[MlMt] Inverting message list color of selected item

[Tariq Magdon-Ismail]

Pierre, Henry,

FYI I opened a ticket for this issue if you want to add comments:
https://freron.lighthouseapp.com/projects/58672/tickets/3147-message-list-text-color-not-inverting-when-selecting-an-item

Benny's response was:
"The message list is going to need a complete rewrite. I'm unlikely to 
change much until that happens, but I'll add a note on keeping this 
ticket in mind."

Regards
-Tariq


On 2 Nov 2022, at 6:30, Henry Seiden wrote:

> Pierre,
>
> I agree with you in principle. Specifically, I went to a MacOS 
> selection in OS Settings - Appearance of Graphite as Background and 
> “Multicolor” Accent color settings as a trial with a color palette 
> in MailMate and a permanent “Dark” appearance environment.
>
> In particular using the high luminance colors like yellow and even 
> orange give unusual readability between light and dark modes in MacOS. 
> So that’s an issue there.
>
> It’s a balance act to get it right as to colors, especially in apps 
> driven from system settings of such variations. For whatever reason, 
> with the above system combo (Graphite BKG+ Multicolor accent) in use, 
> the color difference MailMate even with BLU color email selection the 
> combination of the two seems quite readable, whether selected or 
> unselected. I have no idea what drives the multi-color color selection 
> in MacOS but there is none in MailMate as has been pointed out.
>
> Call it a work in progress? A lot more could be done in MailMate but 
> seems it would take some more research to to find a good process for 
> doing it.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Henry Seiden
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> On 2 Nov 2022, at 8:35, Pierre Igot wrote:
>
>> The only “solution” I’ve found so far is to choose colours that 
>> minimize the problem by ensuring a minimum level of contrast with my 
>> selection background colour. It’s far from ideal, however, and I 
>> would much prefer having a wider range of colour options for my 
>> messages, which automatic colour inversion would let me have.
>>
>> I’ve mentioned this in emails to Benny, but the only response so 
>> far has been that he’s still thinking about it.
>>
>> Maybe if enough of us express their support for colour inversion, 
>> he’ll bring it back, at least as an 
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