I think the initial options included with the new modern player are great but what I think people are asking for, as well as myself, is the same advanced color settings option that is available with the Classic player to allow us the same flexibility to meet the needs of our corporate clients.
Are there any plans to include this option with the modern player?
I would also love to have the ability to change the background color. We use a custom template for our company and need to change the background color in order for that template to blend into the page and look natural.
Thank you Leslie for pointing out David Crocker's jquery workaround. This will be very helpful until a more permanent/reliable fix is hopefully released.
It should be a possibility to make the background transparent for example, would help a lot with graphical interfaces, or just add a color picker for background so that it is possible to match other designs
It would be great to be able to add icons in place of text links to the top or side bar of the modern player. Do you think this is a possible addition?
We're always curious to hear more about what features you'd like to see added to Articulate tools! Are you imagining an icon for things like Menu, Resources, etc. instead of seeing the words listed?
Yes, that would be nice, but more importantly, if I want to add another item to the top of the player (like help, FAQ, email, etc) I can only do so with text. If we could add custom, favicon sized icons to the player it would free up screen space when a client needs something that isn't built in.
Hey Erin! Thanks for letting us know you have a need to customize the modern player colors. We haven't made any changes in this area so far, but if we do, you'll be one of the first to hear about it!
Thanks for the updates! I was very excited to try it and I noticed a few setting which unfortunately makes using the Modern player still impossible for me.
Could you please help to figure out how to change the color of a slide background area? For years I still can't understand for what it exists and I'd like user see borders of the slide the same as I created them in the tool. Now after publishing, I have additional white space which doesn't match with my design and each slide looks like it has different borders, which is very frustrating.
Also, is there any way to avoid intersections and make the player look more neatly?
I created a screenshot with an explanation.
Maybe I miss something? Is it possible to fix it somehow?
I couldn't agree more - just a slight change to make this compliant would have been great. I can't get my head around why it was not designed this way.
I'm trying to change the font color of the Course Title in the Modern Player, and, unlike the Classic Player, there is no "Show advanced color editing" for the Modern Player. What am I missing?
As described in this article here, the Modern Player was intentionally designed to have neutral tones of the dark and light themes allow your content to be the focus of learners’ attention, while the player performs a supporting role in the background.
We currently have a feature request to allow for more colors to be changed in the Modern Player, but if you need more customization, the Classic Player is currently your best bet. Hope that helps clarify things!
I would like to see at least some other choices for dark and light themes for the modern player. At a minimum at least a few solid colors, perhaps based on your already chosen design theme, like the accent color comes from.
I was excited when I heard that a new accessible player was to be released, anticipating that the issues raised over a year ago regarding the non WCAG 2.0 compliance of the contrast ratios on some of the Modern player interface elements (e.g. visited menu items) would be addressed. Unfortunately this does not seem to be the case unless I'm missing something.
I appreciate that allowing customization of all the interface element colours on the Modern player may be a more complex issue to solve, but I cannot fathom why non compliant colours have been selected as the default colours. It seems like such an easy fix, but for some reason it has not been addressed.
I appreciate that more colour customization is on the feature request list and that I can use the Classic player etc.., but is it possible for someone to explain why this fix for the Modern player (i.e. changing some hard-coded colour values to ensure compliant contrast ratios) has not been done, especially at a time when accessibility is front of mind for many clients? I've demonstrated the new "Accessible Player" to clients, and it gets embarrassing when they ask if it complies with the WCAG 2.0 AA guidelines and I have to say "No".
Yes, I agree with everyone above me. I love the look of the modern player, but I definitely need a way to change the background screen color. The Light color scheme (which only gives you white as a background color) is too white. This is a problem when I have a screen image that is predominantly white on the edges, so the content floats awkwardly on the display. To add an outline around the edges of the screen size ruins the look of the modern player. And changing the player to Dark is too dark and harsh. I would like to be able to change the background to a light grey color, so my white screen images look like they are framed by a lovely grey frame, or it would be nice to be able to change the background screen color to our corporate brand color. Yes I know I've seen where one can take the Classic player and change everything to make it seem invisible, but that seems like an awful lot of extra work to recreate something that already exists, and that just needs some more customization options.
It's been two years since this thread initiated. Hasn't there been any progress on this? My client is pretty upset that they are stuck with brown. I can't believe this would be so difficult to include as a feature! C'mon!
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Staff,
I think the initial options included with the new modern player are great but what I think people are asking for, as well as myself, is the same advanced color settings option that is available with the Classic player to allow us the same flexibility to meet the needs of our corporate clients.
Are there any plans to include this option with the modern player?
Hi Phil,
Yes, we realize users are requesting more customization with the Modern Player and we are actively tracking this feature request.
I wanted to share some information about how we manage these feature requests as that may be helpful.
I'm adding your thoughts as well, but I am not aware of any specific plans at this time.
I would also love to have the ability to change the background color. We use a custom template for our company and need to change the background color in order for that template to blend into the page and look natural.
Thank you Leslie for pointing out David Crocker's jquery workaround. This will be very helpful until a more permanent/reliable fix is hopefully released.
