Visual layout and interface - dark vs light

[dave2017]

I am often happy enough to see panels on my computer screen with dark or black backgrounds and white lettering. Recently I noticed that some users really dislike this and find it hard to read white letters on a black background.

Today I'm sitting in front of my screen and the sun has come up outside. This makes it very hard to read white letters on a black background. Are there different settings in Affinity software which allow role reversal of panels and lettering?

I use MacOS - and at the OS level there are options for light and dark configurations, but I'm not sure whether these pass over to applications, or whether applications should in fact provide something similar themselves.

Some users might prefer completely different combinations of colours and brightness for different visual aspects. Are these available in Affinity software?

 

[Old Bruce]

4 minutes ago, dave2017 said:

Some users might prefer completely different combinations of colours and brightness for different visual aspects. Are these available in Affinity software?

 

Not other than the basic Light or Dark interface. Meaning no Highlight Colours other than the ones in the OS.

4 minutes ago, dave2017 said:

Today I'm sitting in front of my screen and the sun has come up outside. This makes it very hard to read white letters on a black background. Are there different settings in Affinity software which allow role reversal of panels and lettering?

 

Check your preferences in each of the Affinity Applications, what you want is under the User Interface section. On Mac OS 10.14.6 and higher you can set to Light, Dark or Default OS which will take it from the Operating System preference.

[dave2017]

Thanks - that's very helpul. The change is immediate if done from within the application. If I make a change in the OS state, will I have to restart the Affinity programs?