# Buttons in GUI invisible
**URL:** https://discourse.jabref.org/t/buttons-in-gui-invisible/2653
**Category:** Help
**Tags:** ui
**Created:** [April 7, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/buttons-in-gui-invisible/2653 "2021-04-07T14:20:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@dave](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/dave)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/buttons-in-gui-invisible/2653/1 "2021-04-07T14:20:53Z")
Moin all,
wanted to give JabRef a chance, but unfortunately directly after installation found something which makes effective working impossible. Almost all buttons are invisible/missing. I just installed JabRef 5.2 via the provided .msi on my win10 64 bit machine. Any hints how to fix this?
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### Author:  [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/buttons-in-gui-invisible/2653/2 "2021-04-07T16:00:52Z")
Moin,
totally odd. I only remember a similar issue from the 5.0 beta version, but that’s been a long time ago
Does the normal/light theme work? It can be enabled under Options → Preferences → Appearance (Restart required)
You could also try and test the latest development version and check if the issue is still present
[https://builds.jabref.org/main/](https://builds.jabref.org/main/)
Greetings from Paderborn
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### Author:  [@dave](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/dave)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2021, 8:36am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/buttons-in-gui-invisible/2653/3 "2021-04-08T08:36:39Z")
😀 Thanks for your reply Christoph!
Unfortunately, there is no changed behaviour neither in normal/light theme mode or in version 5.3…
Greetings from Berlin
JabRef 5.3–2021-04-05–6837164
Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Java 14.0.2
JavaFX 16+8
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### Author:  [@dave](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/dave)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2021, 7:57am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/buttons-in-gui-invisible/2653/4 "2021-04-09T07:57:52Z")
The only version which works properly on my machine is v4.3.1 Platform independent runnable JAR. Is there a way to get the JAR for latest version?
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### Author:  [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2021, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/buttons-in-gui-invisible/2653/5 "2021-04-09T17:51:43Z")
This is totally odd. We haven’t got any report
There is no longer a single jar file, JabRef ships with its own modified java runtime.
Newer version have a batch file under Jabref/lib/runtime/bin which starts JabRef.
Do you have any high contrast or accessibility settings (for colorblind) or whatever active?
I found this reddit post which seems to be a similar problem with a potential fix. I could try to create a version with the workaround.
> **[r/JavaFX - BUG: Windows High Contrast Mode disables Programmatic Style Changes](https://www.reddit.com/r/JavaFX/comments/lqf85n/bug_windows_high_contrast_mode_disables/)**
>
> 3 votes and 1 comment so far on Reddit
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### Author:  [@k3KAW8Pnf7mkmdSMPHz2](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/k3KAW8Pnf7mkmdSMPHz2)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/buttons-in-gui-invisible/2653/6 "2021-04-09T22:29:45Z")
It is also possible to get some more debug information [by opening JabRef.bat with --debug](https://docs.jabref.org/advanced/commandline). Just beware that you’ll get `WARNING: Unsupported JavaFX configuration: classes were loaded from 'module org.jabref.merged.module'. isAutomatic: false, isOpen: true` and some other errors even when the icons show up.
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### Author:  [@dave](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/dave)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2021, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/buttons-in-gui-invisible/2653/7 "2021-04-14T08:04:35Z")
Hi thanks for your replies…
@Siedlerchr
there are no special settings active. The bug occured instantly after plain installation of msi file.
@k3KAW8Pnf7mkmdSMPHz2 this is what I get when executing the .bat with --debug
“C:\Program Files\JabRef\runtime\bin\JabRef.bat” --debug
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized format specifier [d]
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized conversion specifier [d] starting at position 16 in conversion pattern.
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized format specifier [thread]
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized conversion specifier [thread] starting at position 25 in conversion pattern.
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized format specifier [level]
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized conversion specifier [level] starting at position 35 in conversion pattern.
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized format specifier [logger]
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized conversion specifier [logger] starting at position 47 in conversion pattern.
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized format specifier [msg]
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized conversion specifier [msg] starting at position 54 in conversion pattern.
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized format specifier [n]
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized conversion specifier [n] starting at position 56 in conversion pattern.
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized format specifier [d]
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized conversion specifier [d] starting at position 16 in conversion pattern.
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized format specifier [thread]
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized conversion specifier [thread] starting at position 25 in conversion pattern.
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized format specifier [level]
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized conversion specifier [level] starting at position 35 in conversion pattern.
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized format specifier [logger]
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized conversion specifier [logger] starting at position 47 in conversion pattern.
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized format specifier [msg]
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized conversion specifier [msg] starting at position 54 in conversion pattern.
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized format specifier [n]
ERROR StatusLogger Unrecognized conversion specifier [n] starting at position 56 in conversion pattern.
%d [%thread] %-5level %logger - %msg%n%d [%thread] %-5level %logger - %msg%n java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Connect timed out
at sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.timedFinishConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:?]
at sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:?]
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:?]
at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:?]
at org.jabref.logic.remote.client.RemoteClient.openNewConnection(Unknown Source) ~[org.jabref:?]
at org.jabref.logic.remote.client.RemoteClient.ping(Unknown Source) ~[org.jabref:?]
at org.jabref.gui.JabRefMain.handleMultipleAppInstances(Unknown Source) ~[org.jabref:?]
at org.jabref.gui.JabRefMain.start(Unknown Source) ~[org.jabref:?]
at com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.lambda$launchApplication1$9(Unknown Source) ~[org.jabref.merged.module:?]
at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runAndWait$12(Unknown Source) ~[org.jabref.merged.module:?]
at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$10(Unknown Source) ~[org.jabref.merged.module:?]
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Unknown Source) ~[?:?]
at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$11(Unknown Source) ~[org.jabref.merged.module:?]
at com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(Unknown Source) ~[org.jabref.merged.module:?]
at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.\_runLoop(Native Method) ~[org.jabref.merged.module:?]
at com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.lambda$runLoop$3(Unknown Source) ~[org.jabref.merged.module:?]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [?:?]
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### Author:  [@k3KAW8Pnf7mkmdSMPHz2](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/k3KAW8Pnf7mkmdSMPHz2)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/buttons-in-gui-invisible/2653/8 "2021-04-19T20:15:08Z")
@dave thank you for trying. Those errors look quite normal to me 😕
I have no idea. I am testing on Windows 10 10.0 amd64 and the icons show up for me 😕
A very long shot would be to see if you have [an older version of JavaFX installed](https://www.java.com/en/download/help/javafx_install.html) but I am basing that on you not getting the `WARNING: Unsupported JavaFX configuration` message.
> [@dave](#):
>
> The bug occured instantly after plain installation of msi file.
This is a Windows setting somewhere in `Ease of Access/High contrast` (if you press the window key and write `high contrast` it should show up).
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### Author:  [@ben](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/ben)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/buttons-in-gui-invisible/2653/9 "2023-05-10T09:02:05Z")
had the same problem, same OS.
My laptop a w520 from lenovo has a colorimeter and XRite software to get accurate colors.
Therefore in my displayoptions I have several color profiles “xyz.icm”. Switching to “lenovo laptop internal display” color profile did the trick.
Greetings from Munich