Change the scaling and margins of the welcome dialog

novelwriter/config.py

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class Config:
 
         # Size Settings
         self._mainWinSize  = [1200, 650]     # Last size of the main GUI window
-        self._welcomeSize  = [800, 500]      # Last size of the welcome window
+        self._welcomeSize  = [800, 550]      # Last size of the welcome window
         self._prefsWinSize = [700, 615]      # Last size of the Preferences dialog
         self._mainPanePos  = [300, 800]      # Last position of the main window splitter
         self._viewPanePos  = [500, 150]      # Last position of the document viewer splitter

novelwriter/tools/welcome.py

@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ from novelwriter.extensions.modified import NComboBox, NSpinBox
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+PANEL_ALPHA = 0.7
+
 
 class GuiWelcome(QDialog):
 
@@ -62,15 +64,16 @@ class GuiWelcome(QDialog):
         self.setObjectName("GuiWelcome")
 
         self.setWindowTitle(self.tr("Welcome"))
-        self.setMinimumWidth(CONFIG.pxInt(700))
-        self.setMinimumHeight(CONFIG.pxInt(400))
+        self.setMinimumWidth(CONFIG.pxInt(650))
+        self.setMinimumHeight(CONFIG.pxInt(450))
 
         hA = CONFIG.pxInt(8)
         hB = CONFIG.pxInt(16)
         hC = CONFIG.pxInt(24)
         hD = CONFIG.pxInt(36)
         hE = CONFIG.pxInt(48)
-        hF = CONFIG.pxInt(96)
+        hF = CONFIG.pxInt(128)
+        self._hPx = CONFIG.pxInt(600)
 
         self.resize(*CONFIG.welcomeWinSize)
 
@@ -127,14 +130,14 @@ class GuiWelcome(QDialog):
         self.innerBox.addWidget(self.nwInfo)
         self.innerBox.addSpacing(hA)
         self.innerBox.addWidget(self.mainStack)
-        self.innerBox.addSpacing(hA)
+        self.innerBox.addSpacing(hB)
         self.innerBox.addWidget(self.btnBox)
 
         topRight = Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignTop | Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignRight
 
         self.outerBox = QHBoxLayout()
         self.outerBox.addWidget(self.nwLogo, 3, topRight)
-        self.outerBox.addLayout(self.innerBox, 7)
+        self.outerBox.addLayout(self.innerBox, 9)
         self.outerBox.setContentsMargins(hF, hE, hC, hE)
 
         self.setLayout(self.outerBox)
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ class GuiWelcome(QDialog):
     def paintEvent(self, event: QPaintEvent) -> None:
         """Overload the paint event to draw the background image."""
         hWin = self.height()
-        hPix = min(hWin, 700)
+        hPix = min(hWin, self._hPx)
         tMode = Qt.TransformationMode.SmoothTransformation
         painter = QPainter(self)
         painter.fillRect(self.rect(), self.bgColor)
@@ -257,9 +260,10 @@ class _OpenProjectPage(QWidget):
 
         baseCol = self.palette().base().color()
         self.setStyleSheet((
-            "QListView {{border: none; background: rgba({r},{g},{b},0.65);}} "
-            "QLineEdit {{border: none; background: rgba({r},{g},{b},0.65); padding: {m}px;}} "
-        ).format(r=baseCol.red(), g=baseCol.green(), b=baseCol.blue(), m=CONFIG.pxInt(4)))
+            "QListView {{border: none; background: rgba({r},{g},{b},{a});}} "
+            "QLineEdit {{border: none; background: rgba({r},{g},{b},{a}); padding: {m}px;}} "
+        ).format(r=baseCol.red(), g=baseCol.green(), b=baseCol.blue(),
+                 a=PANEL_ALPHA, m=CONFIG.pxInt(4)))
 
         return
 
@@ -482,9 +486,9 @@ class _NewProjectPage(QWidget):
 
         baseCol = self.palette().base().color()
         self.setStyleSheet((
-            "QScrollArea {{border: none; background: rgba({r},{g},{b},0.65);}} "
-            "_NewProjectForm {{border: none; background: rgba({r},{g},{b},0.65);}} "
-        ).format(r=baseCol.red(), g=baseCol.green(), b=baseCol.blue()))
+            "QScrollArea {{border: none; background: rgba({r},{g},{b},{a});}} "
+            "_NewProjectForm {{border: none; background: rgba({r},{g},{b},{a});}} "
+        ).format(r=baseCol.red(), g=baseCol.green(), b=baseCol.blue(), a=PANEL_ALPHA))
 
         return
 
@@ -520,6 +524,8 @@ class _NewProjectForm(QWidget):
         self._fillMode = self.FILL_BLANK
         self._copyPath = None
 
+        iPx = SHARED.theme.baseIconSize
+
         # Project Settings
         # ================
 
@@ -623,19 +629,19 @@ class _NewProjectForm(QWidget):
         # Project Notes
         # =============
 
-        self.addPlot = NSwitch(self)
+        self.addPlot = NSwitch(self, height=iPx)
         self.addPlot.setChecked(True)
         self.addPlot.clicked.connect(self._syncSwitches)
 
-        self.addChar = NSwitch(self)
+        self.addChar = NSwitch(self, height=iPx)
         self.addChar.setChecked(True)
         self.addChar.clicked.connect(self._syncSwitches)
 
-        self.addWorld = NSwitch(self)
+        self.addWorld = NSwitch(self, height=iPx)
         self.addWorld.setChecked(False)
         self.addWorld.clicked.connect(self._syncSwitches)
 
-        self.addNotes = NSwitch()
+        self.addNotes = NSwitch(self, height=iPx)
         self.addNotes.setChecked(False)
 
         self.notesForm = QFormLayout()

tests/reference/baseConfig_novelwriter.conf

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Meta]
-timestamp = 2023-12-29 14:11:20
+timestamp = 2024-02-09 12:05:00
 
 [Main]
 theme = default
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ lastpath =
 
 [Sizes]
 mainwindow = 1200, 650
-welcome = 800, 500
+welcome = 800, 550
 preferences = 700, 615
 mainpane = 300, 800
 viewpane = 500, 150