Document Colors Options

OK - Grab your pocket protector, beanie hat and slide rule. A mining light wouldn't hurt. We are going way down...

Note: For 7.0 users, just replace 8.0 in the registry paths with 7.0 and most of this should be in the same, or close to it, place. I have checked both versions in this regards.

The registry location for information on the Accessibility preferences can be found here:

Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\8.0\Originals
Name: iAccessColorPolicy
Data (DWORD): (varies) (enable)

iAccessColor Policy has the following values:
Missing : Unchecked
1 : Use Windows Color Scheme
4 : High Contrast - Green on Black
5 : High Contrast - Yellow on Black
6 : High Contrast - White on Black
7 : High Contrast - Black on White
2 : Custom Color
--- Background color is stored here --> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\8.0\Originals\cAccessBackgroundColor
--- Document Text is stored here --> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\8.0\Originals\cAccessTextColorThe colors are stored as individual RGB values (one Name : Data element per key) rather than the usual 6 hex characters or 3-byte strings.

Just in case you needed 2.814^14 colors instead of the usual 16.5M.

'Only change the color of black text or line art'
is stored in:
Name : bAccessOverrideDocColors
Data (DWORD) : 1 = Checked / missing = Unchecked

and

'Change the color of line art as well as text'
is stored in:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\8.0\Access
Name : bOverrideLineArtColors
Data (DWORD) : 1 = Checked / missing = Unchecked

As for the Customization Wizard - you will definitely need it. I cannot find a better tool package Distiller JobOptions, punch-in the serial number, set update settings, set file attachment status, etc. However, for handling Registry settings such as this, it's pretty bad. You have to manually move each registry name, individually, from the source location to the destination. You cannot just 'group move' the entire hive or tree. You have to know where each setting change was made at and where it needs to be move to. We had over a hundred minor tweaks to our build, not counting color changes. We tried just about everything... there is no Registry snapshot/export/import mechanism, no easy registry migration tool, etc. What we ended up having to do was use WISE to handle the snap shooting and difference generation of the registry then pull it into the package as a post installation update.

Also, beware the Shortcuts tool - you can delete them, but cannot add or move them.

By the way, to find out where the registry was being updated while making the changes in Acrobat (you'll notice that the 'Originals' path was rather intuitive for holding the Accessibility items - when there is an Access and (in A7) Accessibility registry paths) - use PROCMON (Process Monitor) available from Microsoft. Filter things down, and it becomes rather handy to find out what is being updated when you make settings changes.

Last tidbit for the day - registry changes are only written when the Preferences dialog is closed.

I hope this helps.

Good luck!