Comment 3 for bug 1530543

In Kicad version: 5.0.0-rc3-dev-14-g1a2291879), release build; there is still no simple way to change the colour scheme for Pcbnew, Footprint editor and Gerbview. These still have a black background and although it can be changed to white (via a colour picker) the rest of the colours then won't suit a white background.