How to change icon text color

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How to change icon text color

I am sure this is an extremely newbie question but I have been trying to figure this out on my own using google and going through system preferences, but I have been rather unsuccessful.

I just need to know how to change the text color on desktop icons and folder icons. I know the default is white colored text for desktop and black colored text for folder icons. I just want both desktop and folder icons to have with color (without highlighting).

Thanks and hoping for a positive reply.

Macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on Sep 16, 2009 9:53 PM

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baltwo

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Sep 17, 2009 11:42 AM in response to Padfoot007

AFAICT, all files and folders on the Desktop display their names with white text and black (dark gray(?)) shadows.

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Padfoot007 Author

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Sep 17, 2009 1:28 PM in response to baltwo

Yes that's true but like I said I want to change the folder icons text color to white too. Is there any way I can do that or not?

ps: folder icons are different from the desktop icons. by folder icons i mean icons in your documents directory or music directory etc...

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baltwo

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Sep 17, 2009 3:24 PM in response to Padfoot007

Sorry, I misinterpreted your query. Since I never use icon view in folders, only list view, I had to change to that view to see that icon labels inside folders in icon view were black. AFAIK, you can't change that or the Desktop items with the supplied OS X tools.

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Padfoot007 Author

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Sep 17, 2009 4:24 PM in response to baltwo

aww that ***** 😟

Any idea if there is a 3rd party tool that might do the job without making a messing up all my settings?

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baltwo

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Sep 17, 2009 4:32 PM in response to Padfoot007

Not that I'm aware of, since I don't usually muck with icons.

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Padfoot007 Author

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Sep 17, 2009 5:36 PM in response to baltwo

Okay anyways thanks for your prompt replies baltwo. Hopefully Apple will fix this in the next updates. If anybody else has a good suggestions please let me know. Thanks

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CMCSK

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Sep 17, 2009 6:16 PM in response to Padfoot007

Check on Versiontracker and Macupdate.

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baltwo

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Sep 17, 2009 6:21 PM in response to Padfoot007

Thanks for the feedback. BTW, there's nothing to fix. However, if you want Apple to add the feature, send Feedback and send bug reports and enhancement requests to Apple via its Bug Reporter system. To do the latter, join the Apple Developer Connection (ADC)—it's free and available for all Mac users and gets you a look at some development software. Since you already have an Apple username/ID, use that. Once a member, go to Apple BugReporter and file your bug report/enhancement request. The nice thing with this procedure over submitting feedback is that you get a response and a follow-up number; thus, starting a dialog with engineering.

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Padfoot007 Author

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Sep 18, 2009 11:52 PM in response to baltwo

Cool. I just filed a bug report/enhancement request! Hopefully they will fix this in the next release.

Does anyone know if snow leopard has fixed this issue? I don't have a way of knowing for sure since I do not have snow leopard.

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baltwo

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Sep 19, 2009 12:08 AM in response to Padfoot007

Thanks for the feedback. No, same behavior in SL.

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