[rkward-tracker] [ rkward-Bugs-3438333 ] NEEDINFO: Function Argument Hints Unreadable

Wed Dec 7 18:27:38 UTC 2011

Bugs item #3438333, was opened at 2011-11-15 07:09
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Category: user interface
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Assigned to: Thomas Friedrichsmeier (tfry)
Summary: NEEDINFO: Function Argument Hints Unreadable

Initial Comment:
---Problem description---
Please give a brief summary on the problem:
Function argument hints are unreadable. The hints are shown in white text on a yellow background rendering them unreadable.

What - in detail - did you do directly before you encountered this problem?
Always occurs

When you try to repeat the above, does the problem occur again (no, sometimes, always)?
always

If applicable: When doing the same thing in an R session outside of RKWard, do you see the same problem?
Not Applicable

Do you have any further information that might help us to track this problem down? In particular, if applicable, can you provide sample data and sample R code to reproduce this problem?
###Please fill in###

---Session Info---
RKWard version: 0.5.7
KDE version (runtime): 4.7.2 (4.7.2)
KDE version (compile time): 4.7.2 (4.7.2)
Local KDE directory: /home/xyz/.kde/
RKWard storage directory: /home/xyz/.rkward/

Debug message file(s) in use (these may contain relevant diagnostic output in case of trouble):
/tmp/xyz-bijit/rkwardnn5529.tmp
/tmp/xyz-bijit/rkward.rbackendMT5541.tmp

R version (compile time): 2.14.0  (2011-10-31 r57496)
R runtime session info:
R version 2.14.0 (2011-10-31)
Platform: i686-pc-linux-gnu (32-bit)

locale:
 [1] LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8          LC_NUMERIC=C                 
 [3] LC_TIME=en_US.UTF-8           LC_COLLATE=en_US.UTF-8       
 [5] LC_MONETARY=en_US.UTF-8       LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8      
 [7] LC_PAPER=en_US.UTF-8          LC_NAME=en_US.UTF-8          
 [9] LC_ADDRESS=en_US.UTF-8        LC_TELEPHONE=en_US.UTF-8     
[11] LC_MEASUREMENT=en_US.UTF-8    LC_IDENTIFICATION=en_US.UTF-8

attached base packages:
[1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base     

other attached packages:
[1] rkward_0.5.6

loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
[1] tools_2.14.0

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>Comment By: Thomas Friedrichsmeier (tfry)
Date: 2011-12-07 10:27

Message:
Hi!

Did you get a chance to test, whether the issue is fixed in the development
version / daily builds, yet?

Thanks!
Thomas

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Comment By: https://www.google.com/accounts ()
Date: 2011-11-18 03:19

Message:
I downgraded to R 2.13 and rkward 0.5.6. The function argument hints are
now readable (black on yellow background). I am attaching a screenshot of
rkward 0.5.6. I will try the daily build later today.
And one more thing just to clarify, the function/variable code-completion
were always readable. Only the function argument hints were unreadable.
Thanks 

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/249/rward056.png/

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Comment By: Thomas Friedrichsmeier (tfry)
Date: 2011-11-18 01:16

Message:
Hm. I just don't get it.

Do you recall which colors the function argument hints had before the
upgrade?

If you are _not_ yet using R 2.14.0, could you try downgrading RKWard to
0.5.6 for a minute, in order to test whether the problem was introduced
with RKWard 0.5.7, or with some other update in Ubuntu 11.10.

Anyway, I have also tried another thing in SVN. Could you please test
whether that helps (should be available in our daily builds _tomorrow_:
https://launchpad.net/~rkward-devel/+archive/rkward-dailys)

Thanks!
Thomas

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Comment By: https://www.google.com/accounts ()
Date: 2011-11-16 10:58

Message:
Yes, I have been using rkward before. This problem started after upgrading
to Ubuntu 11.10 and rkward 0.5.7

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Comment By: Thomas Friedrichsmeier (tfry)
Date: 2011-11-16 09:10

Message:
Ok, thanks.

One more follow-up question: Have you been using RKWard before version
0.5.7? If so, did you experience this problem, earlier?

Regards
Thomas

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Comment By: https://www.google.com/accounts ()
Date: 2011-11-16 06:57

Message:
The screenshots:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/683/screenshotconsole.png/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/33/screenshotworkspace.png/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/88/screenshotkate.png/

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Comment By: https://www.google.com/accounts ()
Date: 2011-11-16 06:51

Message:
It does not seem to be the same problem as tooltips in other KDE
applications work fine.(I tried Kate). I tried the workaround and it did
not help. The tooltips in workspace window work fine. Its only function
hints in Console and Editor that are not working.
Three screenshots are attached

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Comment By: Thomas Friedrichsmeier (tfry)
Date: 2011-11-16 00:38

Message:
> However I am running Rkward on Ubuntru with Gnome/Unity.
> Can this be causing the problem?

Possibly. Could you please check, whether this appears to be the same issue
(thread includes a workaround): 
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9879841&posted=1#post9879841

In case that is not it: What about other tooltips? E.g. the ones in the
"Workspace" window. Do these display correctly?

Regards
Thomas

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Comment By: https://www.google.com/accounts ()
Date: 2011-11-15 21:18

Message:
Thanks for the reply. I checked systemsettings. The colors do not match.
MAy be it is not pulling the colors from the KDE settings. However I am
running Rkward on Ubuntru with Gnome/Unity. Can this be causing the
problem?

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Comment By: Thomas Friedrichsmeier (tfry)
Date: 2011-11-15 07:35

Message:
Thanks for your detailed report. Function argument hints were recently
fixed to use the system-wide settings for tooltip foreground and background
colors. Thus, I suspect the problem is in a bad setting for tooltip colors.
Go to the KDE system settings (should be available by running
'systemsettings' in a console), open page Common Appearance and
Behavior->Application Appearance->Colors->Colors, and check the settings
for Tooltip Background / Text.

Please let us know, whether these match or do not match the color of the
argument hints in RKWard.

Regards
Thomas

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