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AGS Support => Beginners' Technical Questions => Topic started by: Vincent on Sun 23/04/2017 11:08:41

Title: Black Manual[SOLVED]
Post by: Vincent on Sun 23/04/2017 11:08:41
Hello guys,

I don't know what I have done recently but now when I try to open the manual inside the Ags editor it's showing in this way. :(

(https://s23.postimg.org/v5jp1jxrf/Immagine1.png)

Have any of you ever had such a problem?
If so how did you get it back as it was before?
Title: Re: Black Manual
Post by: dayowlron on Sun 23/04/2017 13:09:01
did you change your windows theme recently?
Does other help from other programs show up the same way?
Title: Re: Black Manual
Post by: Vincent on Sun 23/04/2017 13:22:13
Hi dayowlron, thanks for answering. :)

I am pretty sure that I didn't change my theme of windows recently...
But now that you remind me, I have try to put some dll files into my folder System32...
My netbook it's pretty empty at the moment about programs so far, so I can't say if some other programs run just fine...
Title: Re: Black Manual
Post by: Crimson Wizard on Sun 23/04/2017 13:43:35
The manual is in CHM format (Microsoft HTML help), and pages are displayed by Internet Explorer. Maybe there is something that you changed in the IE's configuration. Or maybe you should just reinstall it.
Title: Re: Black Manual
Post by: Mandle on Sun 23/04/2017 15:46:40
Did the page suggest that headphones and a darkened room would be optimal for your viewing experience?

If so:
Spoiler
JUMPSCARE!!!
[close]
Title: Re: Black Manual
Post by: Alan v.Drake on Sun 23/04/2017 17:21:05
You didn't change windows default theme colors, did you ?

- Alan
Title: Re: Black Manual
Post by: Vincent on Sun 23/04/2017 21:17:49
@Crimson Wizard:
I think that to fix the problem I should uninstall Ags and then to install it again...okay, I try to do that and then let you know. The only strange thing is that I have a lot of versions of Ags inside my folder and all of them now look like this...

@Mandle:
You sincerely made me smile !!! :-D

@Alan v.Drake:
Sadly, I didn't change anything in Windows configurations as I mentioned earlier.
The only thing I did was to add some dll files to the folder System32.
Suddenly, I opened Ags and the manual became all black.
Ps: Alan ti seguo da sempre, ti stimo moltissimo !!!
Title: Re: Black Manual
Post by: Crimson Wizard on Sun 23/04/2017 21:23:56
Quote from: Vincent on Sun 23/04/2017 21:17:49
@Crimson Wizard:
I think that to fix the problem I should uninstall Ags and then to install it again...okay, I try to do that and then let you know. The only strange thing is that I have a lot of versions of Ags inside my folder and all of them now look like this...

I did not mean reinstall AGS, I mean reinstall Internet Explorer.
Title: Re: Black Manual
Post by: Vincent on Sun 23/04/2017 21:35:18
Okay, forgive me if I misunderstood. I will try to do this.
Title: Re: Black Manual
Post by: dayowlron on Sun 23/04/2017 23:33:29
Has that worked? If not, try this:

From the help there is an icon in the icon bar Options then select Internet Options...
Then on the General tab near the bottom under Appearance click on Accessibility
Then check Ignore colors specified on webpages
Title: Re: Black Manual[SOLVED]
Post by: Vincent on Sun 23/04/2017 23:54:34
dayowlron, remind me that I owe you one !!! :-D
It worked fantastically well, you were great.
Thank you very much for your kind help and for everyone. :)
I just had to disable Ignore colors specified on webpages to make it appear in the normal way again.
I just wonder why because it has always been active and I have never had a similar problem before.
Title: Re: Black Manual[SOLVED]
Post by: dayowlron on Mon 24/04/2017 00:10:17
don't know but glad you got it working.
and I might take u up on that "owe you one" offer sometime. lol
Title: Re: Black Manual[SOLVED]
Post by: Vincent on Mon 24/04/2017 00:15:32
Sure thing. You can count on that, whenever you want. :)