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I'm just trying KICAD for the first time.  I find the black background very hard to use, and the grid dots just disappear(old eyes, etc.). I can't find any option to change to a white, or at least lighter color background.  Is there a color option that I've missed?

Norm
W6NIM

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "nps0" <w6nim@...> wrote:
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> I'm just trying KICAD for the first time.  I find the black background very hard to use, and the grid dots just disappear(old eyes, etc.). I can't find any option to change to a white, or at least lighter color background.  Is there a color option that I've missed?
> 
> Norm
> W6NIM
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Hello Norm 
 You can click on preferences -> then list will drop down click on colous -> then the window will open with all the colours 
on bottom right side now you can see small area with two options black and white pick up white and done.
Kicad is very good software but is little bit hard to use at beginning.

Thanks, Pawel.  I should have been more specific -  I have the schematic 
part ok.  it's the PCB portion that I have problems with, and 
preferences does not have a color option in my version.  I will have to 
agree - it's not as intuitive as some others I've used.

Norm

On 7/31/2011 2:06 PM, pawel.labedz wrote:
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> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:Homebrew_PCBs%40yahoogroups.com>, "nps0" <w6nim@...> wrote:
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> > I'm just trying KICAD for the first time. I find the black 
> background very hard to use, and the grid dots just disappear(old 
> eyes, etc.). I can't find any option to change to a white, or at least 
> lighter color background. Is there a color option that I've missed?
> >
> > Norm
> > W6NIM
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>
> Hello Norm
> You can click on preferences -> then list will drop down click on 
> colous -> then the window will open with all the colours
> on bottom right side now you can see small area with two options black 
> and white pick up white and done.
> Kicad is very good software but is little bit hard to use at beginning.
>
> 



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hello Norm 
Unfortunately there is no option to change background colour in PCBbnew.
maybe in future version but hard to say.
Regards 
Pawel 
 

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Norm <w6nim@...> wrote:

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> Thanks, Pawel.  I should have been more specific -  I have the schematic 
> part ok.  it's the PCB portion that I have problems with, and 
> preferences does not have a color option in my version.  I will have to 
> agree - it's not as intuitive as some others I've used.
> 
> Norm
>