https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465353
Bug ID: 465353
Summary: Please decouple title bar color from header color
Classification: Applications
Product: systemsettings
Version: 5.26.90
Platform: Other
OS: All
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: kcm_colors
Assignee: plasma-b...@kde.org
Reporter: fores...@sonic.net
CC: noaha...@gmail.com, tantalising...@gmail.com,
uhh...@gmail.com
Target Milestone: ---
Color schemes that define Header colors, such as the Breeze Dark scheme,
currently break some of the color settings:
- The "Make window titlebars accent-colored" option changes not only the title
bar, but also the tool bar and the menu bar. It paints a surprisingly large
window area in that color, which can be overwhelming, especially when the
accent color has high contrast with the rest of the scheme.
- The colored area becomes inconsistent between windows, depending on how large
their header area is, and whether they have one at all.
- The "Active Titlebar" color setting simply doesn't work.
Moreover, it means users cannot get the traditional title-bar-only active
window coloring (which many people expect from a window manager) from the
default color schemes. That includes the only dark theme that Plasma currently
offers.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Choose the Breeze Dark color scheme.
2a. Edit it, enabling the "make window titlebars accent-colored" option.
2b. Alternatively, change the "Active Titlebar" color.
3. Save and apply the scheme.
OBSERVED RESULT
Either (2a) a large area outside the title bar is painted in the accent color,
or (2b) the title bar color is not changed at all.
EXPECTED RESULT
The active title bar color should have changed according to the chosen options.
Areas outside the title bar should not have changed.
The title bar is used for different things than the menu bar and tool bar.
Their colors should not be coupled.
Perhaps it would make sense to split the "accent-colored" option into two
separate options, one for the title bar and one for the header area?
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: KDE Neon Testing: neon-testing-20230205-0738
KDE Plasma Version: 5.26.90
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Related: bug 433059, bug 455809
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