Autocad 2000 how to change visability of text in properties window?

[neiloneil]

I know that when a listed property is greyed out it means it can not be altered from the properties window. I am struggling to even read the grey text as it is so feint.

 

Is the darkness, and/or size of this text adjustable?

 

It may be my eyes with the effects of age perhaps, but I remember when I could click on a line, and see its length and angle clearly enough to not need to bring my head really close to the screen. I used to find this a good way to get instant confirmation (using the list or distance command seems to distract my focus somewhat).

 

Does anyone have any ideas?

Do the later versions behave similarly?

[ReMark]

The darkness and size are non-adjustable.

 

Have you tried adjusting your screen brightness?

 

What size monitor are you using?

 

What resolution are you running your display at?

[neiloneil]

Resolution is 1024 x 768. Changing it just seemed weird, and didn't really alter the visibility.

Turning up the brightness definitely helped. I must still move my head to make out the text, but definitely an improvement.

I think it a case of my eyes deteriorating over the past couple of years. My laptop monitor is only 15", so I should probably upgrade.

 

Thank you for your help.