Calculated time does not honor input text color

S_-_EvanRaskin__GISS_ — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:25:44 GMT

I have built a survey in Survey123 Connect that is for nighttime data collection (bat monitoring), and have therefore selected a black background with light text colors. However, I have one time question populated with a calculate using now(), and that text shows up in a dark blue color that is nearly invisible against the black background, instead of the light green that I have selected as the input text color. Users can tap the field to see the calculated time, but would be nice if the text would just appear in the specified color. I realize that I could hide the calculated field and use a note field to display the calculated time to the user in the color of my choice, but it needs to be editable in case the time of arrival does not correspond to the time that the survey is launched. I can imagine various complicated workarounds, but don't want to add unneeded complexity to the survey. Anyone know a way that I can make the calculated time appear in the same text color as all other text input?

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Populated by user entry:

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Re: Calculated time does not honor input text color

S_-_EvanRaskin__GISS_ — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:34:57 GMT

Moving the now() expression from the Calculate field to the Default field fixed this problem, although the once(now()) expression I had originally used does not work in the Default field.

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Calculated time does not honor input text color

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