problem with colors in progress bar

Yves · **on:** January 12, 2007, 03:43:54 AM

Hello Rejetto,
i do not know why, but since last versions the grey colour (showing the progress) behind that percentage-number is getting darker and darker so that i have difficulties to read how many % of a file have been sent or received. Would it be possible to make it lighter? I have no idea how to make it lighter here in my Windows2000-settings.

rejetto · **Reply #1 on:** January 12, 2007, 03:47:43 AM

hi yves, can you tell me the versions where you had the right color, and the version you are using with "bad" color?

Yves · **Reply #2 on:** January 12, 2007, 03:51:59 AM

Yes, Rejetto, have been all versions after that 067. Actually i use the build 071. Besides of that "too dark grey": super program !

rejetto · **Reply #3 on:** January 12, 2007, 01:22:48 PM

here are all HFS builds from 067 to 071.
can you try them and thell me in which build was your problem introduced?

www.rejetto.com/temp/hfs067.exe
www.rejetto.com/temp/hfs068.exe
www.rejetto.com/temp/hfs069.exe
www.rejetto.com/temp/hfs070.exe
www.rejetto.com/temp/hfs071.exe

Yves · **Reply #4 on:** January 12, 2007, 04:29:11 PM

Hello Rejetto,
i tried them all, and those after build 071 too. For my personal taste the grey colour (showing the progress) behind that percentage-number is too dark so that i have difficulties to read how many % of a file have been sent or received. Would it be possible to make it lighter? I have no idea how to make it lighter here in my Windows2000-settings.
Would be nice too if grey would be replaced by a light blue or light yellow.

rejetto · **Reply #5 on:** January 12, 2007, 04:33:26 PM

please answer
1. ALL those version have the problem?
2. do you think before 071 the color was different?

Yves · **Reply #6 on:** January 12, 2007, 04:57:08 PM

Yes, Rejetto, for my special taste all mentioned versions have this problem for me. I think before build 067 is has been easier for me to read the number of percentage. I just think that the present grey colour behind the number is too dark, i think it's actually around grey-50%. For my personal taste a saturation of around 25% for grey would be better and the number of percentage would be better readable.

Yves · **Reply #7 on:** January 12, 2007, 05:53:27 PM

The right answers are: 22% - 43% - 54% - 72% - 88%

The index "%" behind the number of percentage could also miss, as it is written above.

maverick · **Reply #8 on:** January 12, 2007, 06:04:18 PM

rejetto, that's in the HFS gui. It's been that way for a very long time and wasn't introduced recently. I see the same behavior.

rejetto · **Reply #9 on:** January 12, 2007, 10:31:03 PM

yes, i think these colors are used since long time, but it's ok to consider it hard to read.
In next build i will use Gray 25% as suggested.

For more flexibility i will blend 25% between window background an window text, so that it should be readable also with customized windows colors.

Yves · **Reply #10 on:** January 13, 2007, 02:48:46 AM

Yes, Rejetto this would be great, thank you

Another solution could be to make the digits changing from dark to light when the background changes from light to dark, like in Opera international version 9.010:

rejetto · **Reply #11 on:** January 13, 2007, 03:33:37 AM

i don't know how to do that in Delphi

Yves · **Reply #12 on:** January 13, 2007, 04:01:47 AM

Rejetto, i don't know that neither. But your intended solution above is as great as well.

And 100% sufficiant.

rejetto · **Reply #13 on:** January 13, 2007, 03:17:43 PM

see new build 081

Yves · **Reply #14 on:** January 13, 2007, 09:25:31 PM

Yes, NOW i can see the percentage-numbers clearly!

Well done Rejetto