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0017881ScribusUser Interfacepublic2026-07-09 06:53
Reporterchristoph_s Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeveritytweakReproducibilityN/A
Status newResolutionopen 
PlatformanyOSanyOS Versionany
Product Version1.6.7.svn 
Summary0017881: Use a yellow background colour for tooltips to improve readability
DescriptionOn most Qt-based programs (e.g. Shotcut, Kdenlive, Krita) and also non-Qt-based ones (e.g. LibreOffice) tooltips have a yellow background colour, which makes them easier to read, because the colour provides a better contrast to the greyscale UIs. It is also better for screenshots.
Additional Informationhttps://forum.qt.io/topic/94641/how-to-easily-set-the-background-colour-of-a-tooltip
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ale

2026-07-08 16:03

manager   ~0053993

... they look yellow on my monitor...
tooltip-yellow.png (6,315 bytes)   
tooltip-yellow.png (6,315 bytes)   

qirat

2026-07-08 17:11

reporter   ~0053994

I was confused ealier, because the bg is already yellow for me (too).

cbradney

2026-07-08 20:18

administrator   ~0053996

We don't set it, so it should be the Qt theme default. It's generally yellow anyway. In Ubuntu it's yellow. On macOS its lighter but perfectly legible.

christoph_s

2026-07-08 23:59

developer   ~0053997

On Windows it's white, and most people use Scribus on Windows. 1.6.x and 1.7.x.

ale

2026-07-09 06:53

manager   ~0054000

On Windows, I would try to use the same color as other Windows applications are using.

According to

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/ui/controls/tooltips

it might indeed be a dull light gray.

Personally, I've never felt that tooltips were not readable on Windows...

I would suggest to approach this issue the other way round: convert the very long tooltips we have, in real tooltips with short descriptions and move the current content to a new context aware help system, with real windows, that have a pleasant size and do not disappear as soon as the mouse moves.

Sadly, Qt does not seem to provide a way to add a "more..." action to their tooltips, next best probably being the "What's this" tool:

https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qwhatsthis.html

(and we could add a small "What's this" icon in the tooltip, when the there is more help available...)

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2026-07-07 23:04 christoph_s New Issue
2026-07-08 00:02 christoph_s Additional Information Updated
2026-07-08 16:03 ale Note Added: 0053993
2026-07-08 16:03 ale File Added: tooltip-yellow.png
2026-07-08 17:11 qirat Note Added: 0053994
2026-07-08 17:14 ale Tag Attached: #waiting
2026-07-08 20:18 cbradney Note Added: 0053996
2026-07-08 23:59 christoph_s Note Added: 0053997
2026-07-09 06:53 ale Note Added: 0054000