[Feature Request] Ability to change the Crosshair color

[FreeCAD-Bug-Importer]

Issue imported from https://tracker.freecad.org/view.php?id=4115

• Reporter: Kunda1
• Date submitted: 9/5/2019
• FreeCAD version:
• Category: Feature
• Status: resolved
• Tags: #tobeclosed, mouse

Original report text

Referencing 2 older threads:
2016: Crosshair color & size - update? (https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=14597)
2013: Setup for Crosshair (http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=3722)

This would be a nice customization option.

Usecase: if the user has setup their background to be a lighter neutral color it's difficult to see the crosshair

Case in point:
(see screenshot below)

Workaround: obviously to change the background color (but this is not an ideal solution hence the Feature Request)

Additional information

Forum thread: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=39099

OS: Manjaro Linux (XFCE/xfce)
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.19.18009 (Git) AppImage
Build type: Release
Branch: master
Hash: 0641ca0
Python version: 3.7.3
Qt version: 5.12.1
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.3.0
Locale: English/United States (en_US)

Other bug information

• Priority: low
• Severity: feature
• Category: Feature
• Updated: 2/4/2022
• Fixed in version: 0.2

Discussion from Mantis ticket

Comment by Kunda1 2019-09-05 20:23

Screenshot shows the usecase for changing the crosshair color

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Comment by Kunda1 2022-02-04 16:35

realthunder is this possible in Link branch?

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Comment by realthunder 2022-02-04 22:50

This has already implemented in upstream, by setting parameter User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/View/CursorCrosshairColor

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Comment by Kunda1 2022-02-04 23:12

realthunder Oh wow...! Had no idea.
hmmm...i don't see this mentioned in https://wiki.freecad.org/Fine-tuning

What are the colors one can choose?

Edit: here's the commit: 0e9b8ef

[adrianinsaval]

feature exists and is configurable from the GUI