Darker Interface for Sore and Ailing Eyes

[Psmith]

I think LiveCode would be the most ideal programming environment if it allowed for a "dark-themed" interface - especially in the "code entry" portions.

My eyes have been fried by almost 30 years of stark black on stark white interface themes. That, and glossy monitors with lots of glare.

Is there any way to change the default color scheme?


Thanks,

Psmith

[bn]

Psmith,

you can change the background color of the script editor in Preferences -> Script Editor -> Background Color to any color you want.

You can not change the text color as far as I see.

Kind regards
Bernd

[Psmith]

Those who suffer with eyestrain and damage from prolonged and excessive use of software know what I am referring to regarding interfaces.

Even having on screen a predominance of elements with lightly colored backgrounds causes more strain and glare - and in a coding or design environment the exposure times can become very long. In short, it hurts.

Can LiveCode be entered in a generic code editor that allows for overall interface color definitions? Of course, doing it this way severely handicaps the process of "live testing" your app - one of the main reasons for choosing LiveCode in the first place.


Psmith

[sturgis]

you can also "set the textcolor of stack "revNewScriptEditor 1" to whatevercolor

it won't affect the actual script but will override the text in other areas of the script editor. Would have to modify the scripts that colorize the scripts to change the behavior there.

[sturgis]

The script editor is written in livecode so you could modify it to do what you wish. You also might look at glx2, and as far as that goes you could write your own editor that then "sets the script of object to..."

glx2 is nice.

There was also an editor written by jerry daniels, but not sure its still available and working with current versions of lc. If it does work, it did have a less glaring color scheme setup and worked very well.

Those who suffer with eyestrain and damage from prolonged and excessive use of software know what I am referring to regarding interfaces.

Even having on screen a predominance of elements with lightly colored backgrounds causes more strain and glare - and in a coding or design environment the exposure times can become very long. In short, it hurts.

Can LiveCode be entered in a generic code editor that allows for overall interface color definitions? Of course, doing it this way severely handicaps the process of "live testing" your app - one of the main reasons for choosing LiveCode in the first place.


Psmith

[mwieder]

Psmith- glx2 is here: https://bitbucket.org/mwieder/glx2/downloads. Open source, configurable, try the 'chalkboard' interface - that's the one I use. Version 3.13 is on the site for downloading, but I'm about to put up 3.14 as soon as I can free up the time.

[Psmith]

This is a beautiful tool you have designed here, Mr. Wieder.

I hope I can follow the installation instructions for Mac. And, learn it well enough to use its many features.

Coding is hard and we all need as much help as we can get. Thanks for this wonderful contribution.


Psmith

[shaosean]

i made a plugin a while back that allowed you to create themes for the built-in script editor..

[Psmith]

I would be interested in trying your plug-in, as well. Can you post where to find it?


Psmith

[shaosean]

Will dig it out of the archives.. It should work with LiveCode, but I basically moved away from development in Rev/LC before the name change to LiveCode so it was never tested..

[Simon]

Off Topic
Ok shaosean you beg a question.
Where did you, S. Reichelt and Daniels & Mara go and why?
Seems you all found other things to do at approximately the same time.
Maybe just my imagination.

Simon

[shaosean]

no idea...