Ever since I upgraded to macOS Ventura, selected text are not highlighted

Hi,

Does macOS Ventura change the way selections are highlighted? They use to highlight blue, but now selected text doesn't show any highlighting, so I can't tell if it is selected.

Mac Pro, macOS 13.0

Posted on Nov 17, 2022 05:45 PM

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dialabrain

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Posted on Nov 18, 2022 02:10 AM

Check System Settings > Appearance > Highlight color.

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dialabrain

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Nov 18, 2022 02:10 AM in response to ShinehahGnolaum

Check System Settings > Appearance > Highlight color.

dialabrain

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Nov 17, 2022 05:49 PM in response to ShinehahGnolaum

In what app?

Nov 17, 2022 10:24 PM in response to dialabrain

In Notes, in Safari, Microsoft Edge, TextEdit, Xcode, and others I don't recall at this time. It seems to affect the entire operating system.

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