In version 41, the color of all footnote indicators, verse references, and other hyperlinks in bibles and non-bible books was changed to a painfully bright and vivid blue. Prior to version 41, a comfortable and non-distracting dark navy blue was used to identify these items.
The trend of using very bright vivid blues throughout the application began in mid-2023 with the release of version 26. This quickly prompted user complaints seen here: forum thread. In spite of those complaints, the bright vivid blue theme continued and expanded. However, until the release of version 41, hyperlinks within bibles and non-bible books were spared.
The bright vivid blues are distracting, uncomfortable, and often painful to look at for myself and others. Version 41’s placement of these bright vivid colors within the actual text of bibles and non-bible books has made what was already a difficult situation much worse because it more directly prevents those of us who are sensitive to these bright colors from the fundamental action of comfortably reading the text.
Potential Solutions:
Suggestion #1:
Add an option to change all extreme bright blue UI elements back to the more comfortable blue color used throughout the application prior to version 26. Click here to vote: Suggestion #1
This suggestion’s broad, application-wide focus would include but not be limited to hyperlinks within bibles and non-bible books. It would provide relief to those unable to tolerate the bright vivid blues, while maintaining these bright colors as an option for those whose vision needs require it. It was submitted in 2023 and has a current status of “under consideration”.
The more comfortable muted blue colors used throughout the application prior to version 26 included the dark navy blue hyperlinks within bibles and non-bible books, so that hyperlink color should logically be included if this suggestion is adopted.
Suggestion #2:
Add an option for users to select the color of all footnote indicators, verse references, and other links in bibles and non-bible books from a list of available choices to include the prior dark navy blue, as well as the current bright vivid blue. Click here to vote: Suggestion #2
This suggestion more narrowly focuses only on hyperlink colors within resources. Whether a user prefers the dark navy blue, the bright vivid blue, or another hyperlink color, that choice would be available.
In addition, this suggestion would positively assure a user the option of using dark navy blue hyperlinks, in case that specific hyperlink color choice is overlooked in the implementation of suggestion #1 above.
Conclusion:
The bright vivid blue colors used throughout the application are a problem to many of us, but those same colors now used within the text of bibles and non-bibles is a much bigger problem with no current customization option. Each of the two suggestions reflected above contains different but viable solutions. They are related, but each has unique benefits the other one does not. Your vote for either one or both would be greatly appreciated.
