Improve welcome dialog and add more theme colour options (#2380)

Author: vkbo

docs/source/more/customise.rst

@@ -59,24 +59,24 @@ A colour theme ``.conf`` file consists of the following settings:
    licenseurl  = https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
 
    [Base]
-   default         = #303030
-   faded           = #6c6c6c
-   red             = #a62a2d
-   orange          = #b36829
-   yellow          = #a68542
-   green           = #296629
-   cyan            = #269999
-   blue            = #3a70a6
-   purple          = #b35ab3
+   default = #303030
+   faded   = #6c6c6c
+   red     = #a62a2d
+   orange  = #b36829
+   yellow  = #a68542
+   green   = #296629
+   cyan    = #269999
+   blue    = #3a70a6
+   purple  = #b35ab3
 
    [Project]
-   root            = blue
-   folder          = yellow
-   file            = default
-   title           = green
-   chapter         = red
-   scene           = blue
-   note            = yellow
+   root    = blue
+   folder  = yellow
+   file    = default
+   title   = green
+   chapter = red
+   scene   = blue
+   note    = yellow
 
    [Palette]
    window          = #efefef
@@ -95,31 +95,31 @@ A colour theme ``.conf`` file consists of the following settings:
    linkvisited     = blue
 
    [GUI]
-   helptext        = #5c5c5c
-   fadedtext       = #6c6c6c
-   errortext       = red
+   helptext  = #5c5c5c
+   fadedtext = #6c6c6c
+   errortext = red
 
    [Syntax]
-   background      = #ffffff
-   text            = #000000
-   link            = blue
-   headertext      = green
-   headertag       = green:160
-   emphasis        = orange
-   dialog          = blue
-   altdialog       = blue
-   note            = yellow
-   hidden          = faded
-   shortcode       = green
-   keyword         = red
-   tag             = green
-   value           = blue
-   optional        = green
-   spellcheckline  = red
-   errorline       = green
-   replacetag      = green
-   modifier        = green
-   texthighlight   = #c8c80060
+   background     = #ffffff
+   text           = #000000
+   link           = blue
+   headertext     = green
+   headertag      = green:L135
+   emphasis       = orange
+   dialog         = blue
+   altdialog      = blue
+   note           = yellow
+   hidden         = faded
+   shortcode      = green
+   keyword        = red
+   tag            = green
+   value          = blue
+   optional       = green
+   spellcheckline = red
+   errorline      = green
+   replacetag     = green
+   modifier       = green
+   texthighlight  = #c8c80060
 
 
 Theme Sections
@@ -149,12 +149,15 @@ There are several ways to enter colour values:
 
 .. csv-table:: Colour Formats
    :header: "Syntax", "Description"
+   :widths: 15, 85
    :class: "tight-table"
 
    "``#RRGGBB``",    "A CSS style hexadecimal values, like ``#ff0000`` for red."
    "``#RRGGBBAA``",  "A CSS style hexadecimal values with transparency, like ``#ff00007f`` for half-transparent red."
    "``name``",       "A name referring to one of the colours already specified under the ``[Base]`` section, like ``red``. Note that you should not use named colours in the ``[Base]`` section itself as that may have unintended results."
-   "``name:alpha``", "A name referring to one of the colours already specified under the ``[Base]`` section, with a transparency value added. The alpha value must be in the range ``0`` to ``255``, like ``red:127`` for half-transparent red."
+   "``name:255``",   "A name referring to one of the colours already specified under the ``[Base]`` section, with a transparency value added. The value must be in the range ``0`` to ``255``, like ``red:127`` for half-transparent red."
+   "``name:L100``",  "A name referring to one of the colours already specified under the ``[Base]`` section, where the L-number is a percentage value that makes it lighter. The value must be greater than ``0``. ``L100`` means no change."
+   "``name:D100``",  "A name referring to one of the colours already specified under the ``[Base]`` section, where the D-number is a percentage value that makes it darker. The value must be greater than ``0``. ``D100`` means no change."
    "``r, g, b``",    "A set of red, green and blue numbers in the range ``0`` to ``255``, like ``255, 0, 0`` for red."
    "``r, g, b, a``", "A set of red, green, blue and alpha numbers in the range ``0`` to ``255``, like ``255, 0, 0, 127`` for half-transparent red."
 

