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.

The search filter allows you to only show screen elements that include a specific text string in the

name.

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.

Import Colors button

This button opens the Import Color Set dialog box, which allows you to import a color arrangement,

or a group of presets.

Export Colors button

This button opens the Export Color Set dialog box, which allows you to export a color arrangement,

or a group of presets.

Choose Color

The Choose Color button 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.

Note: The search filter is applied to the current Color Category. Select the All Colors color

category if you want to search all available screen elements.