Problems with the GUI in Linux (Manjaro)

[SoliDeoGloria2]

Hi!

I'd like to point out a certain issue with Realearn's GUI in Linux Manjaro. First of all, I've found a report in the issue tracker which coincides with this, although it's focused on Windows and MacOS :

#136

Since the issue is closed, I'd like to ask here first not to annoy with a mistaken post. The thing is this... on my notebook, I see Realearn's GUI like this :

So, everything is fine (except for an important detail that I'll comment below * ).

But then, on my desktop PC, I see the same Realearn setup like this :

And if I edit the first mapping, then the characters of it in the main GUI dissapear :

It's good to remark that on both machines the OS and theme are the same. I use the libswell.so thing (https://forum.cockos.com/showpost.ph...90&postcount=1) to have a dark appearance in the windows and menus of the theme I use. Regarding this issue, any insight will be deeply appreciated.

• And one more thing, this time on the notebook : when I have many mappings assigned, I cannot get to the last ones; the vertical slider on the right does not reach past a certain number of mappings. That's really serious, since I've been having to leave the mapping work for the desktop PC due to not being able to use Realearn to its full extent on the notebook.

[helgoboss]

• And one more thing, this time on the notebook : when I have many mappings assigned, I cannot get to the last ones; the vertical slider on the right does not reach past a certain number of mappings. That's really serious, since I've been having to leave the mapping work for the desktop PC due to not being able to use Realearn to its full extent on the notebook.

This might be a matter of screen resolution. What's your resolution?

It's good to remark that on both machines the OS and theme are the same. I use the libswell.so thing (https://forum.cockos.com/showpost.ph...90&postcount=1) to have a dark appearance in the windows and menus of the theme I use. Regarding this issue, any insight will be deeply appreciated.

Could you try without any adjustments? Just pure REAPER for Linux, no libswell.so thing. Actually it's supposed to look like on your desktop PC (the one you think is wrong). The rows should be bright (there's no dark mode detection implemented for Linux). But of course, the text shouldn't disappear. So something weird is going on.

Also: What REAPER version and what ReaLearn version?

[geekositalia]

• And one more thing, this time on the notebook : when I have many mappings assigned, I cannot get to the last ones; the vertical slider on the right does not reach past a certain number of mappings. That's really serious, since I've been having to leave the mapping work for the desktop PC due to not being able to use Realearn to its full extent on the notebook.

This might be a matter of screen resolution. What's your resolution?

It's good to remark that on both machines the OS and theme are the same. I use the libswell.so thing (https://forum.cockos.com/showpost.ph...90&postcount=1) to have a dark appearance in the windows and menus of the theme I use. Regarding this issue, any insight will be deeply appreciated.

Could you try without any adjustments? Just pure REAPER for Linux, no libswell.so thing. Actually it's supposed to look like on your desktop PC (the one you think is wrong). The rows should be bright (there's no dark mode detection implemented for Linux). But of course, the text shouldn't disappear. So something weird is going on.

Also: What REAPER version and what ReaLearn version?

Same issue here, is related to modded color.

I assume that the background of realearn is hard-coded white? if it is based on libswell which entry is it referring to? let me explain, the problem is that realearn captures the color of the characters from libswell, but not the background which appears to be white in a forced way. in this way the character which is white from libsweell, is on a white background.

if you have any solution, since the swell theme works perfectly everywhere, it is appreciated :)

p.s. latest version of reaper and realearn (6.52 / 2.12)

[geekositalia]

Best solution for me is background captured from libswell config file (like any another gui, if possibile)

[helgoboss]

@geekositalia Ah okay. I could just leave the background unmodified on Linux, as I do with macOS. Then it looks super boring grey with the default but probably good with your theme. What's that theme by the way? Where can I get it?

[geekositalia]

@geekositalia Ah okay. I could just leave the background unmodified on Linux, as I do with macOS. Then it looks super boring grey with the default but probably good with your theme. What's that theme by the way? Where can I get it?

the important thing is you can see the characters, I think it's the best thing.

I am attaching my swell that I created personally (it must be put in .config / reaper, to return as before just delete it, it is only user)

for the main theme instead it is ilogic is given on donation (then I made some changes)
libSwell-user.colortheme.zip

[geekositalia]

thread of ilogic theme https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=214879

[helgoboss]

@geekositalia I added a change that keeps the original background on Linux. I don't have the capacity to test this with other themes than the default theme at the moment but you can give it a try as soon as v1.13.0-pre.1 is out (today or tomorrow).

[geekositalia]

@helgoboss nice! as soon as it comes out I take the test and tell you if it works

[geekositalia]

@helgoboss nice! solved

[SoliDeoGloria2]

Thanks so much for the fix, Helgoboss! It looks perfectly fine everywhere, now!