High Contrast setting changes trail colour from red to very pale grey

7e9307d45e2a4c2fa4f1e56b8e95f272 3 months ago

It renders the high contrast theme unusable for trail running and is a different behaviour from F7/Pro. Not sure what happened or how to change it. Right now I'm toggling HC on or off depending on where I am but it is a PITA and is, to my mind, unnecessary. Any thoughts?

Word is that previous fenix models had editable map theme files. On the E3 this is no longer true.

Cheers!

0 silentvoyager 3 months ago

You could probably still edit the themes on the computer, but there is hardly any information about that. You cannot add a new theme like it was possible before, but it should be possible to copy the theme file from the watch to a computer, modify it, and copy it back. I recall someone mentioned doing that. The theme file itself is text based and requires just a basic text editor to make changes. If you search Fenix 6 and Fenix 7 forms there is some information about it. You if decide to change any of these files, make sure to make a backup copy first, so that you can restore it later if something goes wrong.

0 7e9307d45e2a4c2fa4f1e56b8e95f272 3 months ago in reply to silentvoyager

Hi,

Unfortunately the theme files are not accessible on the enduro 3.

Also, I was wrong about the fenix 7 pro -- there, the high contrast setting doesn't appear to do anything. Strange.

It would be great to be able to tweak the boldness of different objects and colours, however, and I hope the engineers add it as a feature.

0 5406501 2 months ago

If you really need it, maybe try creating a shortcut or setting up a quick toggle action to switch it easier while on the go? Not a perfect solution, but could save some hassle.