Difference between revisions of "ToDo: For DA Integration"

Revision as of 17:45, 18 April 2017

Bugs

• Selection toolbar is inaccessible (does not respond to tabs normally and not read by Screen Readers)

This is caused by theming the text. The fix is to support color warping (on/off) as an option, and with color warping on use the system settings for this control rather than faking it by new (colored) text items.

• On Linux Classic theme, the buttons are posterized

This is caused by color warping from Windows default (bright) rather than from old default (darker). It will be fixed by using a darker default in the theme and color warping that to light on Windows.

• In Hi-Contrast theme the meter numbers are the same color as the meter

The fix is probably to draw a contrasting background behind the numbers. An alternative might be to use two colors, one for when over green, and one for when over black.

• The pip on Mixer board is not rotated

Will fix. Wasn't a problem in DA which had a round pip.

• Mac buttons in some themes (dark theme in particular) don't look good.

Will fix.

• Colour at right end of meter bars is wrong when dragged, after having changed theme in the same session.

Will fix.

• Tooltips for record-same-track and record-new-track don't update

Not a DA bug, but made more obvious by DA. Fix to be done for both record and play.

• Old icon for record=append missing

Will re-instate as an option.

• Note-tracks are not themed

Will add an extra color for the zebra coloring.

• Spectrogram is not themed

Will at least use the background colors in future.

• Graph labels in 'Plot Spectrum' are too light (in dark theme)

Will fix.

Improvement Requests

• The ruler bar color can not be controlled independently of one of the selection colors

These colors need to be split.

• The time-text-control has lost the color distinction between numbers and units.

These colors need to be split.

• Themes do not adapt (much) to system theme

This is a big chunk of work, and won't be in 2.2.0. It is most relevant to the Hi-Contrast theme where users may set individual colors for many aspects. Doing this well entails extending the color warping.

• Old themes not usable with new ImageCache layout.

It's possible using an old debug build with EXPERIMENTAL_THEMING_PREFS to export as separate images, and then re-import with the new code, saving some work.

• Meter numbers can't be switched on/off

Would be nice to have.

• With big fonts (e.g. in linux) the sizing looks messy.

Not caused by DA, but would be nice to fix it.

• Naming of some items in rearranged menus 'not as previously agreed'.

There may be mistakes in that, and even possibly something that was there is now missing. A list here of the problem changes would help. Some changes were made for consistency and have sound reasons/arguments for them.

Niggles

• The Light and Dark themes use the 'cotton reel' images for pinned/unpinned.

Might get done as part of other work.

• Meter icons aren't actually buttons and highlight differently

Might fix some time.

• Mute/Solo buttons do not have a hover effect.

Not new. Might fix some time.

• The sync-lock icon has gone from the track display.

If it is brought back it should do more than it did before. It is easy to tell what mode one is in with a selection present.

• Focus box invisible on buttons in darker themes.

Outside our control.

• Many corners of the interface are not themed.

So work still to do. Some will depend on using a system theme. The main work of theming is on things we draw ourselves, such as the track panel and the html text.

• ImageCache.png is confusing.

It needs reorganising.

• Blue background on Hi-Contrast theme selected track-panel-info reduces contrast.

Instead the surrounds for buttons should become cyan, and that will give greater clarity that the track is selected.

• Cyan selection in Hi-Contrast theme reduces contrast.

This is tough. Maybe a blue and not as saturated would work.

• RMS vs normal colors in Hi-Contrast theme reduces contrast.

Also tough, though a much bigger colour and brightness difference could be used.

• Dragger icons in ImageCache.png aren't used

These are still owner-draw.

With EXPERIMENTAL_DA

• Mute/solo are stacked in wave-tracks but not note-tracks

Yep, ought to be made consistent. One thought is to use icons.

• Dark logo 'vanishes' into background on a dark toolbar.

Needs e.g. a ring around it.