I thought X3 had color/colour customization?

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2014/01/31 19:21:44 (permalink)

I thought X3 had color/colour customization?

You can't change the console view from that atrocious looking, hard on the eyes and an all out Advil promotional tool, gray to something better. I'm already going blind! I don't need any more help!
 
Or, am I missing something? 

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    Re: I thought X3 had color/colour customization? 2014/01/31 19:26:11 (permalink)
    Color options are explained at the beginning of the "X3 Skylight Enhancements" video http://www.cakewalk.com/CakeTV/SONARU.aspx/Get-Started
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    Re: I thought X3 had color/colour customization? 2014/01/31 19:35:08 (permalink)
    Thanks scook! I was looking in the preferences. I'll get back to you.

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    Re: I thought X3 had color/colour customization? 2014/01/31 20:08:52 (permalink)
    Well, it's a little better. I just don't understand why the bakers can't give us themes. Is this some kind of torcher? Obviously it's not but for me, it is. Why does everything have to be colors that blend so someone like me can't see anything? If it were not for Panu and his mods, I would still be on 8.5.

    To the bakers. If you're not going to make color any better for Sonar, can you at least give Panu the resources he needs so he can? I was on his site today and apparently he is having difficulty continuing his efforts.

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    Re: I thought X3 had color/colour customization? 2014/01/31 20:11:51 (permalink)
    Edit -> Preferences -> Customization -> Colors.
    Presets ("themes"  if you like) are there or make your own...

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    Re: I thought X3 had color/colour customization? 2014/01/31 20:59:22 (permalink)
    I got that Alex. I'm more interesting in getting rid of the gray console view at the moment. I set the strip, as Scook suggested, and chose black but all I got was dark gray. At least wasn't bright gray but it's still hard to look at.
     
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    Re: I thought X3 had color/colour customization? 2014/01/31 21:59:16 (permalink)
    I don't like that the wave foreground is tied to the track color. Unless I'm missing something, that's a dud.
     
    It appears you can change the clip background color.
     
    8.5 was the best as far as color customization goes. It even worked with Zoomtext. The previous X series did not. I wonder?

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