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SystemColors Class
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SystemColors Members

Contains system colors, system brushes, and system resource keys that correspond to system display elements.

The SystemColors type exposes the following members.

 Properties
  NameDescription
Public propertyStatic memberActiveBorderBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color of the active window's border.
Public propertyStatic memberActiveBorderBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush used to paint the active window's border.
Public propertyStatic memberActiveBorderColorGets a Color structure that is the color of the active window's border.
Public propertyStatic memberActiveBorderColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the Color of the active window's border.
Public propertyStatic memberActiveCaptionBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color of the background of the active window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberActiveCaptionBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush used to paint the background of the active window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberActiveCaptionColorGets a Color structure that is the background color of the active window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberActiveCaptionColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the background Color of the active window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberActiveCaptionTextBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color of the text in the active window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberActiveCaptionTextBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the text in the active window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberActiveCaptionTextColorGets a Color structure that is the color of the text in the active window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberActiveCaptionTextColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the Color of the text in the active window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberAppWorkspaceBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color of the application workspace.
Public propertyStatic memberAppWorkspaceBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the application workspace.
Public propertyStatic memberAppWorkspaceColorGets a Color structure that is the color of the application workspace.
Public propertyStatic memberAppWorkspaceColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the Color of the application workspace.
Public propertyStatic memberControlBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the face color of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the face of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlColorGets a Color structure that is the face color of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the face Color of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlDarkBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the shadow color of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlDarkBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the shadow of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlDarkColorGets a Color structure that is the shadow color of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlDarkColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the shadow Color of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlDarkDarkBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the dark shadow color of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlDarkDarkBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the dark shadow of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlDarkDarkColorGets a Color structure that is the dark shadow color of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlDarkDarkColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the dark shadow Color of the highlight color of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlLightBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the light color of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlLightBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the light area of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlLightColorGets a Color structure that is the light color of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlLightColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the highlight Color of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlLightLightBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the highlight color of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlLightLightBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the highlight of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlLightLightColorGets a Color structure that is the highlight color of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlLightLightColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the highlight Color of a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlTextBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color of text in a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlTextBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints text in a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlTextColorGets a Color structure that is the color of text in a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberControlTextColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the Color of text in a three-dimensional display element.
Public propertyStatic memberDesktopBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color of the desktop.
Public propertyStatic memberDesktopBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the desktop.
Public propertyStatic memberDesktopColorGets a Color structure that is the color of the desktop.
Public propertyStatic memberDesktopColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the Color of the desktop.
Public propertyStatic memberGradientActiveCaptionBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the right side color in the gradient of an active window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberGradientActiveCaptionBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that is the color of the right side of the gradient of an active window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberGradientActiveCaptionColorGets a Color structure that is the right side color in the gradient of an active window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberGradientActiveCaptionColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the right-side Color in the gradient of an active window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberGradientInactiveCaptionBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the right side color in the gradient of an inactive window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberGradientInactiveCaptionBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that is the color of the right side of the gradient of an inactive window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberGradientInactiveCaptionColorGets a Color structure that is the right side color in the gradient of an inactive window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberGradientInactiveCaptionColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the right-side Color in the gradient of an inactive window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberGrayTextBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color of disabled text.
Public propertyStatic memberGrayTextBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints disabled text.
Public propertyStatic memberGrayTextColorGets a Color structure that is the color of disabled text.
Public propertyStatic memberGrayTextColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the Color of disabled text.
Public propertyStatic memberHighlightBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that paints the background of selected items.
Public propertyStatic memberHighlightBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the background of selected items.
