[Not a bug] Is adding 'colorized text' on the roadmap?

[jeffward01]

Super cool app!!!!! And your theme library here is very cool too: https://github.com/AngryCarrot789/WPFDarkTheme

I downloaded the notepad app because the standard notepad app gives me migraines and is like shining a flashlight in your eyes, it burns.

I started to type a note, and I noticed that some contrast on the text being written would be cool to see, something like what you see in Sublime or VS

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Idk - i Imagine this is low priority, but I just wanted to chime in!

Thanks for such a cool app!!!! I'll be contributing when I can! <3

[AngryCarrot789]

I hope to do it some day... but i'm just not very inspired to do it :(

i'd have to make my own text editor, or use the built in RichTextBox which i played around with a few months ago, but it isn't very supportive of XAML binding so i imagine i'd have to make all sorts of custom dependency properties, event listeners, etc

[AngryCarrot789]

Also as for the contrast, i could be wrong but i feel with VSCode it's just an illusion because the text is white and the background is dark (darker than this program's background). Not sure about subline though

[jeffward01]

I hope to do it some day... but i'm just not very inspired to do it :(

I understand! Its very low priority and does not have any 'real' impact. Do you have an 'Issue Board' or to-do list for this project?

If you throw it on the board, when I have some time i'll give it a go!

i'd have to make my own text editor, or use the built in RichTextBox which i played around with a few months ago, but it isn't very supportive of XAML binding so i imagine i'd have to make all sorts of custom dependency properties, event listeners, etc

Curious question for you, why would you use XAML? Because of the WPF aspects? I am C# web-dev and back-end processes so not super familiar with XAML <3

Also as for the contrast, i could be wrong but i feel with VSCode it's just an illusion because the text is white and the background is dark (darker than this program's background). Not sure about subline though

I think you are correct, I use Visual Studio so I can't comment on that specifically, but I have dark mode on my browser enabled and this is what this comment area looks like:

It is the same color you are correct!

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After you answer the question about the 'To Do' list, we can close this issue! Or defer the issue to the board, im not sure how it works.

Thanks so much!

[AngryCarrot789]

Curious question for you, why would you use XAML? Because of the WPF aspects? I am C# web-dev and back-end processes so not super familiar with XAML <3

I find working with XAML much easier than tinkering with the C# code. Data binding is one reason, which lets me just bind a control's property to something in my code, and WPF just sorts everything out in the background so i don't have to listen to click events and things like that

As for the todo list, I think i created one about a year ago in the projects tab, but i haven't added anything to it. And apart from the custom text editor, can't think of anything else to add that i'd find useful :(