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How Do I Get Rid of Black Backgrounds?

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I hope someone can help me get rid of the black backgrounds I'm getting behind all titles, messages, ATC, POIs, etc.  Messages now appear in white characters on a black rectangle.  I believe this started just a short time ago.  Before that, headings and messages were black characters on a clear background. That's what I want to bring back...

 I've tried different General and Assistance settings, but haven't been able to return to the original.  Is a black rectangle behind messages now the standard in MSFS?  If not, can you help me get back to the original background?...

Many thanks in advance for all suggestions...

Lee Graves   

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On 4/20/2021 at 11:15 AM, leegra said:

I hope someone can help me get rid of the black backgrounds I'm getting behind all titles, messages, ATC, POIs, etc.  Messages now appear in white characters on a black rectangle.  I believe this started just a short time ago.  Before that, headings and messages were black characters on a clear background. That's what I want to bring back...

 I've tried different General and Assistance settings, but haven't been able to return to the original.  Is a black rectangle behind messages now the standard in MSFS?  If not, can you help me get back to the original background?...

Many thanks in advance for all suggestions...

Lee Graves   

I didn't get any responses to my original post, so perhaps I'm the only MSFS user with the black rectangles.  They;re distracting, but I can certainly live with it and continue to enjoy MSFS.  I wish users would let me know: 

Are you getting these black backgrounds behind ATC, POIs, and other messages?...Thanks, again...

Lee Graves

 

   

Never seen anything like that here, sorry not much help i know.

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On 4/20/2021 at 1:15 PM, leegra said:

I hope someone can help me get rid of the black backgrounds I'm getting behind all titles, messages, ATC, POIs, etc.  Messages now appear in white characters on a black rectangle.  I believe this started just a short time ago.  Before that, headings and messages were black characters on a clear background. That's what I want to bring back...

 I've tried different General and Assistance settings, but haven't been able to return to the original.  Is a black rectangle behind messages now the standard in MSFS?  If not, can you help me get back to the original background?...

Many thanks in advance for all suggestions...

Lee Graves   

I just changed mine to Black recently. I think it is the Opacity settings, but can't remember. Originally it was a very light grey, with white letters is the default. The setting is in there, I just can't remember where I changes it recently and I don't have access to the sim right now!

Are you talking about the Tags above airports or POI's, or peoples names in MP? That is what I am talking about! You can also change the background colors too. But think that is a different setting? I'll look later. Screenshot would help though?

I have to leave and will be back later to look after you post a screenshot!

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30 minutes ago, in2tech said:

I just changed mine to Black recently. I think it is the Opacity settings, but can't remember. Originally it was a very light grey, with white letters is the default. The setting is in there, I just can't remember where I changes it recently and I don't have access to the sim right now!

Are you talking about the Tags above airports or POI's, or peoples names in MP? That is what I am talking about! You can also change the background colors too. But think that is a different setting? I'll look later. Screenshot would help though?

I have to leave and will be back later to look after you post a screenshot!

Yes, I'm talking mainly about the tags above airports and POIs.  I had a high Opacity (90) setting, but reducing it only made the black backgrounds lighter...  My recollection is that originally the tags (and the ATC) were black characters on a light background and i'm trying to return to that...Perhaps I'm mistaken on the original tags and screens...Thanks for your help...

Lee   

1 hour ago, leegra said:

Yes, I'm talking mainly about the tags above airports and POIs.  I had a high Opacity (90) setting, but reducing it only made the black backgrounds lighter...  My recollection is that originally the tags (and the ATC) were black characters on a light background and i'm trying to return to that...Perhaps I'm mistaken on the original tags and screens...Thanks for your help...

Lee   

I actually found it by mistake one day. Launching sim to try and locate the setting again! It stinks being old, cause I can't remember off the top of my head 🙂

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This is what mine originally looked like. I don't ever remember Black Text on the very light grey background. Unless there is another setting I am not aware of?

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I don't use ATC so I have no clue! But I think this is deafult!

 

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I have mine set to completely BLACK background now, and WHITE letters! So I set my Opacity to 90! There could be other settings I am not aware of? Like I said, I don't ever remember BLACK letters?

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2 hours ago, in2tech said:

This is what mine originally looked like. I don't ever remember Black Text on the very light grey background. Unless there is another setting I am not aware of?

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I don't use ATC so I have no clue! But I think this is deafult!

 

2021-04-21_16-00-56

I have mine set to completely BLACK background now, and WHITE letters! So I set my Opacity to 90! There could be other settings I am not aware of? Like I said, I don't ever remember BLACK letters?

Thanks for the info and screen shots.  They're really helpful... 

With a little more recent flying time, I have come to prefer ATC with a black background.  Setting Opacity at a modest number (50+/-) only slightly reduces the tag backgrounds, but a black ATC background requires a 90.  Everything considered, that's where I'm setting Opacity...

Perhaps I'm mistaken about black characters on a gray background in MSFS' beginning. If anyone thinks it was that way, I wish they would tell me here...

Additional thoughts and suggestions still welcomed...

Lee 

 

 

  

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