Re: app colors muted when run from the IDE

Haven't noticed this on Win7 or Win10. I'm using NB8.1 currently. Sounds
weird.

On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 3:58 AM, DERIK DEVECCHIO <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I have noticed that when I run my application from within the NB IDE,
> either using the debugger or the run button, that colors of the app appear
> slightly muted when compared to the same program started from the operating
> system.
>
> What causes this effect? Can it be controlled?
>
> Additional details follow.
> I wouldn’t say that one looks better than the other, they just look
> slightly different.   I could provide a screen shot of the same application
> running side by side if that would help.
>
> I develop on Mac (OS X), I noticed this first in NB 7 and now in NB8.
>
> I have always believed that this effect was intentional.  Perhaps it is a
> subtle hint to user that this program was running under the auspices of the
> IDE.  But it is a fairly subtle hint.   And it occurs to me that the level
> of this hinting might be adjustable.   But I can find nothing in the IDE
> options menu.
>
>
>
>
>
>