GIMP 2.10 status of locking icons difficult to see

[nelo]

Hi there,

I wonder if the status of the locking icons ( see screenshot) can be styled  differently.
I find it very difficult to see whether they are active or not. Some colored background ( maybe green) might be helpful.

   

Gimp 2.10.2 dark theme, symbolic icons.

Thanks for any help
nelo

[Kevin]

The simple answer is Yes:

   

It's defined by an icon called gimp-transparency, but obviously if you change it, it will also change wherever else it's used (which seems to include the Add Alpha Channelmenu item)

[nelo]

(05-30-2018, 03:11 PM)Kevin Wrote: The simple answer is Yes:



It's defined by an icon called gimp-transparency, but obviously if you change it, it will also change wherever else it's used (which seems to include the Add Alpha Channelmenu item)

Thank you Kevin, I'll give it a try.
The problem is that using the dark interface, which I find really appealing, it is very hard to see the difference between activated and non-activated.

[Kevin]

Sorry, I've misunderstood.

I think it should be possible to highlight the active icons, but it's going to mean much more digging into the theme.

[Kevin]

So far I've identified that they are buttons and by changing the icon gimp-button-pressed the selected options are highlighted:

   

Obviously this has a bad side-effect , so I need to find how to select only those layer lock buttons.

[Kevin]

It can be done without side-effects:
   

BUT - you will need to copy the theme to your personal Themes folder and re-name it.
Then you will need to edit the gtkrc file in the copied theme to add the following to the end of the file:

Code:

style "highlight-layer-locks" = "gimp-gtkbutton-style"
{
  engine "pixmap"
    {
      image
        {
          function = BOX
          state = ACTIVE
          file = "ui/gimp-button-pressed-lock.png"
          border = { 8, 8, 8, 8 }
          stretch = TRUE
        }
    }
}

widget "*Tree*Button*" style "highlight-layer-locks"

You then need to create a new gimp-button-pressed-lock.png image in the ui folder of your copied theme (copy the gimp-button-pressed.png and modify in a way that suits you)

However, I think you'd be better raising an Issue with the developers: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/issues as it is obviously not fit for purpose at present.

[nelo]

That really works like a charm, Kevin.
Thank you so very much.

PS.:
no chance to give them a bug-report. Can't register there because of that stupid capcha.
Clicked about 12 or more pictures ... but only get another one, no registration. Fed up of that now.

[Kevin]

I've raised the issue: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/issues/1546

[nelo]

(06-01-2018, 10:59 AM)Kevin Wrote: I've raised the issue: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/issues/1546

Thank you very much, Kevin