Unwanted alternating row colors as from version 5.3

DVdm · 10-19-2020, 05:20 AM

Since I just upgraded my Calibre 5.2 to 5.3, I suddenly get alternating row colors (black/grey) in the main window (and in some other configuration windows as well). I use dark mode.
I find this very disturbing, and even annoying.
Is there a way to either prevent this, or to pick a much darker shade of grey?
I tried the plugin "Job Spy" to no avail.

kovidgoyal · 10-19-2020, 06:13 AM

Dark mode has always had alternating row colors. There was a bug on macOS causing it to be turned off there, but that since been resolved. The Job Spy plugin has a setting to turn it off, otherwise you need to run from source and turn it off yourself.

DVdm · 10-19-2020, 06:14 AM

Yes, Kovid, thanks.
I just managed to get Job Spy to make it work after all, by setting text color to white and both BG1 and BG2 to black.

By the way, I work on Windows-10.
When I re-install version 5.2 the alternate coloring disappears, and the bug does it job ;-)

Cheers, and thanks for your spectacular work!

thiago.eec · 10-19-2020, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Dark mode has always had alternating row colors. There was a bug on macOS causing it to be turned off there, but that since been resolved. The Job Spy plugin has a setting to turn it off, otherwise you need to run from source and turn it off yourself.

On Windows it was all black two, until 5.3. Very nice to see alternating colors again.

ownedbycats · 10-19-2020, 12:03 PM

On my Windows 10, there was also a glitch with alternating row colours where it was present but not very visible—I had to yank my monitor contrast way up to see it.

10-19-2020, 05:20 AM	#1
DVdm Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 25920 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Kobo Aura H2O (mark 5)	Unwanted alternating row colors as from version 5.3 Since I just upgraded my Calibre 5.2 to 5.3, I suddenly get alternating row colors (black/grey) in the main window (and in some other configuration windows as well). I use dark mode. I find this very disturbing, and even annoying. Is there a way to either prevent this, or to pick a much darker shade of grey? I tried the plugin "Job Spy" to no avail.

10-19-2020, 06:14 AM	#3
DVdm Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 25920 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Kobo Aura H2O (mark 5)	Yes, Kovid, thanks. I just managed to get Job Spy to make it work after all, by setting text color to white and both BG1 and BG2 to black. By the way, I work on Windows-10. When I re-install version 5.2 the alternate coloring disappears, and the bug does it job ;-) Cheers, and thanks for your spectacular work! Last edited by DVdm; 10-19-2020 at 06:16 AM.

10-19-2020, 12:03 PM	#5
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,821 Karma: 74203799 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	On my Windows 10, there was also a glitch with alternating row colours where it was present but not very visible—I had to yank my monitor contrast way up to see it. Last edited by ownedbycats; 10-19-2020 at 01:38 PM.

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10-19-2020, 06:13 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,256 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Dark mode has always had alternating row colors. There was a bug on macOS causing it to be turned off there, but that since been resolved. The Job Spy plugin has a setting to turn it off, otherwise you need to run from source and turn it off yourself.

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