novelwriter/assets/images/welcome-dark.jpg

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ background     = #363636
 text           = default
 link           = blue
 headertext     = green
-headertag      = green:160
+headertag      = green:D150
 emphasis       = orange
 dialog         = blue
 altdialog      = blue

novelwriter/assets/images/welcome-light.jpg

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ background     = #ffffff
 text           = #000000
 link           = blue
 headertext     = green
-headertag      = green:160
+headertag      = green:L135
 emphasis       = orange
 dialog         = blue
 altdialog      = blue

novelwriter/assets/images/welcome.webp

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ background     = #282a36
 text           = #f8f8f2
 link           = #ff79c6
 headertext     = purple
-headertag      = #bd93f9a0
+headertag      = purple:D150
 emphasis       = orange
 dialog         = green
 altdialog      = yellow
@@ -85,4 +85,4 @@ spellcheckline = red
 errorline      = green
 replacetag     = yellow
 modifier       = cyan
-texthighlight  = #f1fa8c60
+texthighlight  = yellow:96

novelwriter/assets/themes/default_dark.conf

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license    = CC BY-SA 4.0
 licenseurl = https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
 
 [Base]
-default = #cccccc
+default = #c8c8c8
 faded   = #949494
 red     = #f2777a
 orange  = #f99139
@@ -44,28 +44,28 @@ link            = blue
 linkvisited     = blue
 
 [GUI]
-helptext  = #a4a4a4
+helptext  = default:D120
 fadedtext = faded
 errortext = red
 
 [Syntax]
 background     = #363636
-text           = #c8c8c8
-link           = #c8c8c8
-headertext     = #e1e1e1
-headertag      = #e1e1e1a0
-emphasis       = #c8c8c8
-dialog         = #c8c8c8
-altdialog      = #c8c8c8
-note           = #c8c8c8
+text           = default
+link           = default
+headertext     = default:L115
+headertag      = default:D125
+emphasis       = default
+dialog         = default
+altdialog      = default
+note           = default
 hidden         = faded
-shortcode      = #e1e1e1
-keyword        = #e1e1e1
-tag            = #c8c8c8
-value          = #c8c8c8
-optional       = #e1e1e1
+shortcode      = default:L115
+keyword        = default:L115
+tag            = default
+value          = default
+optional       = default:L115
 spellcheckline = red
 errorline      = green
-replacetag     = #e1e1e1
-modifier       = #e1e1e1
+replacetag     = default:L115
+modifier       = default:L115
 texthighlight  = #ffffff40

novelwriter/assets/themes/default_light.conf

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license    = CC BY-SA 4.0
 licenseurl = https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
 
 [Base]
-default = #303030
+default = #282828
 faded   = #6c6c6c
 red     = #a62a2d
 orange  = #b36829
@@ -44,28 +44,28 @@ link            = blue
 linkvisited     = blue
 
 [GUI]
-helptext  = #5c5c5c
+helptext  = default:L225
 fadedtext = faded
 errortext = red
 
 [Syntax]
 background     = #ffffff
-text           = #141414
-link           = #141414
-headertext     = #000000
-headertag      = #000000a0
-emphasis       = #141414
-dialog         = #141414
-altdialog      = #141414
-note           = #141414
+text           = default
+link           = default
+headertext     = default:D200
+headertag      = default:L400
+emphasis       = default
+dialog         = default
+altdialog      = default
+note           = default
 hidden         = faded
-shortcode      = #000000
-keyword        = #000000
-tag            = #141414
-value          = #141414
-optional       = #000000
+shortcode      = default:D200
+keyword        = default:D200
+tag            = default
+value          = default
+optional       = default:D200
 spellcheckline = red
 errorline      = green
-replacetag     = #000000
-modifier       = #000000
+replacetag     = default:D200
+modifier       = default:D200
 texthighlight  = #00000040

novelwriter/assets/themes/dracula.conf

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ headertag      = blue:160
 emphasis       = orange
 dialog         = green
 altdialog      = yellow
-note           = #80764b
+note           = yellow:D175
 hidden         = faded
 shortcode      = blue
 keyword        = red