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Robbie Khan
Robbie Khan
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January 9, 2021
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P: UI add Dark Mode or Interface Customization

  • January 9, 2021
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Dark mode in Windows would be very useful, I use it on my system and everything is very eye pleasing, but the LRC toolbar is still white which ends up being distracting when working on dark photos since the rest of the UI is dark. It makes no sense that the toolbar does not follow the OS system theme, or at least have a proper dark mode option in LRC settings somewhere?

 

Pic related,t hanks!

 

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    deroderuiter
    deroderuiter
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    January 9, 2021

    Is it possible to change the dark gray interface of Lightroom Classic? Especially for older people the dark color is terrible to work with. In Photoshop Elements it's possible to change the interface to a light color, but I can't find such a possibility in Lightroom Classic...

      D Fosse
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      D FosseCommunity Expert
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      January 9, 2021

      There isn't, and I absolutely agree there should be. All "comfort"-considerations aside, the dark interface usually fools the eye into thinking the image is brighter than it is, and so the final result is too dark and muddy.

       

      You can set the image backdrop to white, which helps - but this makes the whole interface an over-contrasty dizzying mess.

       

      And what's with the black frame? Why is that a good idea?

        KR Seals
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        KR SealsCommunity Expert
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        October 17, 2022

        This is the best solution of all given the lack of other options in LrC. By setting the background to white in the Develop Module, you can easily see when the areas of an image that should be white are only a middle shade of gray. There are many sample of this sad situation on line, surf photos where the gray ocean foam should be nearly white, water falls that are coming out gray, etc. It does require a critical eye in evaluating your photos and a good understanding of the tonal scale, black to white.

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