Re: Selection in the IDE's code window

[Bruce Steers <bsteers4@xxxxxxxxx>]

As far as i know the ability to set Selection color was removed.
Are you setting it manually?

If I list my gambas theme there is no Selection State. it does not exist.

Normal=#000000
Keyword=#328AAE,Bold
Datatype=#CC6B17,Bold
Function=#328AAE
Operator=#000000,Bold
Symbol=#000000
Number=#E62222
String=#C000C0
Comment=#605F5E,Oblique
Documentation=#808080,Bold,Oblique
Preprocessor=#299829,Bold
Breakpoint=#A00000
Current=#0087BD
Highlight=#967E00
Error=#BF0303,Underline
Escape=#C000C0,Bold
Label=#000000,Dotted
Constant=#E62222,Bold
Added=#009000,Bold
Removed=#A00000,Bold
Class=#C96A18,Bold
Id=#967E00,Bold
Element=#000000,Bold
Property=#000000
Pseudo=#404040,Bold
Rule=#008040,Bold
Important=#E00000,Bold,Underline
File=#808080,Bold
Header=#808080
Position=#000000,Bold
Markup=#000000,Bold
Attribute=#328AAE,Bold
Value=#7F0000
Entity=#CC6B17,Bold
WebMarkup=#138013,Bold
WebComment=#808080,Bold
WebArgument=#138013
Color1=#0060C0
Color2=#349334
Color3=#A00000
Color4=#5C00C0
Color5=#937E22
Color6=#3F3FFF
Color7=#A04D00
Color8=#A000A0
Shebang=#299829,Bold
Expansion=#CC6B17,Bold
Command=#328AAE
AtRule=#299829,Bold
PseudoClass=#C000C0
PseudoElement=#C000C0
Color=#C000C0
Tag=#E62222,Bold
TagAttribute=#328AAE,Bold
Column1=#0060C0
Column2=#349334
Column3=#A00000
Column4=#5C00C0
Column5=#937E22
Column6=#3F3FFF
Column7=#A04D00
Column8=#A000A0
Prolog=#299829,Bold
CData=#E62222,Bold
Diff=#328AAE
Index=#328AAE,Bold
Doctype=#299829,Bold
Slot=#299829,Bold
RegExp=#CC6B17,Bold


Perhaps you have a remnant setting ?
Your setting for selection #BFBFBF is Grey (probably the same as your
background)

Can you remove the Selection setting so you use the default?

Respects
BruceS


On Sun, 8 Feb 2026 at 12:41, CD <dessere.claude@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Le samedi 07 février 2026 à 23:30 +0100, Benoît Minisini a écrit :
>
> Le 07/02/2026 à 19:47, CD a écrit :
>
> Hello,
>
> Since updating to Gambas=3.21.3 9c8e9a3 (master),
> the selection (of a word, a line, or the entire page using Ctrl+A)
> in the IDE's code window is transparent.
> Only the line numbers change color.
>   I've looked in the Tools/Preferences menu without success.
>   I checked the exported and re-imported theme file; there is indeed a
> selection setting,
> but changing its value doesn't affect the code window.
>   What do I need to do to see the selection?
>
>   P.S.: In Find/Replace, the searched word is correctly selected!Regards
>
>
> Please show a screenshot of what you are talking about.
>
>
> Thank you for your reply.
>
>  Here are three screenshots:
>
> 1) The code "Sub Text_Write(strValue As String)" is selected.
>
> 2) PreferencesColor
>
> 3) PreferencesBackground: Clicking on any background has no effect.
>
> I have copied the contents of the exported theme file below.
>
> Regards
>
> [Gambas Highlighting Theme 1.0]
> Normal="#C0C0C0"
> Keyword="#6699FF"
> Datatype="#9FDF00"
> Function="#E06FE0"
> Operator="#DF9F9F"
> Symbol="#FFCC00"
> Number="#1FDF1F"
> String="#FFFF00"
> Comment="#AB8A8A"
> Documentation="#FFD480"
> Preprocessor="#DF5FFF"
> Breakpoint="#C00000"
> Current="#606060,Bold"
> Highlight="#CF9FFF"
> Error="#00FFFF"
> Escape="#EF3F3F,Bold,Dotted"
> Label="#E0E0E0,Dotted"
> Constant="#5FBF5F,Bold"
> Added="#004000,Bold"
> Removed="#800000,Strikeout"
> Class="#FF5F00"
> Id="#FFBF1F"
> Element="#FF3F3F"
> Property="#EF1F1F"
> Pseudo="#00E0E0"
> Rule="#FF3FFF"
> Important="#FF00FF"
> File="#1F1F1F"
> Header="#FFD480"
> Position="#003F3F"
> Markup="#00C0C0"
> Attribute="#FF2A2A"
> Value="#DFBF00"
> Entity="#FF6100"
> WebMarkup="#FF00FF"
> WebComment="#FFD480"
> WebArgument="#FF00FF"
> Color1="#3F9FFF"
> Color2="#00A000"
> Color3="#FF5F5F"
> Color4="#9C54F0"
> Color5="#C0A300"
> Color6="#7373B4"
> Color7="#FFA95F"
> Color8="#FF5FFF"
> Shebang="#DF5FFF"
> Expansion="#9FDF00"
> Command="#E06FE0"
> AtRule="#DF5FFF"
> PseudoClass="#FFFF00"
> PseudoElement="#FFFF00"
> Color="#FFFF00"
> Tag="#5FBF5F,Bold"
> TagAttribute="#6699FF"
> Column1="#3F9FFF"
> Column2="#00A000"
> Column3="#FF5F5F"
> Column4="#9C54F0"
> Column5="#C0A300"
> Column6="#7373B4"
> Column7="#FFA95F"
> Column8="#FF5FFF"
> Prolog="#DF5FFF"
> CData="#5FBF5F,Bold"
> Diff="#E06FE0"
> Index="#6699FF"
> Doctype="#DF5FFF"
> Slot="#DF5FFF"
> RegExp="#9FDF00"
> Commit="#FFFF00"
> Author="#E06FE0"
> Date="#DF5FFF"
> Merge="#1FDF1F"
> Limit="#6699FF"
> RemovedCommit="#9FDF00"
> AddedCommit="#E06FE0"
> Selection="#BFBFBF"
> CurrentLine="#DBDBDB"
> Alternate="#606060"
>