Customizing the Background for Start Menu Views for Windows Mobile Standard
4/8/2010
Windows Mobile Standard uses the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Rai\:<FolderName> to specify options for the background of a Start menu folder. The following table shows the necessary registry values.
| Value : Type | Description |
|---|---|
BKDefaultGradient : DWORD |
Specifies whether the default background has a gradient color or not. If it is set to 0, the background is white. If it is set to 1, the background has a gradient (the left side is white, and the right side is a color specified by the system color). BKBitmapFile overrides BKDefaultGradient. If you specify a background image with BKBitmapFile, BKDefaultGradient is ignored. |
BKBitmapFile : STRING |
Specifies the name of the file that should be used for the background image. |
BKBitmapTransparent : DWORD |
Determines if the background image is transparent or not. |
BKFlags : DWORD |
Determines how to justify the image. |
Example
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Rai\:MSStart
"BKBitmapFile" = "\\windows\\stonehenge.gif"
"BKBitmapTransparent" = dword:FF00FF
"BKFlags" = dword:1a
"GridView" = dword:1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Rai\:MSStart\Games
"BKBitmapFile" = "\\windows\\bliss.gif"
"BKBitmapTransparent" = dword:FF00FF
"BKFlags" = dword:1a
"GridView" = dword:0