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synth · 12-30-2010, 06:46 PM

There are some nice improvements to the theme (the icons, scrollbars and buttons are much better now) but the overall color scheme / contrast / layout is still far from perfect:

- Too much grey on grey: just look at the BPM selection box or the volume / pan level text in the TCP for example - it's very hard to read. MCP VU meters are even worse: white text on grey background is not what you call ergonomic.

- The theme feels hazy and washed out (low-contrast) - it needs darker shades / more black.
In the future, please test the theme on a low contrast (standard) LCD monitor. Just think of all those laptop / netbook users with sub-par LCD displays - the new theme doesn't look good on those screens.

- Faders and meters are way too small and the TCP tracks have a huge problem: when resizing a track, the labels get resized much more than the meters. We need longer meters, not longer labels with useless padding.

12-30-2010, 06:46 PM	#16
synth Human being with feelings Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Synthopia Posts: 1,729	There are some nice improvements to the theme (the icons, scrollbars and buttons are much better now) but the overall color scheme / contrast / layout is still far from perfect: - Too much grey on grey: just look at the BPM selection box or the volume / pan level text in the TCP for example - it's very hard to read. MCP VU meters are even worse: white text on grey background is not what you call ergonomic. - The theme feels hazy and washed out (low-contrast) - it needs darker shades / more black. In the future, please test the theme on a low contrast (standard) LCD monitor. Just think of all those laptop / netbook users with sub-par LCD displays - the new theme doesn't look good on those screens. - Faders and meters are way too small and the TCP tracks have a huge problem: when resizing a track, the labels get resized much more than the meters. We need longer meters, not longer labels with useless padding. __________________ Synth's consolidated FR thread: Loaded with some of the hottest features in DAW-land: http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=22279 Last edited by synth; 12-31-2010 at 09:34 PM.