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Black background, white font extra dialog box for trials and blocks?

Anoushka Shahane — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 12:26:52 GMT

I am trying to make my entire experiment with a black background and white text, thus I have set the following defaults as recommended.

/ minimumversion = "4.0.0.0"

/ fontstyle = ("Helvetica", 48pt, false, false, false, false, 5, 0)

/ screencolor = (0,0,0)

/ txbgcolor = (0,0,0)

/ txcolor = (255,255,255)

</defaults>

However, when I do so, the instructions appear as they should (black background, white font), but the trials and blocks appear with a black background - white dialog box - black text background - white font (see attached image). How do I get rid of the extra white dialog box?

Thank you!

RE: Black background, white font extra dialog box for trials and blocks?

Dave — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 12:26:52 GMT

You're absolutely welcome!

RE: Black background, white font extra dialog box for trials and blocks?

Anoushka Shahane — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 11:31:35 GMT

Thank you, Dave!!

RE: Black background, white font extra dialog box for trials and blocks?

Dave — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 09:22:42 GMT

> the trials and blocks appear with a black background

As they should with /screencolor = (0,0,0).

> black text background - white font

As it should with /txbgcolor = (0,0,0) and /txcolor = (255,255,255)

> How do I get rid of the extra white dialog box?

Identify what that element is in your /bgstim, /stimulusframes or /stimulustimes attributes and then either remove it (if you don't need it) or set its color to what you want / need.