Current line background color faded

[jiangzhenjerry]

Problem: The current line background is significantly lighter than what I set in the configuration.

Notepad2 version: 9f63a60, compiled on 9/10/2021, from AppVeyor
Windows version: Windows 11 Enterprise 64-bit Build 22454

How to reproduce:

1. Set any color in Global Styles -> Current Line. In my example, I make it "back:#E8E8FF" (i.e, color only, no alpha transparency).
2. (Optional) Preview by clicking the "Back..." button and make sure everything looks okay

Results: The current line background color is not #E8E8FF, but actually #F6F6FF.

[zufuliu]

Current line (either frame or background color) without alpha (which means hides line text) is not supported. The default alpha is 90,
see https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad2/blob/master/src/Styles.c#L427

#define IMEIndicatorDefaultColor	RGB(0x10, 0x80, 0x10)
#define MarkOccurrencesDefaultAlpha	100
#define SelectionDefaultAlpha		95
#define CaretLineDefaultAlpha		90

[zufuliu]

You can use alpha:255; to get the opaque color.

[jiangzhenjerry]

Thanks for your explanation. However, it makes me a little more confused. I assume this hard-coded default alpha is not a new thing, but the end results look different in the current version v.s. in the old version (say v4.21.05r3750). My configuration stays the same

Current Line=back:#E8E8FF

[zufuliu]

Thanks for the report, fixed by 4afeeb7.

[jiangzhenjerry]

Thanks for the quick fix. I confirm that:
(1) The background is no longer blocking the text 👍
(2) Without specifying alpha, the background color is still lighter than in the old version; but the true color can be brought back by adding alpha:255; and then it will look the same as in the old version.

Feel free to close this issue ticket if (2) is a change by design.

[zufuliu]

That's a regression by a2a1013 (because of the wrong layer configuration), fixed by 1acadf6.

[jiangzhenjerry]

Cool. I confirm that everything in this issue ticket has been fixed. Thank you very much :) Closing it now.