# Why does the EDIT window turn black? **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\ **Created:** [April 5, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/why-does-the-edit-window-turn-black/43000 "2024-04-05T10:17:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anon96131905](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@anon96131905](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon96131905)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/why-does-the-edit-window-turn-black/43000/1 "2024-04-05T10:17:04Z")
Hi there, does anybody know why the EDIT window suddenly turns black when activated? It has been white all these years/decades and all of sudden it turns black whenever I want to edit something which is highly disturbing. ![edite window black](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/4/1/41bd351ce7198d4a6936ce89d5b69160d1a308d3.png) ---
**Author:** ![anon75570550](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@anon75570550](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon75570550)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/why-does-the-edit-window-turn-black/43000/2 "2024-04-05T11:50:48Z")
Is it possible the option in Stacks Preferences is the culprit? ![Stacks Preferences](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/8/3/83d9651e2c1201ea17e19be64f00397760706045.jpeg) Usually when I get a glitch like that I’ll delete (temporarily) each stack on the page in turn, to see if any of the other stacks is causing the corruption. If that doesn’t work, then I try a new Text stack on a new blank page or project, see how that behaves. Your conclusion should give you an idea what’s going on where. ---
**Author:** ![anon96131905](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@anon96131905](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon96131905)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/why-does-the-edit-window-turn-black/43000/3 "2024-04-05T12:55:10Z")
Hi Marten, thank you for your assistance. I tried it out and found that this happens in every stack and every RW file I got on my computer… It seems like it is somewhere in the overall system…? ---
**Author:** ![StacksWeaver](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/stacksweaver/32/25485_2.png) [@StacksWeaver](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/StacksWeaver)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/why-does-the-edit-window-turn-black/43000/4 "2024-04-05T13:05:51Z")
It might be due to your mac having dark mode enabled? ---
**Author:** ![anon96131905](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@anon96131905](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon96131905)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/why-does-the-edit-window-turn-black/43000/5 "2024-04-05T13:27:47Z")
Thank you, Joshua, I thought about that too but my Mac is fully on Light Mode…-🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/why-does-the-edit-window-turn-black/43000/6 "2024-04-05T14:04:13Z")
Don’t panic guys… the real Stacks pro is here to save the day 😜 ![CleanShot 2024-04-05 at 2 .58.38](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/6/c/6cfa5a2529521b2afa018d3cacd873fb1962408d.gif) There’s a little switch you can use to toggle between dark and light mode in the bottom left of the text edit area. It’s worth noting that this is independent of the Stacks preference. Happy Weaving! ---
**Author:** ![anon96131905](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@anon96131905](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/anon96131905)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/why-does-the-edit-window-turn-black/43000/7 "2024-04-05T14:23:55Z")
Hey… good to have our real Stacks pro around! Thank you for solving the mystery… the problem is that that little switch can hardly if at all be seen when in dark mode… Anyhow, problem solved. Kob Khun krub