Originally posted by: jvanboga

Opened Map Designer and Type Designer. Ouch, the default color scheme hurts my eyes and its kind of hard to descern which icons are used for what as they all look alike to my failing eyes (thank goodness for hot-keys).

I was able to change most of the backgrounds, tabs etc to something more standard. I assume theres no way to fix the icons so they are more user friendly. Is there some way of changing the background to the Type Designer properties Window back to white or clear?
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

According to the What's New document:
"The graphical user interfaces of the Design Studio applications have changed. All window colors are configurable and icons have changed in shape and color to conform to accessibility requirements."

I'd prefer additional capability for user configurability as I find the icons very difficuly to see at high resolution.
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Originally posted by: jvanboga

Saw that same comment.... I suspect usability means that they want it to look and feel like other Websphere products.

You can change some of the backgrounds/panels as well as some of the card colors in Map Designer. Others look like they are fixed. Don't see an option to make the icons more readable/user friendly.

I understand the monotone colors as colors dont matter if you are colorblind. Im not sure I like the new icons used for items, groups, categories, choice groups etc. I know Im really going to miss the blue, green and red. About the only change I see that makes sense is the symbol for a partitioned group.

The new shapes and color schemes seem vague and unclear. In some regards its going to be like relearning the whole tool all over. Dont see myself flying thru things like I can today.
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Usability changes were made to comply with standards so that users with special needs can use the product more easily. Older version did not comply fully.

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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

It doesn't take long to get adjusted. A lot easier then 1.2 to 2.0 or whatever that big UI change was about 6 years ago.
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Originally posted by: jvanboga

Stop patronizing me, I want to be upset!

Seriously though, I'm really having a hard time differentiating between the icons/symbols. I even put on my reading glasses.
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Honestly I was upset at first too. But I've ended up liking it it much better. I still click the wrong button to build or run all the time but it's a small price to pay for the other stuff. What other stuff? I can't really describe it .. it's just all so much more cohesive now ... smoother ... easier.

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