I use KDE Plasma, and much prefer the KDE color picker over the GTK one that Firefox uses, with input type=color.

I know that I can set GTK_USE_PORTAL=1 to make Firefox use the native file picker, is there a way to make it use the native color picker as well?

I know there probably isn’t a way, but I figured it’s worth a shot asking.

  • @over_clox
    -31•1 year ago

    Unless they wanna avoid potential copyright violations…

    My Color Painter and Color Picker software are protected by basic copyright laws, and have nothing similar to common existing interfaces.

    That KDE color picker, I’m literally looking at exactly the same interface in Windows 3.11 right now. Huge ripoff, nothing original.

    • IHeartBadCode
      20•1 year ago

      Huge ripoff, nothing special

      Okay then don’t use it. The entire point of KDE is to provide a traditional desktop metaphor that windows users find friendly.

      And if you’re especially irked, KDE like most FOSS is somewhat community driven, so be the change you desire if that’s your kind of thing. Or don’t do anything but complain. You’re completely free to do whatever.

      But that said, you may perhaps be making a mountain out of a molehill, especially UI elements that if MS wanted to cite copyright, they would have done it long time ago. This has been the default color picker for KDE since the 2.x days.

      • @over_clox
        -23•1 year ago

        This has also been the default color picker since Win311/Win95 days. Does this mean people want to backtrack on technology?

        • IHeartBadCode
          18•1 year ago

          If that’s what they want who am I to tell them no? The point of open software is to be what the user wants. Why is any particular opinion more correct than another within a group that prides itself on giving users choice.

          If KColorPicker isn’t someone’s cup of tea, there is nothing stopping anyone from changing that default out. The color picker that appears is a user setting.

          • @over_clox
            -20•1 year ago

            Its literally technology from 1993. Are their actually no new ideas since 1993 that they just keep copying the same GUI?

            Pitiful, absolutely pitiful. Hell, even AI can do better than ancient copycat

              • @over_clox
                -17•1 year ago

                Nope, I’ve just decided that I’m not stupid enough to share my code when everyone gives me shit for designing a unique user interface.

                • @[email protected]
                  16•1 year ago

                  They’re giving you shit about complaining about a nice and working color picker for no reason except that somebody made something similar quite a while ago. Nobody cares about your color picker, you are the only one bringing it up.

        • MoxvallixOPEnglish
          14•1 year ago

          If it’s such a problem for you, and you are obviously a colour picker expert, why don’t you make KDE a new colour picker. I’m sure the community would appreciate a new and innovative colour picker, if it’s genuinely better than the Windows style one.