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From: Isralewitz, Barry (isralewi_at_illinois.edu)
Date: Wed Jul 17 2024 - 18:46:04 CDT

Hello Mohamed,
That sounds like a result of using macOS's Dark Mode (System Settings, Appearance -> Dark).
One answer: change to Light Mode (System Settings, Appearance -> Dark).
Or, if you want to stay in Dark Mode for the rest of your Mac experience, the following seems to work (not tested extensively) in VMD TkConsole window to set a white background:

tk_setPalette white

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Cheers,
Barry

On Jul 17, 2024, at 1:02 PM, mohamed marzouk <mohamedmarzoukphysics_at_gmail.com> wrote:

Hi everyone!
I'm using VMD on a Mac Mini with an M2 processor running the Sonoma version of macOS. When I open the VMD console, the background is black and the font is blue, making it difficult to read any text or notifications. Is there a way to change the console background in the GUI on macOS?

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