Custom Theme or Default colors

[pmason]

I swear I was able to do this in a previous version, but I can't seem to figure out how to set the default colors, for example the Element I want the background color to be a medium blue.
I have tried:
Tools -> Options -> Standard Colors doesn't seem to do anything
Tools -> Options -> Gradients and Backgrounds and that doesn't seem to do anything
Tools -> Options -> Appearance doesn't look to have anything.

Tools -> Options -> Themes while selecting a different theme it will change the behavior I'm looking for, but trying to create my own theme it doesn't seem to pick up the colors I select as I read it should.

Also tried to set the standard colors in the tools option space and go to the Project -> Settings -> Set Project Default colors which seems to make the color I want the default one on the  color pallet now but when I still create a new element "Component" its still the pail red color.
Searched here and google and haven't found an answer yet.

[qwerty]

Look up the help for template packages. That might be what you're after.

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[Eve]

My guess is that the cryptic checkbox 'Use element group style' on the appearance page is checked. That overrides the colors with different colors depending on element type.