## Working with colors

### Editing colors

Your theme can specify a variety of font and highlight colors. Carbide .ui allows you to choose a color using several standard color editing styles (palette, RGB, and HSB). Alpha (transparency) values are not supported in themes (all colors are 100% opaque). Each color element can be separately specified for the main and mini handset screen.
Tip: Some standard-level phone models use color rectangles as a highlight (where more advanced-level phones use images). By default, the Workspace and All Screens Display show the images defined for these elements.
If you define values for the color rectangles and want to see how they look in the Workspace or All Screens Display, select the appropriate screen in the Screen Options and set the Row Highlight Type Displayed field to Color.
The table below lists the font color elements for the main screen, the screens on which they are simulated and the Theme Editor tab on which they can be edited.
Tip: All the font color elements can be separately edited for the mini screen. All the mini screen font color elements are located in the Mini Screen>Colors (Mini) in the editor view.

Element | Description | Screen | Tab
Header Font Color | Color of text in the header (top) area | Most screens | Default
Status Area Font Color | Color of text in the status area (digital clock and monochrome indicators) | Most screens which show a clock | Default
Softkey Font Color | Color of text in the three (left, middle, right) softkey areas | Most screens | Default
Idle Font Color | Color of text in the middle area when in Idle mode | Idle (only in the128x128 and 208x208 simulations) | Idle>Idle Screen
Idle Status Area Font Color | Color of text in the status area when in Idle mode | Idle and Active Idle | Idle>Idle Screen
Idle Softkey Area Font Color | Color of text in the three softkey areas when in Idle mode | Idle and Active Idle | Idle>Idle Screen
Active Idle - Active Font Color | Color of text of active elements when in Active Idle mode | Active Idle | Idle>Active Idle
Shortcut Bar Popup Font Color | Color of text in the popup bar when navigating the shortcut bar in Active Idle mode | This element is not simulated | Idle>Active Idle
Menu/List Font Color | Color of text in list and tab view of the main menu and selection lists | Main Menu (List) and (Tab), Folder, and AudioPlayer | Main Menu>List View
Highlighted Menu/List Font Color | Color of highlighted (selected) text in list and tab view of the main menu and selection lists | Several screens | Main Menu>ListView
Labelled Grid Menu Font Color | Color of text in labeled grid view of the main menu | Main Menu (Grid) | Main Menu>Grid View
Labeled Grid Menu Highlight Font Color | Color of highlighted (selected) text in labeled grid view of the main menu | Main Menu (Grid) | Main Menu>Grid View
Reorder Menu Highlight Font Color | Color of text used when users reorder items in a list (standard-level phones only) | This element is not simulated | Main Menu>Grid View
Selected Form Item Font Color | Color of text for the highlighted (selected) item in forms | Profile Settings | Apps>Forms
Unselected Form Item Font Color | Color of text for the items in forms | Profile Settings | Apps>Forms

The table below summarizes the highlight and background colors available for the main screen, the screens on which they are simulated and the Theme Editor tab on which they can be edited.

Element | Description | Screen | Tab
Active Idle - Content Background Color | Color of background when in Active Idle mode | This element is not simulated | Idle>Active Idle
Shortcut Bar Popup Background Color | Color of background in the popup bar when navigating the shortcut bar in Active Idle mode | This element is not simulated | Idle>Active Idle
Active Idle - Idle Font Outline Color | Color of text outline when in Active Idle mode | This element is not simulated | Idle>Active Idle
Grid Menu Highlight Color | Color of highlight when items are shown as a grid view (standard-level phones only) | Main Menu (Grid) | Main Menu>Grid View
Reorder Menu Highlight Color | Color of highlight used when users reorder items in a list (standard-level phones only) | This element is not simulated | Main Menu>Grid View
Calendar Highlight Color | Color of highlight cursor in the Calendar screens. On some standard-level phones that do not support highlight images, this element is used as the highlight color in main menu and folder lists. | Calendar | Apps>Calendar
Selected Form Item Color | Color of background for the highlighted (selected) item in forms | Profile Settings | Apps>Forms
Unselected Form Item Color | Color of background for the items in forms | Profile Settings | Apps>Forms