Q2019 Fonts, sharpenss, and color palate is awful. Anyone else?
Just forced to "upgrade" to QW2019 to maintain connectivity, and the interface is horrible. The font is fuzzy, the grays are washed out, the demarcation between panels is nonexistent, and the pastel color palate is horrid. Hey management, Quicken isn't used by 5 year-olds who like Crayons. If you are going to force us into the subscription model at least put the money into GUI programmers who know what they are doing.
I don't need a "happy" color scheme for graphs, and we shouldn't need to squint to read our registers. How about a sharper font, darker lines within the registers, and clearer splits between panels? And dump the pastels. MS learned their lesson in color management 15 years ago, so I wonder how long Quicken will take to get a clue. Anyone else having issues with the sharpness?
I don't need a "happy" color scheme for graphs, and we shouldn't need to squint to read our registers. How about a sharper font, darker lines within the registers, and clearer splits between panels? And dump the pastels. MS learned their lesson in color management 15 years ago, so I wonder how long Quicken will take to get a clue. Anyone else having issues with the sharpness?
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With that said I agree the color selections are poor but they may be limited by what MS offers with Windows 10.
https://getsatisfaction.com/quickencommunity/topics/change-colors-or-remove-alternating-blue-white-b...
Font size problems? Display issues? (Windows)
Please try this:
process won't work while Quicken is running!)
settings in your Quicken Desktop program icon:
right-click the Quicken icon. Select "Open File Location". This
brings up a Windows File Explorer window. Right-click the highlighted
Quicken shortcut line item.
or
Desktop and right-click the Quicken program icon.
"Disable display scaling on high DPI settings".
Windows 10: Check
"Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by:" and
select "Application"
(also try the other available options. One of them might fix your particular problem)
"Run this program in compatibility mode for [older Windows
version]" setting.
settings for all users" button.
that makes a difference.
Some additional
tuning suggestions:
Unless absolutely required, try not to use "View / Use large
fonts"
Try setting the bank account registers to use a different font style or size:
in Edit / Preferences / Register click the Fonts button and try different
fonts.
Try adjusting the bank account registers' row height: in Edit / Preferences /
Register choose among the available Row Height choices: Compact, Comfortable or
Standard
If all else fails, try changing Windows Control Panel / Display options for
"Make text and other items ... smaller or larger" to use a different
scaling level.
I would think installation process would account for the OS settings in this day and age. Compatibility settings...quite a stretch into the way back machine for me.
I'm still going to stick with my other criticisms on pastels and panel clarity. Hopefully the development group can continuously improve as we go forward with the subscription model. Thanks again...I'm cancelling my eye test now.
I accept some things in programs I won't have to upgrade every year, but when a company comes out in a forced upgrade looking to squeeze revenue out of a user base they should expect the user to demand fixes to the flaws those users overlook. I expect the same thing from MS in terms of usability.
I'm not here to have an argument with you. You do you. I'm exploring the options to move on and migrate away over the next year or so. It's a competitive and unbundled market. Have a nice day!