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  • How Many Are Using Custom Themes? (p.3)
2016/11/17 08:03:00
gswitz
I wish we could include some of the themes from others in the distribution. I have been too lazy to download any. Shame on me. I'm sure they are great.
2016/11/17 08:14:39
Kamikaze
I still use my unique Control Bar, and a modified theme, but I haven't used the theme editor since because there were glaring omissions and anomalies I I think should have been addressed in the following months. But as that went dead, I've as mush faith in time being invested in it as any other non core aspect of sonar.  
2016/11/17 08:17:53
BobF
I think there are a lot of cool, custom themes.  I ended up going back/forth between the blue meter theme and the glow green for a while, but ended up back on Mercury.  Turns out that as far as eye strain goes, Mercury is a pretty darn good theme.  Add the strip colors and I'm back to it.
 
 
2016/11/17 08:32:03
John
Mosvalve
I use the Gold theme I created. It's the only one I use now.


I use your theme. I find it more to my liking than any other.
2016/11/17 08:38:23
Pragi
Count me in,
I´m using -mercsten,blue meters - in the studio box and -dark aqua- on my laptop.
I like both themes a lot.
2016/11/17 09:06:05
Anderton
nonametoday
I was excited when i first found out about the theme editor as i have some eyesight problems that i assumed the editor would help me with. I was really annoyed when something essential for people with vision problems was just for the platinum users, i can only afford the artist version.

 
I don't think anyone at Cakewalk really thought of the theme editor as something for people with vision problems although as an application, that makes sense. The motivation for the theme editor was all the people who had requested more color customization options.
 
When/if I finish my theme it might be what you need. Although not intended specifically for those with vision problems, it is intended to be highly visible from the rear of a room when I'm doing seminars. Meanwhile, if you could specify what would make a theme vision-friendly, maybe one of the graphic geniuses here could whip something up.
 
2016/11/17 09:27:24
patm300e
Default Mercury here.  FULL Channel colors is VERY important to me...
 
2016/11/17 09:31:14
karma1959
using the stock themes
 
2016/11/17 09:32:59
JohnEgan
Standard Tungsten works well for me, and use it exclusively and just assigning track/bus colors as before, got so much else to learn and experiment with in the audio production I don't seem to have time to for it. Perhaps if there were some more listed in preferences menu I would try them out. 
 
Cheers
2016/11/17 09:45:33
bitflipper
I'd like to extend a challenge to theme editor fans:
 
For those of us whose eyesight ain't what it used to be, design a theme that achieves high contrast and text legibility while avoiding garish colors. 
 
 
That's not an easy design goal, since soft colors and high contrast tend to be mutually-exclusive. (See Microsoft's butt-ugly "high contrast" Windows theme for an example of what happens when you favor legibility over everything else.) But I know I'm not the only sight-challenged geezer around here that would appreciate such a contribution.
 
 
 
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