PDF saving (footer) setting change for no reason

Question

Is there a way to fix (keep) settings?
Problem is that I set the footer text settings for white text, on black bar, using Preview and Setup Style.
It is to capture the following
"Captured %d %B %y, %H:%M:%S
%u
%t"
But when I come back the next time to use it, it has changed (w/o my input or warning or notice) to black text on black bar. Sometime gray on black.
So then I take screencaps and they are all unusable and I have to re-do them after I figure out that the footer is unreadable.
FireShot Pro for Chrome v.098.98
Win10 x64 English
Chrome Version 87.0.4280.88 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Doesn't matter what site I am capturing.

Accepted Answer

Thank you for reporting. Can you please confirm, that it happens all the time you restart your browser? If that does not trouble you, can you please send me the chrome.ini file located at %APPDATA%\FireShot\Settings - I need a normal version, and the version AFTER facing the problem. Many thanks.

Answer

Thank you. Looks like this config was created on a multiple-monitor setup, and you're trying to open int on a single-monitor setup. There's nothing suspicious inside, and I can confirm, the footer colors are white on black, as intended. I've corrected it to a single-monitor version. 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Answer

I see your instructions, but here's the issue: this is a laptop and it travels home with me daily. At the office, I only use it dual-monitor, but at home I don't (I share the monitor with another machine). So it's best to retain it as dual-monitor. I'll include a fix to that problem into the next update.

Answer

Thank you. I checked all the logs, and the color info looks similar. Looks like an Observer Effect (if you understand what I mean) :D

Answer

I was meaning, that since the moment I started to find the cause of this problem, it literally stopped to happen.

Posted: 18 Dec 2020 18:36
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Is there a way to fix (keep) settings? Problem is that I set the footer text settings for white text, on black bar, using Preview and Setup Style. It is to capture the following "Captured %d %B %y, %H:%M:%S %u %t" But when I come back the next time to use it, it has changed (w/o my input or warning or notice) to black text on black bar. Sometime gray on black. So then I take screencaps and they are all unusable and I have to re-do them after I figure out that the footer is unreadable. FireShot Pro for Chrome v.098.98 Win10 x64 English Chrome Version 87.0.4280.88 (Official Build) (64-bit) Doesn't matter what site I am capturing.

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