Debugger color picker alpha support

[Jared_Feder]

I’m not sure if this should be considered a bug or just a limitation of the IDE not being API 2.0 (I’m making that assumption here based on what I’m seeing).

ETA: As Emile pointed out, the correct color picker is used in other areas of the IDE, so this isn’t a limitation of the API version used in the IDE.

With this simple code where ColorPicker1 is a DesktopColorPicker:

dim testColor as Color = RGB(255,0,0,128)

ColorPicker1.Show(testColor,"")

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Clicking on the color swatch in the variables panel will bring up a color picker that doesn’t have an opacity slider, so what it’s displaying is completely wrong.

When the ColorPicker1 appears, it is showing the correct color with the alpha component.

Would it be possible for the IDE to be updated to use the equivalent of DesktopColorPicker on macOS?

Ticket here: https://tracker.xojo.com/xojoinc/xojo/-/issues/78782

[Emile_Schwarz]

Xojo 2024r4.2, IDE (TextArea):

And no Hex Color # line…

After looking my screen shot and yours, I realize the other difference, so here’s the RGB:

[AlbertoD]

Emile, it looks like you didn’t understand the problem.

You run the code on a Mac:

This is the picker that shows:

Then you resume the code and now the picker has the correct color and shows the alpha (opacity) slider:

I hope this is clear for you.

[Jared_Feder]

Thanks Alberto.

I should have been more clear and added that additional screenshot.

[Emile_Schwarz]

@Jared_Feder

just a limitation of the IDE not being API 2.0

I read that part stricto sensu. Now I understand.

The bug report let no doubt: it is in code, not at the WIndows Design time.

[Jared_Feder]

You did make a good point though that the correct color picker is used in other areas of the IDE, so my assumption of it being a limitation of not being API 2.0 was false.