Meenie50 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I'm new to Affinity Photo and trying to set things up. I only seem to have two choices of it's appearance an Light and a Dark. In the Dark, I can barely see the tools they're gray on gray. In the Light, it's much too bright and wearing to my eyes. I've tried the sliders for the gray, etc, but nothing much seems to change. Is there a reason the tools are in color when you click on view but just gray on the tool bar? Am I overlooking something? (Probably, lol, there's a million choices!) I'm working in a Windows 10 environment... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Lee D Posted January 16, 2019 Staff Share Posted January 16, 2019 Hi Meenie50, Welcome to the forum. The UI does only have the Light and Dark options and the UI Gamma adjusts this slightly. Background Grey Level only affects the area surrounding the canvas, this has a range from Black to White, the same applies to the Artboard Background Level. The left hand tool menu icons are displayed in colour once an image is opened or new document has been created. They can also be turned to monochromatic within Preferences > User Interface. Some icons on the Context Toolbar will only become available when certain tools or options are selected. MEB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenie50 Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Thanks, Lee D! Lol, that's what I get for trying to set things up before opening a document!! Having the tools in color will be perfect with the dark background. With them all gray, I had a hard time seeing what was what! Thanks for being patient with a silly newby!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 There are three choices. Black, Grey or Off (blacker) Meenie50 1 Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwellborn Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 13 minutes ago, Meenie50 said: Thanks, Lee D! Lol, that's what I get for trying to set things up before opening a document!! Having the tools in color will be perfect with the dark background. With them all gray, I had a hard time seeing what was what! Thanks for being patient with a silly newby!! There aren’t any silly questions as far as I am concerned. These beautiful Affinity apps do have a learning curve, and the most beautiful part (I think) is that the Affinity moderators and technical support staff are here to answer anything and everything with such helpful pointers. Many other people with several years experience also reply in these forums with helpful solutions. So ask away in these forums if you need help! I have learned so much this way!! Alfred, Meenie50 and MEB 3 Quote 24" iMAC Apple M1 chip, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16 GB unified memory, 1 TB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6. Photo, Publisher, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.3. MacBook Pro 13" 2020, Apple M1 chip, 16GB unified memory, 256GB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6. Publisher, Photo, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.1.1. iPad Pro 12.9 2020 (4th Gen. IOS 16.6.1); Apple pencil. Wired and bluetooth mice and keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 minute ago, jmwellborn said: There aren’t any silly questions as far as I am concerned Quite right, always ask. Never struggle. Warning ! You might get silly answers sometimes. We like a bit of humour on here (most of us) anyway Alfred and jmwellborn 2 Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenie50 Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 I so agree, no silly questions! But I've been in other forums where newbie questions aren't so well received I'm glad to see this isn't like them. We all have to be new at some point, lol. And humor I do enjoy as well Alfred, toltec and jmwellborn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 20 minutes ago, Meenie50 said: I'm glad to see this isn't like them. We all have to be new at some point 18 months ago I bought Photo. Never seen it before. I had lots of help at the beginning and now I am considered a bit more knowledgeable, I pass that knowledge on. A 'circle of life' type thing. jmwellborn 1 Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenie50 Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Love that! I'm an Indie author and that's exactly what I do within my writing community. By sharing knowledge, we all prosper. Karma!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toltec Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 24 minutes ago, Meenie50 said: Karma!! Karmann Ghia One if my all time favourite cars cjtnd, jmwellborn and Alfred 2 1 Quote Windows PCs. Photo and Designer, latest non-beta versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 20 hours ago, jmwellborn said: There aren’t any silly questions as far as I am concerned. Some silly questions: What is the definition of silly? How do you spell silly? Is regular putty less foolish than silly putty? What are three synonyms for silly? toltec 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwellborn Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, R C-R said: Some silly questions: What are three synonyms for silly? Answer: R C R. toltec and R C-R 2 Quote 24" iMAC Apple M1 chip, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16 GB unified memory, 1 TB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6. Photo, Publisher, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.3. MacBook Pro 13" 2020, Apple M1 chip, 16GB unified memory, 256GB SSD storage, Ventura 13.6. Publisher, Photo, Designer 1.10.5, and 2.1.1. iPad Pro 12.9 2020 (4th Gen. IOS 16.6.1); Apple pencil. Wired and bluetooth mice and keyboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenie50 Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Oh yeah, this is my kinda group!! Lolol! toltec and jmwellborn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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