This sample demonstrates how to use the -ms-high-contrast media query to detect when the system is in High Contrast Mode. It uses the -ms-high-contrast media query with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and JavaScript to declare high-contrast-specific styles.
This sample also shows how to implement custom controls in HTML, CSS, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), and JavaScript that support the high contrast mode, and it demonstrates how to use resource management to display visuals appropriate for the system's contrast setting.
For more information about styling Windows Store apps using JavaScript, see Quickstart: styling controls.
This sample is written in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
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Related topics
- -ms-high-contrast
- High Contrast Mode
- Quickstart: styling controls
- Windows 8 app samples
- Roadmap for apps using JavaScript
Operating system requirements
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Build the sample
- Start Visual Studio 2013 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
- Go to the directory in which you unzipped the sample. Go to the directory named for the sample, and double-click the Microsoft Visual Studio Solution (.sln) file.
- Press F7 or use Build > Build Solution to build the sample.
Run the sample
To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.