Make read-only strings blue

[throwaway-d]

Describe the problem

Darkempire78/OpenCalc#197

It would be easy to differ with editable strings.

Describe the solution you'd like

Just read the title

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

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Additional context

I'm very newbie to reporting issues on this project. This project looks very big and complex. I hope the issue description is good enough.

[github-actions]

This issue has been automatically marked as stale because there wasn’t any recent activity.

It will be closed soon if no further action occurs.

Thank you for your contributions!

[throwaway-d]

@github-actions I don’t like you. >:(

[Geeyun-JY3]

The reason why the read-only strings of F-Droid are blue is this project enables review.
Both approved strings and read-only strings are blue currently while enabling review.
Example: https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/f-droid/f-droid/zh_Hans/

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@nijel Now that read-only is a state different from approved, I would suggest using a different color to indicate this state, such as black, blown, or something else.

[throwaway-d]

Now that read-only is a state different from approved, I would suggest using a different color to indicate this state, such as black, blown, or something else.

Thank you a lot for the information! I agree with you! :D
We also need to make sure that the colors are differentiable for colorblind peope.

[github-actions]

This issue has been put aside. It is currently unclear if it will ever be implemented as it seems to cover too narrow of a use case or doesn't seem to fit into Weblate.

Please try to clarify the use case or consider proposing something more generic to make it useful to more users.

[nijel]

Blue is currently used for approved, so that's not an option. Choosing a different color that works for colorblind might be tricky…

[throwaway-d]

a different color that works for colorblind

Actually, the current red/green are the worst colors for colorblind people.

[throwaway-d]

I think gray might work.

[throwaway-d]

When something on the interface is unclickable, UI designers often make that thing gray. When we see gray strings, we can easily learn that those strings are uneditable.

[throwaway-d]

About accessibility, we should have many different color schemes for users to choose and users should be able to customize their own themes. This should be discussed on a different, separate issue.

This issue should be focused only on adding a new color for the default theme.

Funny thing is that Weblate still yet doesn’t have a default dark theme.

[Geeyun-JY3]

Dark mode is another long story: #2969

[nijel]

Yes, funny thing is that nobody contributed working dark theme so far.

[comradekingu]

As an aside, blue already doesn't work for the colour-blind if there is no green in the middle(?)

"All strings" is gray, so black?

[throwaway-d]

As an aside, blue already doesn't work for the colour-blind if there is no green in the middle(?)

If you mean to replace the color of translated strings from green to blue. It does work. See https://www.color-blindness.com/coblis-color-blindness-simulator/

1. Normal

2. Red-Weak/Protanomaly

3. Green-Weak/Deuteranomaly

4. Blue-Weak/Tritanomaly

5. Red-Blind/Protanopia

6. Green-Blind/Deuteranopia

7. Blue-Blind/Tritanopia

8. Monochromacy/Achromatopsia

9. Blue Cone Monochromacy

[nijel]

After a lot of discussion, we settled on a simplified color scheme in #9794. The progress bar indicates strings which do not need any action, and including read-only in that pack makes perfect sense.