Re: Anyway to change background color to dark?

[EricLaw]

Sorry, I don't see the screenshot you're referring to; can you please reattach or email using the Help > Send Feedback link.

 

What version of Fiddler are you using? 2.4.2.2 introduced some changes for high-contrast.

 

thanks,

 

-Eric

 

On Thursday, January 10, 2013 9:38:49 PM UTC-6, izdewtime wrote:

I have a very difficult time with a white/light background.  Have an eye disorder called Retinitis Pigmentosa.  Anyway, I typically use a high contrast Inverse (black background, white text) scheme.  I love this app, but I can't seem to figure out a way to modify the web session screen to use a black or dark background.  I see how you can change the text colors (I will need to lighten those up a bit), but was wondering if anybody could tell me if/how I could accomplish this?

Attached screenshot.  I just can't use the web session screen as is.  Help! 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

On which OS?  With W7 or W8 you could use their Magnifier with their reverse video option.  In fact, if you have a Microsoft Mouse with a spare button you could define the button to be Magnifier to toggle it on and off right where you need it.   Otherwise use  Win-+  to turn it on and Win-Esc to toggle it off

 

 

FYI

 

Robert Aldwinckle
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[conrad]

I don't know if this is what you're looking for, but I use the Windows 7 "dark" or "reverse" colors - black background, lime green text.

This may not be the best way, but I get Fiddler to play along with this by putting
oSession["ui-color"] = "lime";
at the end of the FiddlerScript "OnBeforeRequest" function, and setting the Tools...Fiddler Options...Appearance...Set Readonly Color to black.

The menu bar is still hard to read (lime on white).

[izdewtime]

Sorry me again on this post 3 years later still looking for an option here.  Since my screenshot didn't seem to work earlier here is an example:

http://screencast.com/t/hPx36N1p4

With Retinitis Pigmentosa I just can't read the left windows.  I can somehow work around this if I go to command exec window and type ?0  .  However as soon as I click on a session it goes back.  Here is an example of how I really need it to look witht he ?0 in place:

http://screencast.com/t/roXK02rPmYeC

FWIW I'm on Windows 10, and latest version fiddler 4 version.  I am using High Contrast Black theme.  Really wish it just inherited windows scheme.  :(

Thanks,

Scott

[izdewtime]

Oh one other key point.  When I'm capturing a live fiddler trace, the background in left window is black, which is good for me.  The problem is when I load an archive, here is where I can't seem to get around the dreadful white background.  I'll donate my left kidney for a solution!  :)  Ok, maybe not, but at least one of my kids!

[Eric Lawrence]

From the Fiddler Book:

Each of these Preferences controls a color used by Fiddler in the UI. Set the preference to either a hexadecimal color string (e.g. #FF0000 equals Red) or a .NET color string. :

 fiddler.ui.Colors.LoadedFromSAZ
 fiddler.ui.Colors.AutoResponded
 fiddler.ui.Colors.QuickExec
 fiddler.ui.Colors.QuickExecText 

 fiddler.ui.Colors.ColumnDuplicate 
 fiddler.ui.Colors.ImageBloat 
 fiddler.ui.Colors.ImageBloatMortar 

The color you're looking for is LoadedFromSAZ, which defaults to WhiteSmoke.

You can adjust prefs by typing about:config in QuickExec and using the editor. Most of these require restart for the color change to take effect.

[izdewtime]

Eric, THANK YOU!  :)  This is exactly what I needed!

Scott