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Default Select/Highlight Color

Posted by jeffhobbs on July 6, 2007

Is it just me or do others find it really annoying that when you load a feature class into the legend, sometimes it will default to the same color that is used to highlight a feature in the Map Window (the lime-green color by default)? Why would you EVER want to have the legend entry the same color as your lime-green select color? I mean, if they’re the same, how will you ever know when the feature is selected?

This sounds like a good change request to make: When you load a feature class into the legend, NEVER use the same color that’s assigned to Tools > Options > Map Display > Select Color.

Back to work…

3 Responses to “Default Select/Highlight Color”

  1. Greg Rose said

    Hey Jeff.

    This is cool! I am now subscribed!

  2. Trevor said

    Yep. It’s real annoying and it happens all the time.

  3. Jeff Hobbs said

    Greg! Glad you subscribed… Hope all is well @ Planning.

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