Theme.palette.surface borrows the selection colour #131

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opened 2026-08-24 02:19:38 +01:00 by joshquinlan · 0 comments

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Judged a latent inconsistency rather than a live defect on
2026-08-24: the owner looked at the selection-filled chips on a
purple theme and preferred them. If it is ever changed, the
faithful derivation is background lifted about 10% toward
foreground (Qt.tint(Colour.background,
Qt.alpha(Colour.foreground, 0.1))), decided per taste and
re-judged after the accent audit (#130) lands, since wrong
accents distort the comparison. Touches shell/services/
Theme.qml only.

The compat Theme singleton maps the old shell's surface token to Colour.selection. The old shell derived surface as a subtly lifted background (ember: #302C28 over #1B1B1B); the selection highlight only coincides with that on themes whose selection is a muted grey. On themes with a loud selection the occupied workspace chips (and every other compat consumer of surface) fill with the highlight colour instead of a quiet raised tone, and where selection sits near the accent, occupied and active chips become hard to tell apart. Judged a latent inconsistency rather than a live defect on 2026-08-24: the owner looked at the selection-filled chips on a purple theme and preferred them. If it is ever changed, the faithful derivation is background lifted about 10% toward foreground (Qt.tint(Colour.background, Qt.alpha(Colour.foreground, 0.1))), decided per taste and re-judged after the accent audit (#130) lands, since wrong accents distort the comparison. Touches shell/services/ Theme.qml only.

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