With 5.2 for W11 it uses the dark theme with no option to change to light.
There are some UI issues with the dark theme.
I changed the compatibility mode for kmymoney to Windows 8. It now runs with a light theme.
Are the any possible issues with doing this?
Maybe, this post gives you some ideas what to add when starting the application on Windows.
Does adding -platform windows:darkmode=1 as argument to KMyMoney upon start is of help as pointed out in this bug report.
After a recent upgrade to the Windows11 âMaster-4646â version I also encountered issues with the colour scheme.
When I opened up a transaction via the Ledger the background colour was a dark blue and made it difficult to read the data within the fields (like Date, Payer/Payee, Category etc).
I did try the option of adding -platform windows:darkmode=1 as argument to KMyMoney but found that it made no difference.
I have found a suitable workaround ( at least for me ), is to adjust the colour settings in Windows.
Go to Windows Settings â Personalization â Colors
Choose Accent Color ⌠Set to Manual and select a Color from the palette shown.
I choose âSeafoamâ, a light Teal colour which makes the data now stand out and readable.
Other people might prefer something different ( there are about 40 colours to choose from )
Thank you @Sundown - I have the same problem. I like the darker Accent Color color in my Windows theme because thatâs the color that shows in my window title bars. But KMyMoney is using it as the background color on the Ledger entry form and itâs too dark. Minor problem in the scheme of things and at least there is an easy workaround. Thanks again.
In case it helps my workaround, for what I suspect may be the issue here, is in Windows 11 is to run kmymoney 5.2.1 in Windows Compatibility mode for âWindows 7â or âWindows 8â.
If of interest, more details here: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=512095
The Win 11 color issue is a killer for this version. Tried compatibility mode and it slows it down too much. Almost feels like going back a hinkie win 3 app. Opening the reconciliation window was a complete mess, unable to see anything other than two black boxes with white text for the balances the rest of the dialog box remains white. Also a bug when trying to edit a payee name, it becomes out of registered multiple text that is impossible to decipher. also in my checkbook ledger, there used to be a mini menu of sorts to enter a new transaction, edit the current or cancel - now to get a new transaction, gotta go up to the main toolbar. Also had a app crash which Iâm uncertain what was going on at the time since it surprised me. If the colors were more adjustable or reverted to the scheme in 5.1, then I might continue with 5.2 but as of right now, 5.1 is an overall more usable version.
On which software version do you face the issue @cheme75?
I ask because another discussion Line Disappears regarding color management had a positive message:
5.2 stable release I just downloaded yesterday to try out. I lightened up my highlight color to a lighter gray, but it still is too difficult to see too many aspects of the ui. The icons on the tool bar are mostly illegible unless changing to some other more colorful icon, which isnât a big deal since the white text is ok. The bigger issue is the reconciliation window was totally unusable, the date selection portion was all a blank white. Editing payee names was unusable with text becoming multiplied out of register making it look garbled and the cursor position was impossible to decipher so if making a typo entering a payee, itâs now stuck that way. using compatibility mode as suggested did revert colors to normal but the program became too slow. Itâs a 10th gen i5 with ssd and plenty of ram, nothing e lose I run is anywhere near that slow.
Other irritations: Ctrl-Ins did not work, unresponsive. There is no way to edit a split prior to entry, it has to be entered then edited which is a pain. The transaction section below the ledger no longer has the mini emu for new, edit, cancel - not a huge issue but the 5.1 ui was far more user efficient - at least for my minimal needs for checking and IRA ledgers.
Version 5.2.1-143b311
Ok - found fiddling with themes can improve some aspects of the ui.
Meanwhile, the reconciliation start dialog box can edit date and the values since they are light text on dark background, but all other text must be white on white.