TC9.50B3: Tooltips in dark mode

[HolgerK]

Tooltips are drawn with the same text and background colors in normal and dark mode.
Expected in dark mode: Bright text and dark background like (dark)Explorer tooltips in W10-1903.

Regards
Holger

[ghisler(Author)]

Hmm, actually I like the contrast of the tooltips - with black background they can be hardly distinguished from the panel background. They do have quite a different color also in normal mode.

[HolgerK]

Problem is that human image processing needs some time to switch between positive and negative text representation.
Additional: tooltips can take up a large area, show and hide quickly, acting like a flash light.

Regards
Holger

[ghisler(Author)]

Hmm, maybe a different color then? I can make it configurable, but what should be the default?

[Usher]

2ghisler(Author)
Maybe cursor color?

[HolgerK]

Maybe DarkHighlight=4210752 (R=64,G=64,B=64)

Regards
Holger

[DrShark]

I can confirm the tooltips are dark with white font now in TC 9.50 beta 5 with dark mode active.

To distinguish their text from other text in Total Commander, I changed their font in a currently possible quite limited way using wincmd.ini parameters:

Code: Select all

[<my resolution section>]
FontNameTip=ItalicT
FontWeightTip=700
FontSizeTip=7

[Phred]

Similarly, while discussing the TC Dark mode context, F1 Help appears in the standard black-on-white bright colouring, offering a visual shock.

Holger refers to human image processing; there is also the phenomenon of 'retinal bleaching': the reason why we have high and low headlight beams in our cars, and, in some places, bans on upwards-facing decorative lights on footpaths/pavements/sidewalks and gardens, for instance (and, indeed, dark modes). Bright sudden light creates, to varying degrees, a form of temporary, and perhaps prolonged, blindness or a visual shock.

[ghisler(Author)]

Unfortunately you cannot tell Help to use dark mode. I would have to include two help files per language, one bright an one dark.

[HolgerK]

12.11.19 Fixed: Dark mode: Tooltips in main window and dialogs like multi-rename were not dark (32/64)

Fix confirmed using TC9.50B5 (W10-1903)

Thanks
Holger

[ghisler(Author)]

Btw, the tooltip colors will be configurable in the next beta, both for normal and dark mode! I just ran out of time when adding the above...

[Phred]

Unfortunately you cannot tell Help to use dark mode. I would have to include two help files per language, one bright an one dark.

Ah ha. Great. Looking forward to it.

[HolgerK]

Btw, the tooltip colors will be configurable in the next beta, both for normal and dark mode! I just ran out of time when adding the above...

Many thanks for this.
Also this:

19.11.19 Added: Configuration - Options - Color: Show preview (example output) also for Lister, Compare by contents, title bars, hint windows, and dark mode (32/64)

is a very nice and useful addition.
Much appreciated. :-)

Regards
Holger

[Usher]

Also this:

19.11.19 Added: Configuration - Options - Color: Show preview (example output) also for Lister, Compare by contents, title bars, hint windows, and dark mode (32/64)

is a very nice and useful addition.
Much appreciated.

It was suggested in other topic: https://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=54792&p=363261#p363261