# Ignition 8.1 system.gui.showNumericKeypad new coloring

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-system-gui-shownumerickeypad-new-coloring/61298>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, vision\
**Created:** [June 28, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-system-gui-shownumerickeypad-new-coloring/61298 "2022-06-28T14:15:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Seth\_Hexum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Seth\_Hexum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Seth_Hexum)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-system-gui-shownumerickeypad-new-coloring/61298/1 "2022-06-28T14:15:02Z")

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I am currently upgrading projects from Ignition 7.9 to 8.1 and have noticed that the numericKeypad has become much lighter in color. I discovered that it is really difficult to see while using it on an HMI with the new coloring and theme. Is there a way to alter the background color or font color with this component? I cannot find a way to change the color since it uses scripting to open and it isn’t a vision component.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-system-gui-shownumerickeypad-new-coloring/61298/2 "2022-06-28T15:32:08Z")

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This isn’t really possible, no. The `system.gui` functions that prompt for input use a built in to Java Swing mechanism to create ‘modal’ dialogs, which lock up the currently running Event Dispatch Thread (meaning all of your components stop being responsive, and as a consequence any non-background-thread scripts you have stop running).

Is your issue specifically with the contrast of the numbering on the buttons?

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**Author:** ![Seth\_Hexum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Seth\_Hexum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Seth_Hexum)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-system-gui-shownumerickeypad-new-coloring/61298/4 "2022-06-28T15:36:26Z")

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Yes, the text is very light and doesn’t contrast well with the keypad background.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-system-gui-shownumerickeypad-new-coloring/61298/5 "2022-06-28T15:42:40Z")

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Got it; yeah, I can see your point. I filed a ticket, we’ll pretty much have to fix this internally.

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**Author:** ![Seth\_Hexum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Seth\_Hexum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Seth_Hexum)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-system-gui-shownumerickeypad-new-coloring/61298/6 "2022-06-28T15:44:38Z")

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Great, thank you very much!

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-1-system-gui-shownumerickeypad-new-coloring/61298/7 "2022-09-01T16:41:07Z")

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This is fixed in 8.1.21:

> [@Nightly 8.1 Changelogs - 2022](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nightly-8-1-changelogs-2022/54636/130):
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> Weekly Changelog: 8.1.21-b20220831 Visualization 3366: Unable to rename selected component name in Project Browser with F2 shortcut Add Rename menu item to Designer's Edit menu. Nodes in Project Browser can be renamed via the Designer's Edit menu by clicking on the "Rename" menu item. Alternatively, pressing F2 after selecting a node will initiate the renaming of that node. 6262: Increase contrast on buttons in touchscreen keyboards The text color for keypad buttons on Touchscreen keyboards…