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Ok, ok. That's again a lot of changes for a game that should already be finished. I'll do some stuff and report when it's done.

The grid is not visible in the black theme
For white theme For black theme On Linux, the line generated a warning and did not close when I clicked the "Close" button. I made a package for Linux (arch). Includes package sources.

Thanks AZJIO,
I'll take a look at that. Time to set up a Linux machine, so I can test it myself.

@jacdelad

Version 1.4.2 is looking a lot better now and works OK in Linux. I see you kept the ClipMouse but only for Windows. Clever.
As AZJIO said, the grid still doesn't show up in the dark theme. I just changed line 116 to : VectorSourceColor(RGBA(127,127,127,255))
So it's more mid gray than dark gray. Works OK on a light theme too.

@AZJIO
I looked at the PB help on DotPath and don't really get it? Maybe that would be a solution but how does it detect which theme you are using?
Changing the colour to mid gray as I said above does the trick. Unless you have a mid gray theme obviously!
I'm not getting any issues with the WinAnim. I'm using PB 6.04 LTS on Void Linux.

Moulder.

Download
zst (x64 Arch)
deb (x64-Mint, x86-MX)
rpm (x64 Fedora)

Package sources included (PKGBUILD, control, SPEC)

@jacdelad

I've been fiddling with the code a bit to try to get 3 buttons on a line. I managed to get the width of the button 1/3 the size, but with 44 puzzles you would need a list height that fits at least 15 lines and it was showing 14 1/2. So I removed the title "Puzzle" from the header but there was still a blank header. So I moved the header up a bit, but it overlapped the top buttons. So I rearranged the order that the buttons and list are drawn and made the list length a bit longer! Do you really need a header to tell you it's a list of puzzles?
No, I don't have anything better to do, thanks for asking.
Anyway, it looks like this now. You might be able to see the section of code I modified. I'm guessing maybe it needs something like #List1, #List2 and #List3 but I don't know how that works? I'll keep trying to work something out because it's an interesting learning experience.
Maybe there will be 2 or 3 versions if one version doesn't cover multiple OS's?

Moulder.

I use a built-in PureBasic constant after creating the list. Internally it calls a Windows API, which sets how the gadget is viewed. I never thought about how it would or would not work on Linux. Maybe a Linux expert can shed light on this. #PB_ListIcon_DisplayMode is onl available on Windows, according to the help. Todn know whether the other OSes support something similar at all.

I messed about for a while trying to work around it. I ended up creating an array List(2) for three column lists(instead of #List) but that meant chopping a lot of existing code about to get it to fit. I seemed to be making some progress, strangely, but then I ended up with an error trying to draw to the canvas?
I figured I was going about it the wrong way so started again, having looked at the PB help and thought maybe AddGadgetColumn might be the way to go instead? I couldn't get that to work either. Most examples on the forum seem to be for Windows(typically) so don't work on my machine.
I'm an engineer, not a programmer, so there's only so far I can get with a screwdriver and hammer. HELP!!!!!

Moulder.

AddGadgetColumn adds a column in report mode (which is available on all platforms). Selecting an item would mean selecting all columns in this line. This wouldn't work, unfortunately. For now, I would leave it as it is. On the other hand, I could use report mode and add best times to each puzzle.
Here's how it looks on Windows right now:

After you mentioned #PB_ListIcon_DisplayMode I fiddled about some more and although removing that line didn't make any difference, eventually, I managed to get it looking like this. No idea how you get to populate the other columns though?

Moulder.

You replied as I was writing the last post so I only just saw it. You're right, you can only select all columns at once.
Maybe leaving it as it is would be best. I'm never satisfied though, so I'll keep messing about with it.
You have done more than enough on this project already. Have a rest.
Thanks for your efforts and for sharing it.

Moulder.

Nah, no rest for me. I'll have another week of nightshift next week, so plenty of time.
But I gotta do one thing after another. At the moment I'm tuning the dark mode and add some more options asked by AZJIO.

AZJIO wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 2:28 pm The grid is not visible in the black theme
For white theme

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    VectorSourceColor(RGBA(32,32,32,255))
    DotPath(1, 3)

For black theme

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    VectorSourceColor(RGBA(255,255,255,255))
    DotPath(1, 1)

On Linux, the line generated a warning and did not close when I clicked the "Close" button.

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WinThread=CreateThread(@Animation(),WinAnim)

I made a package for Linux (arch). Includes package sources.

Hi AZJIO,
thanks for the packages, but I still have no Linux, so I cannot test it yet. What does the warning say?

@moulder61/@AZJIO: I updated the Git and added better darkmode compatibility (the black tiles now turn white on dark mode) and some preferences (round corners and gradient).

@jacdelad

The good news:
I like the new settings options.
Dark mode looks a bit better now.

The bad news:
The first settings option should say "no round corners".
I don't think the dark gradient on the tiles looks right in dark mode.

There was another issue I never mentioned before about dark mode. The difficulty level percentage in white on a green background is hard to read.
I feel bad complaining after all the work you've put in to it.

Moulder.