It should be a possibility to make the background transparent for example, would help a lot with graphical interfaces, or just add a color picker for background so that it is possible to match other designs
Thanks, Kim for adding your voice! If we add this to our new feature roadmap in the future, we'll definitely let you know.
It would be great to be able to add icons in place of text links to the top or side bar of the modern player. Do you think this is a possible addition?
Hi Patricia,
We're always curious to hear more about what features you'd like to see added to Articulate tools! Are you imagining an icon for things like Menu, Resources, etc. instead of seeing the words listed?
Yes, that would be nice, but more importantly, if I want to add another item to the top of the player (like help, FAQ, email, etc) I can only do so with text. If we could add custom, favicon sized icons to the player it would free up screen space when a client needs something that isn't built in.
Good morning, Patricia. Thanks for the additional context!
I'm going to share your follow-up thoughts with the team, and I promise to keep this conversation updated with any new information. Here's a glimpse into how we prioritize feature requests!
If there's anything else I can help with in the meantime, please let me know!
Have there been any adjustments to the color options for the modern player? Looking to have the player match the brand of my company training.
Hey Erin! Thanks for letting us know you have a need to customize the modern player colors. We haven't made any changes in this area so far, but if we do, you'll be one of the first to hear about it!
This has actually been solved. To change the Modern Player colors you can use a free widget like this https://cluelabs.com/storyline-360-modern-player-elearning-widget.html to set your custom colors. There's also an article on ELH explaining the process: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/building-better-courses/how-to-change-modern-player-colors-to-custom-color-theme-in-storyline-360
I hope this helps.
Hi Nicholas!
Thanks for the updates! I was very excited to try it and I noticed a few setting which unfortunately makes using the Modern player still impossible for me.
Could you please help to figure out how to change the color of a slide background area?
For years I still can't understand for what it exists and I'd like user see borders of the slide the same as I created them in the tool. Now after publishing, I have additional white space which doesn't match with my design and each slide looks like it has different borders, which is very frustrating.
Also, is there any way to avoid intersections and make the player look more neatly?
I created a screenshot with an explanation.
Maybe I miss something?
Is it possible to fix it somehow?
Any advice is highly appreciated.
Tatiana, I don't see the screenshot you mentioned. Did you post it with your comment?
Oh, sorry... It's here
I reported it and they fixed the bug, the background should be fine now.
Nicholas,
thank you and the developers' team for the quick solution! Works well
Hi -
I couldn't agree more - just a slight change to make this compliant would have been great. I can't get my head around why it was not designed this way.
Larry
Thanks for chiming in with your feedback, Larry. I'll be sure to pass it along!
I'm trying to change the font color of the Course Title in the Modern Player, and, unlike the Classic Player, there is no "Show advanced color editing" for the Modern Player. What am I missing?
Hi Empathos,
As described in this article here, the Modern Player was intentionally designed to have neutral tones of the dark and light themes allow your content to be the focus of learners’ attention, while the player performs a supporting role in the background.
We currently have a feature request to allow for more colors to be changed in the Modern Player, but if you need more customization, the Classic Player is currently your best bet. Hope that helps clarify things!
I would like to see at least some other choices for dark and light themes for the modern player. At a minimum at least a few solid colors, perhaps based on your already chosen design theme, like the accent color comes from.
Hi there,
I was excited when I heard that a new accessible player was to be released, anticipating that the issues raised over a year ago regarding the non WCAG 2.0 compliance of the contrast ratios on some of the Modern player interface elements (e.g. visited menu items) would be addressed. Unfortunately this does not seem to be the case unless I'm missing something.
I appreciate that allowing customization of all the interface element colours on the Modern player may be a more complex issue to solve, but I cannot fathom why non compliant colours have been selected as the default colours. It seems like such an easy fix, but for some reason it has not been addressed.
I appreciate that more colour customization is on the feature request list and that I can use the Classic player etc.., but is it possible for someone to explain why this fix for the Modern player (i.e. changing some hard-coded colour values to ensure compliant contrast ratios) has not been done, especially at a time when accessibility is front of mind for many clients? I've demonstrated the new "Accessible Player" to clients, and it gets embarrassing when they ask if it complies with the WCAG 2.0 AA guidelines and I have to say "No".
Many thanks.
Yes, I agree with everyone above me. I love the look of the modern player, but I definitely need a way to change the background screen color. The Light color scheme (which only gives you white as a background color) is too white. This is a problem when I have a screen image that is predominantly white on the edges, so the content floats awkwardly on the display. To add an outline around the edges of the screen size ruins the look of the modern player. And changing the player to Dark is too dark and harsh. I would like to be able to change the background to a light grey color, so my white screen images look like they are framed by a lovely grey frame, or it would be nice to be able to change the background screen color to our corporate brand color. Yes I know I've seen where one can take the Classic player and change everything to make it seem invisible, but that seems like an awful lot of extra work to recreate something that already exists, and that just needs some more customization options.
It's been two years since this thread initiated. Hasn't there been any progress on this? My client is pretty upset that they are stuck with brown. I can't believe this would be so difficult to include as a feature! C'mon!