Improving Visibility of Selected Place or Account in Tree Views

When a navigation tree item (such as a Place or Account in the Facilities or Account Tree View) is selected but not in focus, the item background color changes according to a default color scheme determined by the Windows Registry.

Currently, the Windows “selected not focus” background color is the ButtonFace color. ButtonFace is, unfortunately, a prevalent color in the Windows color scheme, and it is not editable from the Windows Properties user interface. It is also unaffected when available Windows color scheme alternatives (Olive, etc.) are selected. It can be edited from the Registry, however.

To enhance visibility of the 'selected-not focus' item, edit the Registry as follows to change the background (ButtonFace) color:

1. From Windows, click Start > Run. The Run window will appear.
2. Type Regedit and click OK. The Registry Editor window will open.
3. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Colors.
   
   
4. Double-click the ButtonFace registry key. The Edit String window will open.
5. Input an acceptable color code. EnergyCAP, Inc. recommends the default Scrollbar color setting (usually 212 208 200) as a more readable alternative.
6. Click OK to save the new ButtonFace color code.
7. Close the Registry Editor and reboot your computer. The new settings will take effect, and will be visible in the Windows color scheme wherever the ButtonFace color appears.