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AC23 - Black menu bars in tool settings cover text

Stress Co_
Advisor
As in the title...
I can't see the text until I toggle
with the mouse.
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.2.1 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
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DGSketcher
Legend
I was in dark mode when I installed AC23 and the dark bars happened. Turning dark mode off and rebooting cleared it back to normal.

I guess it is a bug as AC should be independent of the screen mode. On an optimistic note, maybe GS are making the first steps towards dark mode compatibility...
Apple iMac Intel i9 / macOS Sonoma / AC27UKI (most recent builds.. if they work)

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Lingwisyer
Guru
My guess would be to check your graphics drivers...

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rjwilden
Booster
Yes I’m getting it too, similar I Mac set up.
Richard Wilden Design. Ltd
Dunedin, New Zealand.
Imac 27" i9 3.6GHz; 32GB Ram Mac OS 11.3
Archicad V23:V24
Solution
DGSketcher
Legend
I was in dark mode when I installed AC23 and the dark bars happened. Turning dark mode off and rebooting cleared it back to normal.

I guess it is a bug as AC should be independent of the screen mode. On an optimistic note, maybe GS are making the first steps towards dark mode compatibility...
Apple iMac Intel i9 / macOS Sonoma / AC27UKI (most recent builds.. if they work)
Stress Co_
Advisor
I too was in Dark Mode when I installed.
Turning it off was the 1st thing I tried.
Didn't change with out the restart.
Thank you DG for posting.
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.2.1 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
Stress Co_
Advisor
Black menu bars are back,
after restarting with dark mode left on.
(I'm NOT going turn dark mode off every time I shut down).

Reported the Bug to GSNA.
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.2.1 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
Ghaleb Khadra
Graphisoft
Graphisoft
Thank you all for posting this here and sharing it with us. We are really thankful for your active participation, and we are listening!

We have indeed identified and addressed this issue! The development team is already working on this fix, and we expect the fix to come out with the next update of ARCHICAD 23 hopefully if it passes all QA and QC tests!

Please keep an eye on the following defect number (267586) in the release notes of the upcoming Update(s)/Release(s).

Once more, thank you all for your active participation!

Kind regards,
Ghaleb
Ghaleb Khadra
BIM Expert
GRAPHISOFT

For Troubleshooting and useful Tips & Tricks visit
https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com
Stress Co_
Advisor
Hi Ghaleb:
Thank YOU for posting here (and other topics).
It's helpful and encouraging to know that questions/concerns
are being heard by some at GS.
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.2.1 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)