Reference Guide

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Preferences dialog
Color Category
This list shows different areas where color can be adjusted. Choosing one of these categories helps
filter out screen elements you may not want to deal with at the moment. The categories also provide
a convenient way to adjust brightness, hue, and saturation of a related collection of screen elements
without hunting through a long list.
Screen Element
This list shows all the items in SONAR you can set the color of. Highlight the one you want to
change. You can change multiple Elements simultaneously by CTRL-clicking or CTRL-dragging.
Click Select All to select all screen elements in the current color category.
Follow System Color
This field lets you choose the same color for a highlighted item in the Screen Element list that
Microsoft Windows uses for certain screen elements. For example, because Windows usually uses
black for button text, if you highlight Window Background in the Screen Element list and then click
Button Text in the Follow System Color field, all the window backgrounds in SONAR turn black (or
whatever color you have set up for button text in your Windows preferences).
Use Specific Color
Choosing this option instead of the Follow System Color option allows you to pick a specific color
for the highlighted item in the Screen Element list. Click the Choose Color button to open the
Color dialog box, click the color you want, and click OK. The highlighted item in the Screen Element
list changes to the color you chose.
Brightness Slider
This control increases or decreases the luminance of the selected color, making it either more bright
or more dull in appearance.
Hue Slider
This control determines the color type, such as red, green or blue.
Saturation Slider
This control increases or decreases the vibrancy of the selected color. A lower saturation value will
input more “grayness” to the color, making it appear more faded.
Reset Button
Pressing the Reset button resets the Brightness, Hue, and Saturation sliders to default values.
Note: If you set any other screen element to the same color as Window background, you’ll make
that screen element invisible!