Dark theme window blinks with white on creation

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yuyoyuppe
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Dark theme window blinks with white on creation

Post by yuyoyuppe »

Environment:
Version 1.5.0.1315a (x64)
Windows 10 19044
System theme: dark

Problem description:
It looks like Everything main window is initially rendered with light theme before being repainted in dark mode after a moment. The cause could be related to this discussion as well.
This might sound like a minor issue, but my workflow consists of frequent "Toggle window" hotkey usage, thus working at night while blinking constantly with white rectangle every few minutes becomes annoying after a while.

Also, thank you for the great tool! :)
void
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Re: Dark theme window blinks with white on creation

Post by void »

Thank you for the bug report yuyoyuppe,

I have put this on my things to fix list.
Thanks for the stackoverflow link.
void
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Re: Dark theme window blinks with white on creation

Post by void »

Everything 1.5.0.1316a will no longer flash White when showing the window for the first time.

Everything 1.5.0.1316a will also no longer flash White when restoring the window from a minimized state.

fix_white_flash
void
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Re: Dark theme window blinks with white on creation

Post by void »

Everything 1.5.0.1322a fixes an issue with Everything flashing white when opening from the system tray icon.
yuyoyuppe
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Re: Dark theme window blinks with white on creation

Post by yuyoyuppe »

Thanks a lot!
void
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Re: Dark theme window blinks with white on creation

Post by void »

Everything 1.5.0.1419b fixes an issue with animations not working when restoring a minimized window.

Everything tries to fix a white flash when restoring a window.
This white flash fix disables any restore animations.
When restoring an Everything window, the window just appears instantly instead of smoothly animating from the taskbar to the restored window position.

The fix only applies when showing Everything with the standard theme. (View -> Theme -> Standard)
This fix disables the white flash fix when the window is using the standard theme.
The white flash is barely noticeable when using the standard theme.

The restore animation issue is still present when using the dark theme.

Please disable the fix_white_flash advanced setting if you want the restore animation when using the dark theme.
To disable the fix_white_flash setting:
  • In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
  • Click the Advanced tab on the left.
  • To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
    white
  • Select: fix_white_flash
  • Set the value to: false
  • Click OK.