
Softkey Font
Color
Color of text in the three (left, middle, right) softkey areas Most screens Default
Idle Font
Color
Color of text in the middle area when in Idle mode    Idle (only in the128x128 and 208x208
simulations)
Idle>Idle Screen
Idle Status
Area Font
Color
Color of text in the status area when in Idle mode Idle and Active Idle Idle>Idle Screen
Idle Softkey
Area Font
Color
Color of text in the three softkey areas when in Idle mode    Idle and Active Idle Idle>Idle Screen
Active Idle -
Active Font
Color
Color of text of active elements when in Active Idle mode Active Idle Idle>Active Idle
Shortcut Bar
Popup Font
Color
Color of text in the popup bar when
navigating the shortcut bar in Active Idle mode
This element is not simulated Idle>Active Idle
Menu/List
Font Color
Color of text in list and tab view of the main menu and selection lists Main Menu
(List) and (Tab), Folder, and AudioPlayer
Main Menu>List View
Highlighted
Menu/List
Font Color
 Color of highlighted (selected) text in list and tab view of the main menu and selection lists Several screens Main Menu>ListView
Labelled Grid
Menu Font
Color
Color of text in labeled grid view of the main menu    Main Menu (Grid) Main Menu>Grid View
Labeled Grid
Menu
Highlight
Font Color
Color of highlighted (selected) text in labeled grid view of the main menu Main Menu (Grid) Main Menu>Grid View
Reorder
Menu
Highlight
Font Color
Color of text used when users reorder items in a list (standard-level phones only) This element is not simulated Main Menu>Grid View
Selected
Form Item
Font Color
Color of text for the highlighted (selected) item in forms Profile Settings Apps>Forms 
Unselected
Form Item
Font Color
Color of text for the items in forms Profile Settings Apps>Forms

The table below summarizes the highlight and background colors available for the main screen, the screens on which they are simulated and the Theme Editor tab on which they can be edited.

Element Description Screen Tab
Active Idle -
Content
Background
Color
Color of background when in Active Idle mode This element is not simulated Idle>Active Idle
Shortcut Bar
Popup
Background
Color
Color of background in the popup bar when navigating the shortcut bar in Active Idle mode This element is not simulated Idle>Active Idle
Active Idle -
Idle Font
Outline
Color
Color of text outline when in Active Idle mode This element is not simulated Idle>Active Idle
Grid Menu
Highlight
Color
Color of highlight when items are shown as a grid view (standard-level phones only) Main Menu (Grid) Main
Menu>Grid View
Reorder
Menu
Highlight
Color
Color of highlight used when users reorder items in a list (standard-level phones only) This element is not simulated Main
Menu>Grid View
Calendar
Highlight
Color
Color of highlight cursor in the Calendar screens.
On some standard-level phones that do not support highlight images, this element is used as the highlight
color in main menu and folder lists.
Calendar Apps>Calendar
Selected
Form Item
Color
Color of background for the highlighted (selected) item in forms Profile Settings Apps>Forms
Unselected
Form Item
Color
Color of background for the items in forms Profile Settings Apps>Forms