Public propertyStatic memberHighlightColorGets a Color structure that is the background color of selected items.
Public propertyStatic memberHighlightColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the background Color of selected items.
Public propertyStatic memberHighlightTextBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color of the text of selected items.
Public propertyStatic memberHighlightTextBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the text of selected items.
Public propertyStatic memberHighlightTextColorGets a Color structure that is the color of the text of selected items.
Public propertyStatic memberHighlightTextColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the Color of a selected item's text.
Public propertyStatic memberHotTrackBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color used to designate a hot-tracked item.
Public propertyStatic memberHotTrackBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints hot-tracked items.
Public propertyStatic memberHotTrackColorGets a Color structure that is the color used to designate a hot-tracked item.
Public propertyStatic memberHotTrackColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the Color that designates a hot-tracked item.
Public propertyStatic memberInactiveBorderBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color of an inactive window's border.
Public propertyStatic memberInactiveBorderBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the border of an inactive window.
Public propertyStatic memberInactiveBorderColorGets a Color structure that is the color of an inactive window's border.
Public propertyStatic memberInactiveBorderColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the Color of an inactive window's border.
Public propertyStatic memberInactiveCaptionBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the background color of an inactive window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberInactiveCaptionBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the background of an inactive window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberInactiveCaptionColorGets a Color structure that is the background color of an inactive window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberInactiveCaptionColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the background Color of an inactive window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberInactiveCaptionTextBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color of the text of an inactive window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberInactiveCaptionTextBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the text of an inactive window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberInactiveCaptionTextColorGets a Color structure that is the color of the text of an inactive window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberInactiveCaptionTextColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the Color of the text of an inactive window's title bar.
Public propertyStatic memberInfoBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the background color for the ToolTip control.
Public propertyStatic memberInfoBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the background of the ToolTip control.
Public propertyStatic memberInfoColorGets a Color structure that is the background color for the ToolTip control.
Public propertyStatic memberInfoColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the background Color of the ToolTip control.
Public propertyStatic memberInfoTextBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the text color for the ToolTip control.
Public propertyStatic memberInfoTextBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the text in a ToolTip control.
Public propertyStatic memberInfoTextColorGets a Color structure that is the text color for the ToolTip control.
Public propertyStatic memberInfoTextColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the Color of the text in a ToolTip control.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuBarBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the background color for a menu bar.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuBarBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the background of a menu bar.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuBarColorGets a Color structure that is the background color for a menu bar.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuBarColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the background Color of a menu bar.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color of a menu's background.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the background of a menu.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuColorGets a Color structure that is the color of a menu's background.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the background Color of a menu.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuHighlightBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color used to highlight a menu item.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuHighlightBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints a highlighted menu item.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuHighlightColorGets a Color structure that is the color used to highlight a menu item.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuHighlightColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the background Color of a highlighted menu item.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuTextBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color of a menu's text.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuTextBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints a menu's text.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuTextColorGets a Color structure that is the color of a menu's text.
Public propertyStatic memberMenuTextColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the Color of a menu's text.
Public propertyStatic memberScrollBarBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the background color of a scroll bar.
Public propertyStatic memberScrollBarBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the background of a scroll bar.
Public propertyStatic memberScrollBarColorGets a Color structure that is the background color of a scroll bar.
Public propertyStatic memberScrollBarColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the background Color of a scroll bar.
Public propertyStatic memberWindowBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the background color in the client area of a window.
Public propertyStatic memberWindowBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the background of a window's client area.
Public propertyStatic memberWindowColorGets a Color structure that is the background color in the client area of a window.
Public propertyStatic memberWindowColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the background Color of a window's client area.
Public propertyStatic memberWindowFrameBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color of a window frame.
Public propertyStatic memberWindowFrameBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints a window frame.
Public propertyStatic memberWindowFrameColorGets a Color structure that is the color of a window frame.
Public propertyStatic memberWindowFrameColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the Color of a window frame.
Public propertyStatic memberWindowTextBrushGets a SolidColorBrush that is the color of the text in the client area of a window.
Public propertyStatic memberWindowTextBrushKeyGets the ResourceKey for the SolidColorBrush that paints the text in the client area of a window.
Public propertyStatic memberWindowTextColorGets a Color structure that is the color of the text in the client area of a window.
Public propertyStatic memberWindowTextColorKeyGets the ResourceKey for the Color of text in a window's client area.
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SystemColors Class
System.Windows Namespace
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