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Dave Jones
Dave Jones
Associate III
May 17, 2017
Question

Any way to change colors in CubeMX?

  • May 17, 2017
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Posted on May 17, 2017 at 19:26

The highlight color of a selected function for a pin is dark blue with black text. That means it is impossible to read whatever it says. It seems to have been this way for a while. Do the programmers of STM32CubeMX never actually use this software?

I can't find any place to change the user interface colors, and assume they can't be changed. Can somebody please ask the programmers to change this so we can read what is highlighted? Maybe switch to white text on a dark blue background?

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    Imen.D
    ST Technical Moderator
    May 18, 2017
    Posted on May 18, 2017 at 10:03

    Hello,

    Which CubeMx version are you using ?

    For me, the text is clear using STM32CubeMx V4.21 ! 

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    I will report your feedback internally to CubeMx team for more check this case.

    Thanks

    Imen

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    Tuttle.Darrell
    Tuttle.Darrell
    Associate II
    May 18, 2017
    Posted on May 18, 2017 at 12:53

    I'm not a Windows expert, but here is what I see (I have Windows 7 Professional):

    The 'Selected Items' background color comes from Windows. For Windows 7, if you right-click over the desktop and select 'Personalize', then select 'Window Color', then under 'Item' there is a list-box from which you choose 'Selected Items'. The top color is the background color for selected items. The next line down selects the font and the color of the font.

    The problem appears to be in the fact that CubeMx does not use the correct font color for 'Selected Items' (IME usually white), but keeps it the color for 'window text' (IME usually black and black in both screenshots). If you go to other Windows applications and select something, or even select a desktop icon and look at the text, you should see the font color change to the 'Selected Text' font color, but not in the case of CubeMX.

    @Imen D ... You do not see the problem because you have a lighter 'Selected Items' color which contrasts with the black font, but notice that the font color stays black.

    AvaTar
    AvaTar
    Senior III
    May 18, 2017
    Posted on May 18, 2017 at 10:29

    Perhaps you have changed the 'Design' of your Window$ desktop ?

    Then you could try to change it back, or adapt the background color for said elements.

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