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Function Hints in Mac Dark Mode aren't visible

5 messages · Andrew Swift, Simon Urbanek, Timothy Bates

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I noticed that with R 4.0.0 when running a Mac in Dark Mode that the Function Hints at the bottom of the Console and Editor windows become invisible.  I?ve attached screenshots in both light and dark mode so you can see the difference.

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3 days later
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Andrew,

thanks! The colors in the GUI are a mix of app-defined and system colors, so there are cases there they will clash. I'll see if we can implement better handling of the dark mode.

Thanks,
Simon
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Andrew,

I have addressed it for the console and the document windows in the GUI revision 7839. You can download the updated GUI from
http://mac.r-project.org/

You still need to change your custom colors for the console and editor in the preferences. I'll see if we can at least provide defaults for both modes. Ideally, we'd have two color sets, but that would be a lot harder to implement.

Thanks,
Simon
7 days later
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Any chance you could make the Function Hints pane at the bottom of the Console taller?
It?s tiny on current MacBook screens.

Ideally just make it the same size/height as regular console text.
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Tim

are you taking about the box size or the text size? The purpose of your request is not clear to me since increasing the box size doesn't make the text bigger. The box is sized such that it can just fit two lines of text in case you need a wrap. Also it is the same in the document windows as well as the console, so is your reason console-specific or general?

Thanks,
Simon