Hi, I often need to compare two files, say a "good, or sample" one, with a "bad, or in preparation".

They both have the same name (like web.config CV.docx, MyClass.cs), so when I visualize them, I cannot distinguish easily whioch is which.

For example, I see two notepad instances displaying "web.config" in title bar, which is which?

Of course I could rename them, but I only want to view, not to modify anything, as that could be dangerous (oops! renamed wrong web.config)

I tried to create two users "bluethemeuser" and "greenthemeuser", then shift run as different user, but this is tedious, and does not work (does not honor other user settings).

I am loking for a way to tell a window "now you have a blue background until you are closed"

any idea?

• Edited by Pierre Coach 19 hours 28 minutes ago

PC

TBH I would not mess with editing notepads colors.  If that is the app you use I would take a look at notepad++ which has that ability built in.  It has both per window and global adjustments for color, font, etc

http://www.groovypost.com/howto/notepad-plus-plus-change-font-color/

Thank you, but this is not what I need. I took notepad as an example, I have the same problem with write or visual studio.

I do not want to mess with notepad colors, I want to set *any* window color in a way I can distinguish it from another with the same title (not only notepad). Having a tag or a post-it, or even a spider ;-) in the window would be just as good.

To make things clear, I do not want to change the color, I need to distinguish two windows showing similar content, for example by setting their color. 

Other use case: compare behavior of application-v1.exe with application-v2.exe

PC

I understand the need as I have the same problem comparing (traces, DMP files, etc) I know of no way to ad hoc change a windows color.  I will stay subscribed in case someone else does.

Having a tag or a post-it, or even a spider ;-) in the window would be just as good.

In IE you can use the Developer Tools to change the Title, which would change the Tab label.  F12, Ctrl-2,  document.Title="Demo"   In IE11 we even have IntelliSense to reduce the amount of keystrokes.

Coincidentally I recently discovered a tool on the Windows SDK called Inspect.exe.  If you could find a way of extending that perhaps you could give any window any title you wanted?  Or add notes to hidden fields?

Heh.  For my Demo tab.  Inspect says there could be Other Props:  I wonder how?

RA

Whats the path to inspect.exe in a normal install.  Search is broken in win 10 and for the life of me I can not find inspect in the 8.1 SDK installed on this computer.

Tnx