[Konsole-devel] [konsole] [Bug 313904] New: Text color of non-focused tab with activity is not distinguishible

[Cristian Tibirna]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=313904

            Bug ID: 313904
           Summary: Text color of non-focused tab with activity is not
                    distinguishible
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: konsole
           Version: 2.9.5
          Platform: openSUSE RPMs
                OS: Linux
            Status: CONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: NOR
         Component: monitoring
          Assignee: konsole-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: tibirna at kde.org

With default "Oxygen" colors, the color of text on the tab of a
currently-not-focused konsole session is barely distinguishable. This color is
computed (mixed with the normal (black) color) in
TabbedViewContainer::setTabActivity() (ViewContainer.cpp#666).

It is indeed possible to configure this color (somehow, if the user knows what
to search for) in the global KDE Color Schemes configuration, but it is very
difficult to find out where and how to change it.

The minimum would be to provide a better default color (by not mixing with
normalColor or by using e.g. NegativeText).

The best would be to change the color of the whole tab upon activity, or
provide an attention-catching animation or icon in the tab.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open Konsole with at least two session tabs in a KDE session with default
Oxygen color scheme
2. type "sleep 3" in one session and change the focus to the other tab within 3
seconds

Actual Results:  
3. the color of the tab title text in the "sleep" tab changes to a very dark
magenta, difficult to distinguish from the normal black color

Expected Results:  
fireworks ;-)

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