Error in xplorer² .52?

eivind · Post by **eivind** » 2003 Dec 27, 13:29

Is it an error that only half the inactive pane is grey in build 52?

I find this very confusing, so I hope it is an error...

Post by **nikos** » 2003 Dec 27, 19:40

i can't imagine how this looks
can you post a snapshot?

mimeryme · Post by **mimeryme** » 2003 Dec 27, 20:57

Are you using detailed view?

eivind, if in detailed view, perhaps are you mistaking the darker grey used to indicate a selected arranged by category (ascending/descending name or whichever type you arranged by). I think this is a new feature and the inactive pane's grey color is a lot more subtle and closer to white.

Try arranging by a category that is not displayed.

rulle · Post by **rulle** » 2003 Dec 29, 19:13

I think eivind has an LCD monitor which is unable to separate the various shades of gray. I have an LCD monitor at home and a CRT at work, this last version works much better on the latter.

bojorik · Post by **bojorik** » 2003 Dec 29, 21:08

After upgrading to 0052 I had the same "problem" in detailed view, but only in the left pane
It was not easy to see wich pane was active.
Because one pane behaved correctly I started regedit and checked if there was any differences in the settings, and found that "binDefaultSortCol" had a difference. The right pane had the value <fffffffd> and the left <ffffffff>.
I changed to <fffffffd> in both panes and the problem was fixed.

I can't find any info in the alpha.txt about "binDefaultSortCol" so I don't have a clue what it does, but it fixed the problem for mee

The complete path is: \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ZabaraKatranemia Plc\xplorer2\Left pane settings\
and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ZabaraKatranemia Plc\xplorer2\Right pane settings

This solution I found without any knowledge about what I was doing, so do it on your own risk.

Maybe Nikos or someone else with a clue can explain?

Post by **nikos** » 2003 Dec 29, 21:15

it's hard to imagine what's going on without a snapshot. It must be because of this "dark sort column" background added for XP but I didn't see it in tests. Could you email me a jpg?

eivind · Post by **eivind** » 2003 Dec 30, 13:47

nikos wrote:it's hard to imagine what's going on without a snapshot. It must be because of this "dark sort column" background added for XP but I didn't see it in tests. Could you email me a jpg?

I have sent a couple of pictures to Nikos - hope you can use them.

Regards

eivind · Post by **eivind** » 2004 Jan 05, 18:33

Ok... Back after christmas holiday - I've put some some screenshots here... Hope they explain my problem better.

Post by **nikos** » 2004 Jan 05, 19:51

ok this is all down to the new "sort column" hilight for XP I added
since your sort column is so big, it gets confusing
i think i'll remove this for .53

eivind · Post by **eivind** » 2004 Jan 05, 21:29

nikos wrote:ok this is all down to the new "sort column" hilight for XP I added
since your sort column is so big, it gets confusing

It got quite confusing for me when I had to look twice to see which pane was active and which was not...

nikos wrote:i think i'll remove this for .53

Alternatively some kind of on/off in "Options"? If someone wants this feature, I mean?

fgagnon · Post by **fgagnon** » 2004 Jan 06, 02:24

Thanks for the screen shots, eivind
I never noticed on my system because I set my XP to use classic windows formats.
I like the idea of emphasizing the sort column with highlighting.
BUT using shades of grey would not be my preference.
Grey is used well for de-emphasis (like the inactive pane).
A light yellow would be a good choice for emphasis (the sort column).
So my recommendation is to tweak the color, not to remove the feature.

I might even re-visit using the XP-style window formats for this!

PS: yes, nikos, I noticed right away that the date sort arrow has been turned to be consistent with "conventional" sense in v52

fgagnon · Post by **fgagnon** » 2004 Jan 06, 03:13

Now I'm really curious ...
I don't see any shading on sort column after reconfig'ing my XP window style. [XP-pro, SP1 & x2 .0.0.0.52]
What setting(s) are required to activate this feature, nikos?

PS - I do see the shading of sort-column with m$ explorer, whether or not I use XP or "classic" style for windowframes. -- so I guess that wasn't "it".

JRz · Post by **JRz** » 2004 Jan 06, 08:34

@Nikos:

I Agree with Fred

fgagnon wrote:A light yellow would be a good choice for emphasis (the sort column).
So my recommendation is to tweak the color, not to remove the feature.

@fgagnon:

I didn't do anything specific to get the shading on the sort columns. I too use XP Pro SP1 (with all bells and wistles

. I presume you are using detail view (silly question, I know). The lvsExtendedStyle I have for both panes is 17440 (4420 HEX). I suspect this setting could influence the behaviour of the view with respect to displaying things. Could you check this to see if yours differs??

Post by **nikos** » 2004 Jan 06, 08:46

fred must not be using the manifest file -- are x2 buttons and headers "old fashioned" too?

wrt column color, i don't control it directly.
even if i could, it is unlikely that yellow or any other single color would work for every available color scheme for windows. What a headache these colors are!

fgagnon · Post by **fgagnon** » 2004 Jan 06, 12:44

a. My lvsExtendedStyle was 4021(hex)
I changed one pane to 4420(hex) {flips two bits} and don't see the shading.
b. My buttons don't seem plain [bUsePlainIcons is zero]
c. I have the manifest file in same directory as executable; but otherwise don't "use" it, & have not edited it.

d. Alternative to an eye-grabbing hilite color is the inverse:
low-lite all other items (with very light grey background) leaving the column of interest bright white.