NAV 2009 R2 - Change the background color of all pages

SYLV1G

Hello,

I would like to know if there is a way to change the background color of all the pages because some customers don't like the default color (white) ?

Thanks is advance for your answer

SG

kine

I think no, you cannot change that. You can try to use different color schema for windows, but I think that this is hardcoded...

Ravi_Thakkar

One way to do that is, change the Color Scheme of Windows Display Properties to Blue/Olive Green/Silver etc. (Windows XP).

Franklin

This is a question that a lot of customers have told me since nav2009. It would be very usefull when you have open two companys, for example. In RTC is more dificult to wrong but in Classic is too easy and the solution of the background color would be great!!!

kine

In R2 you have the Indicator for that...

Franklin

Yep kine but the background color, in my opinion, is more useful.


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rkuchar

Ravi_Thakkar wrote:

One way to do that is, change the Color Scheme of Windows Display Properties to Blue/Olive Green/Silver etc. (Windows XP).

Did anyone have success in changing this using windows settings?

I tried changing the background color for the active window within Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Personalization\Window Color and Appearance but it seems to have left NAV 2009 unaffected. The only background it changed was the search box at eh top right corner.

We have a client who is finding the bright white background colors too hard on the eyes....

Luc_VanDyck

rkuchar wrote:

We have a client who is finding the bright white background colors too hard on the eyes....

Provide some sun glasses ;-)

Savatage

Or adjust the monitors Contrast & Brightness

David_Singleton

Luc Van Dyck wrote:

rkuchar wrote:

We have a client who is finding the bright white background colors too hard on the eyes....

Provide some sun glasses ;-)

Actually this is good advice. People that have problems looking at a screen, especially if they get eye strain, should see an optometrist. Often it is a color sensitivity and you can get glasses generally green or orange sometimes blue or yellow that can make working on a computer much easier. Technically they aren't sun glasses, but they do the same thing.

rkuchar

David Singleton wrote:

Luc Van Dyck wrote:

rkuchar wrote:

We have a client who is finding the bright white background colors too hard on the eyes....

Provide some sun glasses ;-)

Actually this is good advice. People that have problems looking at a screen, especially if they get eye strain, should see an optometrist. Often it is a color sensitivity and you can get glasses generally green or orange sometimes blue or yellow that can make working on a computer much easier. Technically they aren't sun glasses, but they do the same thing.

Now come on guys, you know these are not answers I can give the client

julkifli33

you can set system indicator in Company Information pages
this is the best NAV can do... for the moment

kine

I think the problem is deeper than NAV background. What about Word white page? Will you change that? What about other applications? I think good monitor tuning and other healty tips when working with computer are basic things to follow. Changing background in one app will not solve the general problem.

Belias

I asked MS (on connect) to provide the possibility to change the color scheme of nav, because in certain environments, the blue higlight is really dark, and you cannot see the text in some lists. Example parameters:
- list page
- field not editable
- field has a lookup page (is clickable to activate lookup/drilldown)
- focus is set on that field
in this case the text is black and the color is daaaark blue...really weird...
MS told they will take in consideration this modification for future releases and i hope so

Sog

rkuchar wrote:

David Singleton wrote:

Actually this is good advice. People that have problems looking at a screen, especially if they get eye strain, should see an optometrist. Often it is a color sensitivity and you can get glasses generally green or orange sometimes blue or yellow that can make working on a computer much easier. Technically they aren't sun glasses, but they do the same thing.

Now come on guys, you know these are not answers I can give the client

Yes you can. If a "requirement" cannot be fullfilled by restriction of the program, then you can at least offer alternatives.
And showing concernt of your clients health is also a way of show your commitment en taking every issue your client may have serious. By suggesting an alternative, that will not only improve the experience with NAV, but with the computer overall, is a very good suggestion.
But the answer "No, this is not possible + reason why" is as valid and sometimes really useful answer.

David_Singleton

Sog wrote:

rkuchar wrote:

David Singleton wrote:

Actually this is good advice. People that have problems looking at a screen, especially if they get eye strain, should see an optometrist. Often it is a color sensitivity and you can get glasses generally green or orange sometimes blue or yellow that can make working on a computer much easier. Technically they aren't sun glasses, but they do the same thing.

Now come on guys, you know these are not answers I can give the client

Yes you can. If a "requirement" cannot be fullfilled by restriction of the program, then you can at least offer alternatives.
And showing concernt of your clients health is also a way of show your commitment en taking every issue your client may have serious. By suggesting an alternative, that will not only improve the experience with NAV, but with the computer overall, is a very good suggestion.
But the answer "No, this is not possible + reason why" is as valid and sometimes really useful answer.

Sog is 100% right. =D>

And this scares me. Remember the days of "Solution Centers" where the company's task was to provide you with the best solution to an issue. Nowadays its "Partner" and that seems to mean Box mover/Programmer.

There is a lot more to providing a solution to your client than selling boxes and writing code.

Mr Kuchar, take a look at my blog about this:

The most powerful tool that a Dynamics NAV consultant can use.

RChurchill

Belias quoted the following:

Belias wrote:

I asked MS (on connect) to provide the possibility to change the color scheme of nav, because in certain environments, the blue higlight is really dark, and you cannot see the text in some lists. Example parameters:
- list page
- field not editable
- field has a lookup page (is clickable to activate lookup/drilldown)
- focus is set on that field
in this case the text is black and the color is daaaark blue...really weird...
MS told they will take in consideration this modification for future releases and i hope so

Which "certain environments" causes the highlighting in blue of non-editable fields?

We have some NAV 2009 R2 clients displaying the highlighting and some don't. We have tried loads of things and cannot get rid of the highlights. Can anybody explain why they differ? All pcs are windows 7 and the Dynamics client is CLASSIC.

Many thanks.

Robin Churchill

Belias

I was talking about RTC on citrix, sorry

Luc_VanDyck

RChurchill wrote:

Which "certain environments" causes the highlighting in blue of non-editable fields?

I remember this one, which was fixed in build 33154. See https://mbs.microsoft.com/customersource/Global/NAV/downloads/hot-fixes/NAV2009SP1PlatformHotfixOverview

"You cannot distinguish un-editable fields from editable fields in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 if the Aero screen resolution is enabled"

KB 2671213: https://mbs2.microsoft.com/Knowledgebase/KBDisplay.aspx?scid=kb%3bEN-US%3b2671213

Don't know if this is what you mean with "highlighting in blue".

Miklos_Hollender

David Singleton wrote:

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How old are you David? When I was like 26 I really hated when folks said stuff like that - look in the eyes of a 60 years old business manager who basically sees me as a child, and say no. I just had no authority for that. Now at 36 it is getting better as I am getting more respect and have more confidence and radiate more authority. But I don't think I am quite there, more like at 40+.

This is really a psychology thing. When I was younger people didn't take me seriously and basically this means for example that everybody loves to do some software design even when they can't so it was like "put a big red button ever there... bigger..." 10 years later I am more able to give a "seriously? don't waste my time, it is not free" look on my face that nips it really in the bud, but I still feel I am not quite there.

Kowa

Since I suffer from the effects of retinal detachment I would welcome a possibilty to infuse the bright white with a slight greyish tint as well. Only the Development Environment reacts to the OS settings for the window background, the pages don't.