Why does my Reflection button and color scheme look different?

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  • 20-Jul-2010
  • 23-Oct-2020

Environment

Reflection Desktop (including Pro, for X, for IBM, or for UNIX and OpenVMS) 16.0 and higher.
Reflection 2014
Reflection for IBM 2014
Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS 2014
Reflection for IBM 2011
Reflection for UNIX and OpenVMS 2011
Reflection Standard Suite 2011

Situation

The appearance of your Reflection button and workspace color scheme varies depending on your Reflection installation. This technical note explains why, and how to change the appearance.

Resolution

Button and Color Scheme Based on Installation Scenario

The Reflection button in the upper left corner of the Reflection Desktop, Reflection 2014, and Reflection 2011 workspace and the workspace color scheme vary depending on your installation of Reflection:

The default for new installs of Reflection on Windows 7 is “Office 2010 White.” With this color scheme, the main Reflection commands are accessed from the File menu.

Figure 1 - Reflection 2014 Button in
Figure 1 - Reflection 2014 Button in "Office 2010 White"

Figure 1 - Reflection 2014 Button in
Figure 2 - Reflection 2011 Button in "Office 2010 White"

The default for new installs of Reflection on Windows Vista and Windows XP and for upgrades from Reflection 2008 to newer versions of Reflection is "Office 2007 Black." With any of the Office 2007 color schemes selected, the main Reflection commands are accessed from the Reflection button menu.

Figure 3 - Reflection 2014 Button in
Figure 3 - Reflection 2014 Button in "Office 2007 Black"

Figure 3 - Reflection 2014 Button in
Figure 4 - Reflection 2011 Button in "Office 2007 Black"

Changing the Reflection Button and Color Scheme

To change the appearance of the Reflection button and workspace color scheme in the Reflection Workspace:

  1. Go to the Reflection Workspace Settings > Configure Workspace Settings.
  2. Scroll to the User Interface section and select “Look and Feel / Color Scheme”.
  3. Select your Reflection button appearance from the drop-down list.

Additional Information

Legacy KB ID

This document was originally published as Attachmate Technical Note 2503.