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Dark Theme Please


Kizza

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He is referring to the UI, many applications, especially design-centric ones offer light and dark themes. I too want this:

[img:center]http://yorik.uncreated.net/scripts/themes/theme_dark.jpg[/img]

[img:center]http://yorik.uncreated.net/scripts/themes/theme_clean.jpg[/img]

The inverted color UI (Which i used to used all the time until I had to do color matching work) can be enabled with CMD-SHIFT-OPT-8 by default on older Mac OSes, but I think after 10.10 or 10.11 you have to go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Accessibility and enable the shortcut for Invert Colors. This works to an extent but also inverts all the colors within your document, ideally the UI could be altered separately to preserve document appearance but be easier on the eyes.

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Oh yes, sorry I should have been a bit clearer..

Go to the 2 minute point and you'll see what I mean...

Illustrator, Phiotoshop and autocad all have it.

Nice about CorelDraw is that the theme is somewhat customisable.

Incidentally, since Adobe have gone full subscription we are investigating CorelDraw as a suitable replacement. It seems to offer quite a lot actually.

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I'm not 100% sure about dark theme in VW.

I think that is what many CAD's use today.
But I always felt that a Architectural Project looks better on a VW Screen,
than on a Microstation or Archicad View Window ...
And still not sure what it is.

Somehow more sketchy, sketchupsy and artistic than scientific..

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This is in my top five personally desired features. I suspect it won't occur until we do a larger upgrade to the current UI that is not only aesthetic, but also improves functionality and usability (which I agree with, id much rather have a well thought out renovation than just a coat of paint), but I can almost guarantee that this one will eventually be included, if for no other reason than engineering getting tired of hearing me request it every few months. ;) 

 

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On 15.9.2016 at 9:00 PM, zoomer said:

I'm not 100% sure about dark theme in VW.

 

Ok I tried a (very dark!) example for CAD work.

Have to admit a dark theme isn't that bad. Less eye strain indeed.

So good for work but not necessary for presentation on screen.

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