Hi All
Is there a "Dark Mode" of viewing Stardraw Design? 
Like AutoCat - Where the background of the windows are black or darkblue.

Or a nice feature to request :-)

Thanks for your post; a 'dark mode' is on the development schedule but will form part of a major release so is not expected in the near future.

We like to understand as much as possible of the requirements in the field so would value your opinion on whether dark mode could/should be:
1) The whole UI, i.e. toolbars, menus and other controls including the Product Browser, Properties Grid and Available Symbols Palette and, of course, drawing area, or
2) Just the drawing area i.e. a black, dark gray or similar background to draw on, with menus, toolbars, controls etc as they are today.

Also, what about other views such as the Project Dashboard, Products View and Reporting View?  Should these all be 'dark mode' too?


Kind regards,
Rob Robinson
Stardraw.com

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Rob Robinson - 4/20/2023 5:15:16 PM

Thanks for your post; a 'dark mode' is on the development schedule but will form part of a major release so is not expected in the near future.

We like to understand as much as possible of the requirements in the field so would value your opinion on whether dark mode could/should be:
1) The whole UI, i.e. toolbars, menus and other controls including the Product Browser, Properties Grid and Available Symbols Palette and, of course, drawing area, or
2) Just the drawing area i.e. a black, dark gray or similar background to draw on, with menus, toolbars, controls etc as they are today.

Also, what about other views such as the Project Dashboard, Products View and Reporting View?  Should these all be 'dark mode' too?

The whole UI would be best. A great example to model from would be AutoCAD. In Window Elements settings screen of CAD there are two themes, "Light and Dark". Light turns the toolbars and surrounding controls white, but leaves the background of the modeling space dark. Dark mode turns everything but the pop-up menus for easier viewing.

The project dashboards don't necessarily need to be dark, but the option would be nice. I personally don't spend a lot of time in those windows, so if they remain a lighter background, it wouldn't be an issue in my opinion.

Thanks for the consideration!

Thanks for the feedback.

Kind regards,
Rob Robinson
Stardraw.com