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background colors

Postby markeh » Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:33 am

OK - a minor issue. Just installed 6.62: 00 06 39 F9 E2 60

The "default" background color is a dark grey, and makes the font a little harder to read. I would prefer it a lighter color, or even white.

Setting (Settings > Colors/Fonts > old posts) the background color for old posts doesn't seem to have any effect. No matter what I set, it stays dark gray.

Suggestions??


thnx,


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Re: background colors

Postby Quade » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:19 am

In the NBI file, add

[COLORS]
UseBackgroundColor = 0


This will force it to use the default windows background color for lists.

You can get to the NBI file (assuming it's in the default location) by hitting "Open Data Folder" in the options. Then exit Newsbin. From the open windows you should see "Newsbin.nbi". You can edit it with "WordPad". I'd make a copy of it first before you edit the main file.
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Re: background colors

Postby Moley » Sat Nov 21, 2015 10:27 pm

Along the same lines, is there any work being done on upgrading the interface to scale better/bigger/clearer at higher resolutions like 4k?
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Re: background colors

Postby Quade » Sun Nov 22, 2015 12:32 am

The next major revision, 7 something should have a completely new GUI. I'm actually working on it. No ETA though.
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Re: background colors

Postby markeh » Sun Nov 22, 2015 1:18 am

Quade wrote:In the NBI file, add

[COLORS]
UseBackgroundColor = 0


This will force it to use the default windows background color for lists.

You can get to the NBI file (assuming it's in the default location) by hitting "Open Data Folder" in the options. Then exit Newsbin. From the open windows you should see "Newsbin.nbi". You can edit it with "WordPad". I'd make a copy of it first before you edit the main file.


So does this mean there is a bug, or do I just not understand how the setting is supposed to work??

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Re: background colors

Postby Moley » Tue Nov 24, 2015 12:40 pm

Quade wrote:The next major revision, 7 something should have a completely new GUI. I'm actually working on it. No ETA though.


Fantastic, I no longer have to put on my glasses to read the download list.


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Re: background colors

Postby Quade » Tue Nov 24, 2015 1:31 pm

Have you increased the font size? You can do that now. Look in the "colors/fonts" options
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