DW2017 Increase contrast in app

[klubar]

I'm as "hip" as the next guy and appreciate gray on gray type ... but only for about 10 minutes. For those of us who have to use an application for real work, the ultra-low contract of the new Dreamweaver is really hard on the eyes. Trying to read gray type against a gray background gets tiring really fast.

Question:

Is there any way to turn up the contrast (either black type or a white background) for the frame elements in DW2017?

Although it appears to be slightly less buggy (not a very high bar) than DW2015, the new version is a serous step back in terms of usability.

[ankushr40215001]

Hi kluber,

See this post which could provide an answer to your query - Learn how you can customize the colors of your code elements in Dreamweaver.

Let me know if this helps.

Regards,

Ankush

[Jon Fritz]

Go to Edit > Preferences > Interface to change the settings. Right now, there are 4 application themes and two code themes.

The link given by ankushr40215001 is for further modifying the code theme.

[klubar]

The link you provided doesn't change the contrast of the DW elements. For example, I've selected dark (or light it doesn't matter), and the DW elements like the local/remote file list is still gray type against a gray background. The DW menus have a little more contrast, but they are still gray type against a slightly lighter gray background. None of the frame elements have any contrast. The scroll bar in the local/remote file listing has zero contrast.

Windows provides a control panel to customize elements like scroll bars, colors and contrast. No reason for DW to invent its own incompatible options.

Here's an example of gray-on-gray.

Pretty hard to read after three or four hours. Not a friendly option for slightly vision impaired or tired eyes. A "what were they thinking?"

K

[Jon Fritz]

I don't like the limitation of the 4 options either and hopefully they do something about it in a future release.

It's one of several cosmetic issues with the program that people have brought up since CC2017 came out.

[paulk7737514]

I can't stand it either. For me, the lack of contrast alone was a deal breaker.

[BenPleysier]

Mmmm! Not entirely unhappy.

[klubar]

BenPleysier -- other than not be able to see the + and - signs (to the left of Selectors), that looks a little better. Where to make the changes for this? Also does it affect all of the chrome (like the site file listings?)

[Jon Fritz]

I mentioned it above, you might have missed it.

That change is under Edit > Preferences > Interface

There are 4 application themes and 2 code themes there.

[BenPleysier]

The + and - signs will light up as soon as I make a selection.

[Nancy OShea]

A dark UI is all I use now.  For me, it's much easier on the eyes.

I also use high contrast code colors.

The 4 steps to create custom code colors are described below in reply #2.

Re: DW2017 Token inspector not working?

Nancy

[SuhasYogin]

Hi Ken,

Could I request you to share more screenshots where you feel we need to improve the contrast of the app?

Thanks for reporting these - we're definitely listening!

Cheers,

Suhas Yogin

[klubar]

Maybe my eyes are old, or I spend the entire day in front of a screen... but here are a couple of suggestions of where the ultra-low contrast in DW is really not very "serious user" friendly.

The scroll bar on the file listing has nearly zero contract with the background:

Source edit (light):

How many different scroll bars styles do we need on one screen? What do the different style scroll bars mean?

And

If I had to pick one... stick with style 2... that is the Windows standard.

Why dark gray on light gray?

More low contrast

How many colors/themes can we have going on here?

Gray on gray; gray on black; random?

Wonder what these lines (barcode?) means in the source scroll bar?

It looks like the program was designed to demo well and not built for all day use.

[Preran · Accepted solution]

Please upvote the idea on this page. Code View Contrast – Adobe Dreamweaver CC: Feature Ideas and canvass for it to help the team prioritize your request. .

Thanks,

Preran