![]() ![]() The theme is grey they did not alter the colours. I don't know how representative I am, though and I also don't know whether FCs main concern is attracting more new users in the first Thank you for the screenshots for comparison of the Blender UI. Yes, this is a superficial position to have. But, I came to appreciate the original layout only after I got into FC through a modern layout, which made FreeCAD look fresh and exciting. Now, after using FC regularly for quite a while, I prefer FCs more classic layout (but dark) and am glad that I never ended up applying the VertUI layout to it. Due to it being more up to date, I do use Vanilla FC with the BehaveDark layout and a dark monochrome background as well, so I pretty much use two different layouts at the same time. ![]() ![]() When I got back into FC after using it years ago, I started with Realthunders fork and the Vertical UI layout, because I liked its look and it kept me excited working with a program that looked modern. This observation is based on my own experience with getting into FreeCAD. ![]() If you start out, efficiency gains due to layout and color scheme don't weight as heavily. I don't have a strong opinion on this, but there's an argument to be made that a slightly unoptimized but appealing UI attracts more users, who may eventually optimize it to their needs. This may be a side thought, but I wonder how much FC should be willing to compromise on the "usability vs coolness" scale. What I meant was that from my perspective, the new default look should mainly focus on new users and not focus as much on pleasing already established users who may have gotten used to the old design and may therefore be somewhat biased towards it. That would be a cool thing but it's out of scope for this effort. That's also why I intentionally did not talk about anything else like a first-run wizard. If we set the goal the way I described it, then it is achievable. At a bare minimum, we would need a usability lab and an army of UX experts. If we say we're trying to do THAT, the task becomes almost impossible. However, it's extremely important that we agree on the GOAL. It means we not only met the goal, we CRUSHED it! It's possible that many/most users stick with it. A well thought out and effective style doesn't need to be changed/customized. So I think it is worthy of consideration. If the initial experience is pleasing, and effective, then most users *will* end up keeping it. The fact of the matter is, as sliptonic correctly stated, that this is not about what most people will end up using, but what most people will start with. ![]()
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