Hi there: I'm wondering if it it's possible to change the default background color/font color in a Rise course. A use case would be if, as an act of kindness, I wanted to design a Rise course in dark mode (HINT HINT HINT) I changed all of the block backgrounds to something dark and the font colors to something appropriately soothing to the eyes. I can do that block by block but probably don't need to explain why I don't want to do it that way. Is there a way to change this globally as a course setting?

On computer now - this might interest you

Hi Micah! I understand that changing the color by block would be tedious. So sorry that this is the only method available. Thanks for letting us know that you need to change this globally as course setting in Rise. We're taking feature requests for this and I have added you to the list. We'll update this thread if we make any changes.

Thanks Hazel--I get that there are a lot of requests and complaints that ultimately get at the issue of responsiveness, but it seems to me that this would be an easy add-on to the things already adjustable in the new Themes options--a default background color would be a nice global change to make. Thanks!

and since we're on the topic, any timeline for dark mode in Storyline (and Rise) for those of us whose eyes are worn out?

This change really must be bought in for accessibility reasons and for carbon / sustainability reason.

block color default change? | Articulate

PollyWatt-2fb50
Community Member
2 years ago
On computer now - this might interest you
- PhilFoss
  Community Member
  2 years ago
  Great resource, thank you. Poly Watt could be the name of a superhero who goes around conserving energy.
  - PollyWatt-2fb50
    Community Member
    2 years ago
    Why thank you.
hazelB
Staff
2 years ago
Hi Micah! I understand that changing the color by block would be tedious. So sorry that this is the only method available. Thanks for letting us know that you need to change this globally as course setting in Rise. We're taking feature requests for this and I have added you to the list. We'll update this thread if we make any changes.
- MicahWeedman-6a
  Community Member
  2 years ago
  and since we're on the topic, any timeline for dark mode in Storyline (and Rise) for those of us whose eyes are worn out?
MicahWeedman-6a
Community Member
2 years ago
Thanks Hazel--I get that there are a lot of requests and complaints that ultimately get at the issue of responsiveness, but it seems to me that this would be an easy add-on to the things already adjustable in the new Themes options--a default background color would be a nice global change to make. Thanks!
PollyWatt-2fb50
Community Member
2 years ago
This change really must be bought in for accessibility reasons and for carbon / sustainability reason.
- MicahWeedman-6a
  Community Member
  2 years ago
  
  Polly Watt
  
  This change really must be bought in for accessibility reasons and for carbon / sustainability reason.
  
  Sustainability?
PollyWatt-2fb50
Community Member
2 years ago
The colours and backgrounds that we use more or less carbon > sustainability. There should be a move towards darker colour palettes to save energy on screen illumination. Colour palettes using shades of black, green and red colours use the most energy-efficient pixels on newer devices.
Which ties up nicely with requests for dark mode.
- KarlMuller
  Community Member
  2 years ago
  
  Polly Watt
  
  The colours and backgrounds that we use more or less carbon > sustainability. There should be a move towards darker colour palettes to save energy on screen illumination. Colour palettes using shades of black, green and red colours use the most energy-efficient pixels on newer devices.
  Which ties up nicely with requests for dark mode.
  
  Source?
PollyWatt-2fb50
Community Member
2 years ago
Hey Karl

This is pretty much what we do - we create & run courses on Green Digital Skills (amongst other things).

The source for this is consider.digital. It’s from an article about low-carbon web aesthetics. Sorry on phone so can’t post the link.
AndiHorner
Community Member
7 months ago
I was researching the same thing! Potential work around that I found - Create one block for each style that you need - Heading, Sub Heading, Statement....
Duplicate the block and paste in the text from your outline. Saves a little time at least.
LucianaPiazza
Staff
7 months ago
Hi Andi,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and workaround in this thread. I'm sure it will be helpful to others who come across this post. We'll be sure to update this thread if we have any changes in the future!

Have a great start to your day!
PhilFoss
Community Member
7 months ago
A better way to handle this is by letting the theme adapt to what the user has specified on their computer/device. Common practice on the web. This is a custom theme with dark mode support, you can see as I change my device preference to show light/dark mode, the theme changes with it.