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Provide users with theme options - Allowing for a return to a pre-2024 theme and icons.

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  • April 24, 2024
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milo89
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FME24 provides an overly simplified and bland user interface and experience. Even as a long time FME user I find it difficult to use and even train new users. Personally, I’m yet to find a single benefit of the change.

E.g. Simple icon colours which categorise items in the navigator (Purple = Parameters) are gone.

Similar to being able to select dark mode, I think it would be extremely helpful to enable users to select the theme and icon styles that improve their user experience.

 

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LizAtSafe
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  • July 3, 2024
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  • March 11, 2025
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LizAtSafe
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This idea has been reopened based on feedback in this community post

 


milo89
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  • March 13, 2025

A few additional comments:

  • It seems like themes were available a while ago (prior to 2017).
  • When connection styles added changed, users were offered a choice rather than forcing them to use one option. Providing users with a theme choice would be handy.
  • FME25’s colour addition is extremely limited and still doesn’t easily differentiate between navigator icons (only the nested level).
  • Custom themes which could be shared in the community (FME Hub) might be an interesting feature.

p_c_20
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  • March 13, 2025

As an addendum to this question, was wondering what consideration is given in GUI design here for accessibility? 


LizAtSafe
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  • April 5, 2025
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LizAtSafe
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chk1
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  • April 17, 2025

The new design is really bad for easy and quick navigation. Every button and icon looks the same, and the fact that they are black and white, with thin lines, makes them blend together with text too.

 


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