It's not just a black background that hides it. There must be a css selector for it, mustn't there?
On Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 10:56:16 AM UTC-4 Edward K. Ream wrote: > On Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at 4:54:32 AM UTC-5 Edward K. Ream wrote: > > It took me a while to understand what the @button node is doing. > > ... > > I'm satisfied neither with #407 > <https://github.com/leo-editor/leo-editor/issues/407> nor with the > script. I would prefer some ways of splitting the icon bar at specific > places. I have just created #3851 > <https://github.com/leo-editor/leo-editor/issues/3851>. > > > Alright, I think I understand the bounds of the problem. > > > Googling shows that the QToolbar class has inherent limitations. There is *no > way* to split QToolButton widgets into separate rows. Happily, the > toolbar shows an *extension icon* on the far right when there are too > many buttons. Clicking this icon will show the remaining widgets on > separate lines. The newly revealed icons *remain visible* until the user > clicks the extension icon again. > > > I never noticed this behavior before. Worse, my dark theme obscured the > extension icon! I've corrected that bug by giving the icon a lighter > background color. > > > *@button expand-toolbar* > > > This script needs more explanation. The script creates a button that > duplicates the purpose of the extension icon. The script (@button node) > does nothing if everything in the icon bar is already visible. > > > The script simulates a *single* keypress (and release) on the extension > icon. Therefore, the newly revealed icons will *remain visible* until the > user presses the button (or the actual extension icon). > > > The test: if w.objectName() == 'qt_toolbar_ext_button': > > > looks for the name that Qt assigns to the expansion icon. This name *has > nothing to do with the headline of the @button node!* > > > *Summary* > > > At long last, I understand the inherent limitations of the QToolbar > widget. There seems to be no way to split its contents into separate > (always visible) lines. > > > Otoh, the extension icon shows all widgets when clicked and *continues to > do so* until clicked again. This behavior is good enough for most > purposes. > > > I've corrected my dark theme to show the extension icon. The icon must not > have a black background. > > > The given @button script works, but it needs some explanation. I'll amend > #3851 <https://github.com/leo-editor/leo-editor/issues/3851> accordingly. > > > Edward > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to leo-editor+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/bf2cc648-946f-4784-bc1d-59366014037fn%40googlegroups.com.
