(I Moved this question into a new topic..)Sorry to use this page to ask this question, I just happen to be reading it and the point about colour schemes grabbed my attention.
Is it correct that the colouring only applies to the actual file panes not the rest of the UI? I can use the quick look'n'feel colour option to change colours but it looks like it only affects that area.
I would like to make the whole UI a darker style but I am not sure if those details are handled by Windows itself.
Colors for UI Components come from Windows. And the drawing of most Standard UI components are handled entirely by Windows.
They use the Colors settings in Windows.. (That you can change in windows. and will affect all programs)
Most color settings are for the Explorer Panel since that is like 90% of the UI. and if you disable Menu/Toolbar/Buttons it is 95%
Changing the default color behavior for standard Windows UI component will not always look good and not all of the places can be overridden.
There are some experimental support for that. It is mentioned
here how to enable it.. But it looks ugly.