DxO Photolab 5 - User Interface

[gramps]

The User Interface font for DxO Photolab 5 is, for me, very small and lacking contrast which makes it difficult to use sometimes.
I wear glasses and the current pair are up to date before anyone mentions it!
Anyone know a way of adjusting said font size and/or contrast?

 

[Box Brownie]

The User Interface font for DxO Photolab 5 is, for me, very small and lacking contrast which makes it difficult to use sometimes.
I wear glasses and the current pair are up to date before anyone mentions it!
Anyone know a way of adjusting said font size and/or contrast?

Hmmmm?

There, as you have probably seen no settings available in the "Preferences" menu. Edit ~ unless there are Windows & Mac differences (as there are some I understand with DxO PL5), I can only give feedback about the Win 'version'

FWIW on my 27inch 2k monitor the white text on the black background are quite clear & contrasty....so I wonder what size screen you are using and if 4K whether that might be a mitigating factor?

If this is needed settings request you had best post here

Windows topics

Exchange live with the community of the users

feedback.dxo.com

and submit a request/start a discussion on the matter.

Edit ~ just saw in your profile that you are a Mac user so here is the forum link

macOS topics

Exchange live with the community of the users

feedback.dxo.com

I hope you can find a resolution soon?

 

[gramps]

Hmmmm?

There, as you have probably seen no settings available in the "Preferences" menu. Edit ~ unless there are Windows & Mac differences (as there are some I understand with DxO PL5), I can only give feedback about the Win 'version'

FWIW on my 27inch 2k monitor the white text on the black background are quite clear & contrasty....so I wonder what size screen you are using and if 4K whether that might be a mitigating factor?

If this is needed settings request you had best post here

Windows topics

Exchange live with the community of the users

feedback.dxo.com

and submit a request/start a discussion on the matter.

Edit ~ just saw in your profile that you are a Mac user so here is the forum link

macOS topics

Exchange live with the community of the users

feedback.dxo.com

I hope you can find a resolution soon?

Thanks for your input and research ... from past experience and recent research about this problem on the DxO Forum, useful replies are few and far between.
My iMac M1 display is 24" 4.5K

 

[Box Brownie]

Thanks for your input and research ... from past experience and recent research about this problem on the DxO Forum, useful replies are few and far between.
My iMac M1 display is 24" 4.5K

I think @Bebop also uses PhotoLab and is a Mac user, perhaps she will have an insight?

Though as a Windows user, I do read of various issues/differences between Mac users and Windows users. These it seems are also affected by which Mac OS in use and if the Mac is one of the newer Intel chipped ones

 

[Bebop]

It's not a problem for me as I only use a 15" MacBook pro with a lower resolution. I also wear glasses.

I've just realised - if you go into View -> Workspace and choose Standard rather than Advanced, everything does appear bigger because it doesn't try and cram everything in. Perhaps that would help? I usually work in Standard. You can create your own too.

I have heard criticisms of this before and also for Capture One - which I find a little harder to see.

 

[gramps]

I've just realised - if you go into View -> Workspace and choose Standard rather than Advanced, everything does appear bigger because it doesn't try and cram everything in. Perhaps that would help? I usually work in Standard. You can create your own too.

Thank you - I am in 'Normal'
I guess it's a case of the penalty of growing old!

 

[Bebop]

Thank you - I am in 'Normal'
I guess it's a case of the penalty of growing old!

It’s probably worth asking for it as a future feature - if you haven’t already. Or possibly trying a different resolution, but that isn’t a very satisfactory solution.

 

[gramps]

It’s probably worth asking for it as a future feature - if you haven’t already. Or possibly trying a different resolution, but that isn’t a very satisfactory solution.

Yes, unfortunately my search shows similar requests way, way back so it's obviously been ignored.

 

[Box Brownie]

It's not a problem for me as I only use a 15" MacBook pro with a lower resolution. I also wear glasses.

I've just realised - if you go into View -> Workspace and choose Standard rather than Advanced, everything does appear bigger because it doesn't try and cram everything in. Perhaps that would help? I usually work in Standard. You can create your own too.

I have heard criticisms of this before and also for Capture One - which I find a little harder to see.

Thank you - I am in 'Normal'
I guess it's a case of the penalty of growing old!

It’s probably worth asking for it as a future feature - if you haven’t already. Or possibly trying a different resolution, but that isn’t a very satisfactory solution.

Yes, unfortunately my search shows similar requests way, way back so it's obviously been ignored.

With Windows there is a global OS setting "set" called something like 'Accessibility' to aid those users with visual (and other) impairments.

I wonder if Mac OS has similar to aid using program GUI's but hopefully does not affect the viewing and editing of image files???

 

[Bebop]

Yes, unfortunately my search shows similar requests way, way back so it's obviously been ignored.

I think they may start afresh each year on requests and you need other people to vote for it. I haven’t visited the forum in ages but will add my vote if I see it.
I found DxO very responsive when I found a minor bug and it got fixed pretty quick.

 

[Bebop]

@Box Brownie @gramps There is an Accessibility panel in the OS settings. You can change contrast in there which may help.

Just having a play with accessibility options. I set a three finger double tap on the pad to zoom where cursor is set, and that works on the whole screen area (not just the image area). That might be worth setting up (under Settings >> Accessibility>> Advanced and Controls).

Edit: I shall leave mine set up actually as I think this is pretty handy. Thinking about it, changing the contrast might muck up your editing, so maybe that's not a good idea.

 

[Box Brownie]

@Box Brownie @gramps There is an Accessibility panel in the OS settings. You can change contrast in there which may help.

Just having a play with accessibility options. I set a three finger double tap on the pad to zoom where cursor is set, and that works on the whole screen area (not just the image area). That might be worth setting up (under Settings >> Accessibility>> Advanced and Controls).

Edit: I shall leave mine set up actually as I think this is pretty handy. Thinking about it, changing the contrast might muck up your editing, so maybe that's not a good idea.

Thinking out loud......

Re: higher contrast for seeing the tools etc but potentially a global impact on seeing the edit image? What about if there were 2 monitors, can they be separated in respect of the accessibility options???

 

[Bebop]

Thinking out loud......

Re: higher contrast for seeing the tools etc but potentially a global impact on seeing the edit image? What about if there were 2 monitors, can they be separated in respect of the accessibility options???

Yes it occurred to me too, to use two monitors. I've never used PL5 on a two monitor set up, so I'm not sure. I know previously I had trouble calibrating a second monitor with the tool I had, but then you only need the one calibrated really, don't you? I think in my scenario I was projecting one image.

I don't know if accessibility can be set individually across two monitors.