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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Hardcoded colours ( was Re: color schemes )
From:       David Faure <david () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2000-05-30 5:37:09
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On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 11:49:54AM +0200, Wilco Greven wrote:
> On Mon, May 29, 2000 at 12:07:08AM -0400, tibirna@kde.org wrote:
> > 
> > Hello
> > 
> > I don't know anymore:
> > 
> > - who's looking after the color schemes;
> > - if there were discussions about including Link/Active Link/Visited Link
> > colors in the color schemes definition.
> > 
> > Right now, the default color combinations for URLs in
> > konqui-web/konqui-fm/kdesktop are very bad matches for "inverse" color
> > schemes like DarkBlue or DigitalCDE.
> 
> Thanks for bringing up this subject. The problem is not only the colour of 
> links, but hardcoded colours in general, and especially widgets which use 
> hardcoded colours and colours from the palette simultaneously. Some apps which
> do this are KControlCenter (the help tab, hardcoded yellow background on which 
> white text is invisible) and KSpread (the canvas, when using a white 
> foreground, you can't read the table name). Also Konqueror should use --IMHO-- 
> colours from the palette for the iconview, instead of white.

As a default, you mean ? 'cause it's highly configurable anyway
(globally and even per directory if wanted).
Hmm, raises a small design issue, since the properties class has no clue
about QIconView ;-)

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