Suggestion: color of the active tab: I don't like the color gradient

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Lolly-Bob
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Suggestion: color of the active tab: I don't like the color gradient

Post by *Lolly-Bob »

Of course, it is a matter of taste. I don't like the color gradient. On the other hand, I find a solid color that matches the surroundings good, e.g.:

ActiveTabColor=16750641

It is possible to specify the color in hexadecimal, for example:

ActiveTabColor=$0000FF
($BBGGRR)

In order to automatically adapt the selected color to the respective background set by Windows, you could possibly additionally specify a transparency value, e.g.:

ActiveTabColor=$880000FF
($AABBGGRR)
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Re: Suggestion: color of the active tab

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Moderator message from: white » 2022-04-29, 12:49 UTC

Moved to Suggestions forum
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Re: Suggestion: color of the active tab: I don't like the color gradient

Post by *johnnyd »

I want to vote for this feature.
It's not that I dont like the color, but it's easier to see with some extra color.
Many apps, eg "notepad++", add some extra color on the active tab.
Some random image I've found - you can see how "new 7" is much more pronounced as active tab.
https://www.ybierling.com/images/large/officeproductivity/notepad-remove-whitespace/notepad-remove-whitespace4.png

Also there's also already an icon of folder type that is drawn, so I assume it is "owner drawn" control, so coding-wise it's half way there.
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