# Extension manager icons look faded

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-manager-icons-look-faded/14077>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 16, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-manager-icons-look-faded/14077 "2020-10-16T12:36:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Gaston](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/gaston/32/8401_2.png) [@Gaston](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Gaston)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 12:36pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-manager-icons-look-faded/14077/1 "2020-10-16T12:36:31Z")

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When I open the extension manager the icons look washed out

Mac osx catalina

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-manager-icons-look-faded/14077/2 "2020-10-16T14:32:35Z")

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Thank you for reporting this. So far we have only heard about one user having the same issue (see [here](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/issues/5118)) and many others had no problems with this.

Can you check if you can reproduce it without the extensions manager window by copy-pasting this into the Python console?

```python
webWidget = slicer.qSlicerWebWidget()
webWidget.url = "https://slicer.kitware.com/midas3/slicerappstore?os=win&arch=amd64&revision=29431&layout=layout"
webWidget.show()

```

Can you check if the new extension manager frontend is rendered correctly?

```python
webWidget.url = "https://extensions-slicer-org.netlify.app/catalog/All/29431/win"; webWidget.raise_()

```

Do other websites look good? (execute these lines one by one)

```python
webWidget.url = "https://slicer-packages.kitware.com/#collection/5f4474d0e1d8c75dfc70547e/folder/5f4b515ae1d8c75dfc70b53a"; webWidget.raise_()

webWidget.url = "https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/SlicerApplication/ExtensionsManager"; webWidget.raise_()

webWidget.url = "https://blog.kitware.com/slicercat-creating-custom-applications-based-on-3d-slicer/"; webWidget.raise_()

webWidget.url = "https://github.com/girder/slicer_package_manager#readme"; webWidget.raise_()

webWidget.url = "https://www.google.com/"; webWidget.raise_()

```

Are these pages rendered correctly in Google Chrome (outside Slicer)?

What hardware do you use? Have you configured any custom theme, color management, etc.?

What processor and graphics your computer has?

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**Author:** ![Gaston](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/gaston/32/8401_2.png) [@Gaston](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Gaston)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-manager-icons-look-faded/14077/3 "2020-11-02T22:15:46Z")

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Hello Andras, I have done everything you have suggested and the letters and icons are washed out.  
I have not configured any custom theme.  
This is my configuration.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/1/e/1eabbca35b6b7f1f9f039599b21ec677b8d3deb9.png)

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**Author:** ![fedorov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/fedorov/32/14_2.png) [@fedorov](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/fedorov)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-manager-icons-look-faded/14077/4 "2020-11-03T14:16:53Z")

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@Gaston do you see something similar to what was reported in this comment: [https://github.com/Radiomics/SlicerRadiomics/issues/62#issuecomment-719427367](https://github.com/Radiomics/SlicerRadiomics/issues/62#issuecomment-719427367) ?

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 2:25pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-manager-icons-look-faded/14077/5 "2020-11-03T14:25:55Z")

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@gaston it would help a lot if you could answer all the questions above (Can you check if you can reproduce it without the extensions manager window by copy-pasting this into the Python console? Can you check if the new extension manager frontend is rendered correctly? Do other websites look good? Are these pages rendered correctly in Google Chrome (outside Slicer)?)

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**Author:** ![Gaston](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/gaston/32/8401_2.png) [@Gaston](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Gaston)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-manager-icons-look-faded/14077/6 "2020-11-03T14:41:19Z")

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Hello Andras, I have done what you have suggested.  
When I run the python commands, the extension manager looks washed out. When I run the links in chrome the page looks perfectly fine.

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-manager-icons-look-faded/14077/7 "2020-11-03T14:44:46Z")

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Does the new extension manager appear washed-out, too?  
Do all other websites appear washed out when you open them in the web widget in Slicer?

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**Author:** ![Gaston](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/gaston/32/8401_2.png) [@Gaston](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Gaston)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-manager-icons-look-faded/14077/8 "2020-11-03T15:21:14Z")

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New extension manager an old extension manager

> Do all other websites appear washed out when you open them in the web widget in Slicer?

yes all

![Attachment-1.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/a/3/a31c456c5801dcd901dc9bd4c82d0349a31176c3.png)

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**Author:** ![Gaston](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/gaston/32/8401_2.png) [@Gaston](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Gaston)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-manager-icons-look-faded/14077/9 "2020-11-09T23:16:19Z")

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Hi Andras  
I have tried to change the system to dark mode and now the icons are ok

![Attachment.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/2/3/230dc70c6246eac75d5517d0204455ead4a2e1b3.png)

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 4:02am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/extension-manager-icons-look-faded/14077/10 "2020-11-10T04:02:31Z")

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Thanks for the update, this is an interesting piece of information that may prove to be helpful in figuring out what’s happening.