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color blind dark mode issue [Resolved] #778748 10/14/23 06:42 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,161 Hamlin NY MarioD OP Veteran
OP MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,161 Hamlin NY	I like to use the dark mode, however I am partially color blind and I'm having difficulty seeing what folders I have already viewed verses what folders I haven't viewed. I am also having difficulty seeing if I am left a message on said folder., i.e. the little circle. Is anyone else having this issue or is it just me? If others are having problems can PGM change the colors, maybe like the dark and lite colors on the main page? If it is only me I can go back to the white mode. Thanx in advance for your time. Last edited by MarioD; 10/14/23 06:44 AM. Whenever I get something stuck in the back of my throat, I dislodge it by drinking a beer. It's called the Heineken Maneuver. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: color blind dark mode issue MarioD #778824 10/14/23 02:24 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 3,790 J JohnJohnJohn Veteran
JohnJohnJohn Veteran J Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 3,790	Originally Posted by MarioD I like to use the dark mode, however I am partially color blind and I'm having difficulty seeing what folders I have already viewed verses what folders I haven't viewed. I am also having difficulty seeing if I am left a message on said folder., i.e. the little circle. Is anyone else having this issue or is it just me? If others are having problems can PGM change the colors, maybe like the dark and lite colors on the main page? If it is only me I can go back to the white mode. Thanx in advance for your time. I'm not color blind but I too am having a lot of trouble with this in dark mode. Having two colors, yellow and white, that are so close to indicate a difference is not good. Please make one white and one dark blue or red or something with a lot more contrast!

Re: color blind dark mode issue MarioD #778829 10/14/23 03:10 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,223 Wauconda DrDan Veteran
DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,223 Wauconda	OK, I give. Where do I find this option to use Dark Mode? It must be hidden really well. BIAB – 2025, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD, 2TB WDC Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue, 2 TB SK NVMe, 6 TB External, Motu Audio Express 6x6

Re: color blind dark mode issue DrDan #778832 10/14/23 03:30 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,302 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack Veteran
AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,302 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted by MusicStudent OK, I give. Where do I find this option to use Dark Mode? It must be hidden really well. It's on the 'Dark' side, Dan Click on your account name at the top right, select Preferences, and navigate from there: BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones

Re: color blind dark mode issue MarioD #778851 10/14/23 04:13 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,223 Wauconda DrDan Veteran
DrDan Veteran Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 12,223 Wauconda	Thanks, apparently hiding in plain site. BIAB – 2025, Reaper (current), i7-12700F Processor, 32GB DDR4-3200MHz RAM, 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD, 2TB WDC Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue, 2 TB SK NVMe, 6 TB External, Motu Audio Express 6x6

Re: color blind dark mode issue MarioD #778950 10/15/23 10:59 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 3,790 J JohnJohnJohn Veteran
JohnJohnJohn Veteran J Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 3,790	I switched back to light mode as the contrast between yellow and white seems a little better.

Re: color blind dark mode issue MarioD #778963 10/15/23 01:38 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110 M musocity Veteran
musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	Can you adjust the contrast etc.. in the video card properties ? ore if you use Firefox there maybe an extension to change page colors. Color Blind Glasses, all the videos I've seen show amazing results https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Color+Blind+Glasses https://enchroma.com https://pilestone.com/ or PG could change the tone a bit on these newposts.gif nonewposts.gif

Re: color blind dark mode issue musocity #778965 10/15/23 01:53 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,161 Hamlin NY MarioD OP Veteran
OP MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,161 Hamlin NY	Originally Posted by musocity Can you adjust the contrast etc.. in the video card properties ? ore if you use Firefox there maybe an extension to change page colors. Color Blind Glasses, all the videos I've seen show amazing results https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Color+Blind+Glasses https://enchroma.com https://pilestone.com/ or PG could change the tone a bit on these newposts.gif nonewposts.gif Thanx for the info. I have looked at those glasses but according to my eye doc they probably wouldn't work for me. Plus I am in trifocals and the cost for those glasses would be sky high. I have played with brightness and such but it is a pain the may be avoided if PGM could change their scheme. I have other sites on dark mode with no problems. Whenever I get something stuck in the back of my throat, I dislodge it by drinking a beer. It's called the Heineken Maneuver. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: color blind dark mode issue MarioD #778969 10/15/23 02:34 PM Off-Topic
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musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	I changed these a bit, see if that helps

Re: color blind dark mode issue MarioD #778973 10/15/23 03:22 PM Off-Topic
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musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	Originally Posted by MarioD I have looked at those glasses but according to my eye doc they probably wouldn't work for me. Plus I am in trifocals and the cost for those glasses would be sky high. He should have them there for you to try as docs are not always right, and you should be able to have the lenses that clip on your existing glasses and can flip up or down like sunglasses.

