Improve colours by file type…

[Dreamer]

Please, don't forget that we need a configurable single background colour for the lists.
So, the users who prefer dark BG and light colours and those prefering the opposite will be happy !

TIA

Paul

Oh yes, there is an option for thumbnails view background, but no option for other views and folder tree.

I use standard background color for list view

Yes, I don't use white, but grey (RGB 224 224 224), because there are other issues with other programs, therefore I can't change default Windows color to dark.

[xnview]

Oh yes, there is an option for thumbnails view background, but no option for other views and folder tree.

I use standard background color for list view

Yes, I don't use white, but grey (RGB 224 224 224), because there are other issues with other programs, therefore I can't change default Windows color to dark.

Ok, i'll add background color for detail view...

[Dreamer]

Ok, i'll add background color for detail view...

Thanks, but please also font color, otherwise it will be useless.

What about other views? Is it possible to add just one option for all "other" (non-thumbnail) views?

Another problem, existing option to change background color for thumbnails view is useless, since option to change font color is missing - folder name font is always black, so it's not possible to use dark backgrounds.

Last question - what about folder tree? It will be looking odd - dark file list and preview and white folder tree.

[Clo]

—> Dreamer

• Hello !

• About the font for the lists, it's of course planned on my mock-up on the previous page…

• And I agree that the Folder-tree might be customizable too.

- There is a large room on its settings page… So, I could propose improvements there also,
please, just tell that you wish quite precisely, though I've a clue already

¤ However, there is a hitch currently for the tree-items :
1. We would have a configurable colour for the body of the tree (the lines) like now in Total Commander 7.0…
2. The icons for the tree-items (folders etc.) would come better from an external Icon¦bitmaps DLL to match the background,
but this is not supported (yet ?)
* Aside, talking of that, I asked for such a support elsewhere, unanswered till now… Pierre can get small bitmap-DLLs to test.

KR
Claude
Clo

[Clo]

Hello !

• Forging ahead, I drew a mock-up for the Folder Tree - with colours and items settings - like shown below :

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• The Preview is quite fake and hand-made, it should be indeed better from such a real dark background theme…

KR
Claude
Clo

[Dreamer]

Clo, it looks really nice, but I think I would be happy with the custom background and text for file list and folder tree, it's really too late for such advanced options.

Pierre??

[Clo]

Dreamer

Hello !

Clo, it looks really nice…

• Thank you, but like I say, from a real theme should be better.

…it's really too late for such advanced options.

• Of course as a GUI like this. I thought to a next version.
- However, these options could be tested as extra-INI entries,
since i.e. we need visible tree-body lines using a very dark BG. !
- They could be for instance :

TreePaneBG_Colour = colour code

TreeBodyColour = colour code

TreeFontColour = colour code

TreeFontFace = Tahoma, 8, normal

TreeBodyStyle = Flag

0 : Solid lines

1 : Dotted lines

2 : Dashed lines

• Unfortunately, the last important choice can't be tested as long as Pierre doesn't answer
about the use of external bitmap-resources DLLs …

• Further, maybe another handier layout of the colours settings in the Options could be imagined,
maybe all grouped on a single Interface –> Colours page, except the colours by files types, though.

• A long way to go still

KR
Claude
Clo

[Dreamer]

Ok, i'll add background color for detail view...

Added in beta 6, thanks, but again, custom text color is needed too, a small example why:



Edit: I think just custom font color for folders is needed, since there is no custom background color for files.

[xnview]

Ok, i'll add background color for detail view...

Added in beta 6, thanks, but again, custom text color is needed too, a small example why:

Edit: I think just custom font color for folders is needed, since there is no custom background color for files.

Ok, i'll add ColorFilter = *, ... for all other items

[ghost zero]

so when might color options for the tree be available?

[AlterMann]

so when might color options for the tree be available?

+1

[ghost zero]

any progress?

[xnview]

any progress?

You have now TreeBackColor & TreeFontColor in xnview.ini

[foxyshadis]

I'm curious, was any color ever added for the selected file's background/font? That's one of the only colors in the program that still seems to be the system default.