Arc, Thanks for the followup, but please remember to copy the list on all replies.
I've added the requested FAQ, see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_I.27m_vision-impaired._How_do_I_make_GnuCash_more_accessible.3F Regards, John Ralls > On Dec 22, 2021, at 12:53 PM, S S <archtry...@outlook.com> wrote: > > John, > > Wonderful, thank you so very much for your help! I simply created both files > in my User account directory as you specified below, and now I can read and > use GnuCash again. I hope someone can add this information to the FAQ at some > point so perhaps in the future no one feels a need to inquire for similar > help. I'm so glad plain text works fine and no special subject/header rules > are needed on this list. Thank you again for taking time out of your day for > me to be so specifically helpful, and may you have an awesome new year ahead! > > Thanks Again, > Arc > > From: john <jra...@ceridwen.us> > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2021 2:31 PM > To: S S <archtry...@outlook.com> > Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] GnuCash Dark Theme Needed > > Don't worry too much about formatting. It's an email list, so format it the > way you would any other plain-text email. > > GnuCash isn't a Windows native application so it doesn't know anything about > Windows theme settings. In general GnuCash obeys the Gtk theme, but there's > one exception: The green bar display in the register. You can turn that off > in Preferences>Register by unchecking "Use GnuCash built in color scheme", > the first item under Graphics. > > To get light text on dark, open (create if necessary) > AppData\Local\gtk-3.0\settings.ini in Notepad or some other plain-text > editor. Make it look like > [Settings] > gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme=true > > To boost the font size create a second file in that directory, gtk.css. In it > add > #gnc-id-main-window { > font-size: 20pt; > } > > See https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/GTK3 for more ways to style GnuCash. > > Regards, > John Ralls > > >> On Dec 21, 2021, at 1:04 PM, S S <archtry...@outlook.com> wrote: >> >> I apologize if my formatting is not appropriate to the list as I can't find >> anything about how to format posts to the list. My problem right now is that >> I downloaded GnuCash 4.9 and I can't read anything in the software as it is >> not honoring/inheriting/adopting Windows 10 High Contrast Dark theme >> settings properly. Even if I try to invert the colors manually, it is not >> displaying correctly and the text is upscaling so poorly it is illegible. >> For instance, in HomeBank, there's an Edit > Preferences option with subset >> "Interface" that has the options to "override" GTK font to increase the text >> size and there is a clear option for "Dark theme." These two options make >> that software accessible to me. Is there anything like this in GnuCash? Are >> there any other legally blind or low vision users of GnuCash who might be >> able to help with how they achieved readable text to use the software? >> >> Thanks Very Much, >> Arc >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