Re: color blind dark mode issue musocity #778979 10/15/23 04:01 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,161 Hamlin NY MarioD OP Veteran
OP MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,161 Hamlin NY	Ya, I know about Docs. About 20 years ago if I had listened to my Doc I would have died; he said I didn't need a colonoscopy because I was very active and took vitamins even though I was 57 years old. I got one anyway and they caught the cancer just as it was starting to go through my colon wall. I dumped him ASAP after that. But my eye Doc gave me the color blindness test and it showed that all three cones overlapped so much that those glasses wouldn't work. I took his word for it and in one of the videos in your message said the identical thing. It is not those icons I am having a problem. It is the folder icons as I show in this picture: Whenever I get something stuck in the back of my throat, I dislodge it by drinking a beer. It's called the Heineken Maneuver. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: color blind dark mode issue MarioD #779052 10/16/23 10:24 AM Off-Topic
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 7,411 Victoria, BC Andrew - PG Music PG Music Staff
Andrew - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: May 2002 Posts: 7,411 Victoria, BC	Quote It is not those icons I am having a problem. It is the folder icons as I show in this picture: Thanks for clarifying. We'll make the difference more obvious for the next revision. Andrew PG Music Inc.

Re: color blind dark mode issue Andrew - PG Music #779063 10/16/23 11:13 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,161 Hamlin NY MarioD OP Veteran
OP MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,161 Hamlin NY	Originally Posted by Andrew - PG Music Quote It is not those icons I am having a problem. It is the folder icons as I show in this picture: Thanks for clarifying. We'll make the difference more obvious for the next revision. Thanx so much Andrew. Another example of the outstanding customer service from PGM. Whenever I get something stuck in the back of my throat, I dislodge it by drinking a beer. It's called the Heineken Maneuver. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: color blind dark mode issue Andrew - PG Music #779071 10/16/23 01:09 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110 M musocity Veteran
musocity Veteran M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,110	You should be able to make another dark theme (Dark High Contrast) from that one and just change those icons, so in prefes you select what looks best.

Re: color blind dark mode issue DrDan #779075 10/16/23 01:50 PM Off-Topic
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Notes Norton Veteran Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 6,352 Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.A.	Originally Posted by MusicStudent Thanks, apparently hiding in plain site. Often, the best way to hide somethng Bob "Notes" Norton Norton Music https://www.nortonmusic.com 100% MIDI Super-Styles recorded by live, pro, studio musicians for a live groove & Fake Disks for MIDI and/or RealTracks

Re: color blind dark mode issue Andrew - PG Music #780242 10/26/23 04:13 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,161 Hamlin NY MarioD OP Veteran
OP MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,161 Hamlin NY	Originally Posted by Andrew - PG Music Quote It is not those icons I am having a problem. It is the folder icons as I show in this picture: Thanks for clarifying. We'll make the difference more obvious for the next revision. Thanx so much Andrew. This is much better, i.e. no problem seeing things now! Whenever I get something stuck in the back of my throat, I dislodge it by drinking a beer. It's called the Heineken Maneuver. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: color blind dark mode issue MarioD #780248 10/26/23 06:51 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,302 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack Veteran
AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,302 Melbourne, Australia	Definitely much easier to identify now. Thanks also Andrew. BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones

Re: color blind dark mode issue MarioD #780264 10/27/23 05:06 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 2,569 United States Bass Thumper Veteran
Bass Thumper Veteran Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 2,569 United States	Not sure if this monitor or similar would be helpful. If so, it would help beyond how this forum is configured and be useful for all your computer work. https://wearecolorblind.com/resources/benq-bl2480t-with-colour-weakness-mode/ https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677 BiaB 2025 Windows For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.

Re: color blind dark mode issue Bass Thumper #780271 10/27/23 06:22 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,161 Hamlin NY MarioD OP Veteran
OP MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,161 Hamlin NY	Originally Posted by Bass Thumper Not sure if this monitor or similar would be helpful. If so, it would help beyond how this forum is configured and be useful for all your computer work. https://wearecolorblind.com/resources/benq-bl2480t-with-colour-weakness-mode/ Thanx for this suggestion Steve but I do photography also. My photographic program, On 1 Photo Raw, automatically corrects my color photos for me. My son has a graphic arts degree and has verified that On 1 Photo Raw accurately corrects my photos if needed. Getting a monitor like this one may look OK to me but my pictures probably would not look realistic to others. Thanx anyway for the research and suggestion, I appreciate it. PS - Music is my #1 hobby while photography is my #2. But since my wife has some health issues photography has taken a big hit, i.e. I can't get out like I used to get out. Whenever I get something stuck in the back of my throat, I dislodge it by drinking a beer. It's called the Heineken Maneuver. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: color blind dark mode issue MarioD #780282 10/27/23 07:12 AM Off-Topic
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Bass Thumper Veteran Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 2,569 United States	Originally Posted by MarioD Getting a monitor like this one may look OK to me but my pictures probably would not look realistic to others. Got it. It sounds like you are on top of the latest tech offerings. Stay up to date, if you blink there is a new whiz-bang device out there. All the best. PS> Thanks for sharing your Dr. experience. I tell people what Reagan said . . . Trust but verify. https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677 BiaB 2025 Windows For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.

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