FSA Load Status Bar - Change color to contrast blue header

[bpatterson]

Please update the color of the load bar when syncing the FSA app.  It is the same color as the background and the user's cannot easily identify load progress.  It needs to be a contrasting color to the GE Blue.

Thank you

[mmajerus6]

Hello Brian Patterson. There's an existing Idea for this issue. Linking these ideas as this request makes complete sense. We would like this correctly in the next FSA release. Seems like a easy fix? ​

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[bpatterson]

Michael

Do you know how to merge these ideas?

Thanks
Brian

[Nicole_Guzzo]

Hi Amit Jain​ - can you merge these two ideas please? Thanks!

[joseph_june]

FSA 3.2.7 will have an updated style for the progress bar so that it is slightly taller and more distinguishable from the header. Progress bar color will be updated to "light blue" with the update.

[mmajerus6]

Hello Joseph June​. Great news!  Will the contrast between the "light blue" and the header dark blue give sufficient contrast on mobile devices? With the dark blue header and the progress bar gray shadow below it, I'm hoping that the new color stands out enough for our engineers to see this if in direct sunlight. It would be a fun throw-back to have the progress bar with the ServiceMax orange color.

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[bpatterson]

I agree with Michael. I was a little concerned about contrast level and people that are color blind may not be able to discern the differences in blue shades.

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[joseph_june]

Here is roughly what the updated progress bar will look like. I think this should give sufficient contrast between the two but please do let us know.

[bpatterson]

Joseph

Thanks for working on this.  It is definitely better, but is there any reason we couldn't use a different contrasting color (like an orange as Michael suggested.  I can almost guarantee that the techs will still have difficulty recognizing this color, especially considering it is now closer to the white background below.

Kind Regards

Brian

[mmajerus6]

Hello Joseph June​. I agree with Brian Patterson​. The status bar needs to stand out either in color or size. Since real-estate is an issue on mobile devices, color is probably the best way to distinguish it from the header. I completely understand GE branding but the blue on blue is going to be challenging if lighting is an issue. Also, Brian brings up a good point about some techs being color-blind. A warm color is going to stand-out much better with the blue header. My vote is still orange, but I'm partial to orange.

Alternatively, if there was a small white-space between the header and progress-bar, that would pop against the white background. Whatever the end color or solution ends up, please test it in full sunlight outside and also in fluorescent lighting in a room without natural light. Many of our service visits are in laboratories without natural lighting but our engineers often go outside to sync.

Thank you Joseph for working with us!

Lisa Mercer​ Brittany Taylor​

[bpatterson]

Just curious if we had an update on changing the color to something with a higher contrast than the light blue.