Default HBS Theme

[garioch7]

@admin,

As a result of a topic to which I have been responding on another Forum, the issue of the Hasleo Backup Suite GUI was mentioned as a negative influence on the user switching to Hasleo.  That got me thinking, always a dangerous thing! 

I have never liked the very dark appearance of the HBSP program on my two computers.  I decided to see what I could do about that.

I went into the Themes options.  I am not sure, but I think it was set to "Automatic" on my desktop computer.  I apologize, but I wasn't paying really close attention.  I switched it to the "Light Theme" and I was immediately a very happy camper.  Then, I switched it to "Automatic" and the Light Theme "stuck."

Both of my computers are set in Windows 11 Pro (26200.8457) to use the OS "Light Theme."  I think I recall back in the past that I had switched it from the HBS "Dark Theme" on the desktop computer to "Automatic" and nothing happened.  Again, I do not trust my memory to be 100% at my age ... 

I used HBSP to backup my laptop computer subsequently this afternoon after my desktop computer.  HBSP was set to use the "Dark Theme" on that computer.  I never selected the "Dark Theme on either computer.  Of that fact, I am certain because I dislike Dark Themes.


So this raises two questions in my feeble mind:

1. Why is Dark Theme apparently the HBS program default Theme instead of Automatic?
2. Does the HBS program coding always accurately detect the OS Theme choice of the user's computer?


These are small issues to be sure, but they can have a big impact on a new user of the Hasleo Backup Suite.  The user may decide to abandon HBS and look at other backup products with a more "attractive" GUI.

Have a great day.

Regards,
Phil

[Bespoken]

Having choices is a wonderful thing. Dark is my preferred mode!

The HBS Theme at install is set to Dark. Testing with it set to Automatic worked well with whatever mode Windows was set to.

Agree that the default install should be Automatic.

[admin]

Dear @garioch7 and @Bespoken,

Thank you very much for your valuable feedback, especially Phil for your detailed description of your observations with two different theme configurations. This is indeed a minor detail that affects the new user experience. In the next version, we will change the default theme to "Automatic," so that new users will see an interface that matches their system theme the first time they open the software.

Have a great day.

[garioch7]

@admin,

Thank you for your reply.  I appreciate it that you are going to implement this improvement.  I think it might be a very welcome introduction to new users trying the Hasleo Backup Suite, who would expect that HBS would respect their Windows system color theme.

When I first started with HBS last October, I was disappointed to see it was so dark, but it never occurred to me that I would have the option to change it, and that the default theme was dark.  It shouldn't have taken me almost nine months for me to figure that out.    I was delighted when I discovered I could last Friday.  I find the light theme so much better than the dark theme, but that it is all a matter of personal preference.  As @Bespoken said, it is great that HBS offers that choice.

Have a great day.

Regards,
Phil

[admin]

@garico7,

Thank you for the additional input.

Some users do expect the software to respect the system's theme settings. Glad you eventually discovered the theme switching feature.

Have a great day too.

Best regards,

[garioch7]

@admin,

Yes, I am very happy that I found that Themes option.  I was really confused because the Online Help and User Guides had screenshots that were based on the Light Theme, and I could not figure out how to get a similar GUI appearance on my computers ... ?  I must be getting old and senile! 

Have a great day.

Regards,
Phil

[admin]

@garico7,

Sometimes we're just used to the way things are and don't realize that we can actually make a change. Glad you finally discovered that theme option.

Have a great day too.

Best regards,