Extend colour label widget to accept two colour states

novelwriter/dialogs/about.py

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class GuiAbout(NDialog):
 
         # Credits
         self.lblCredits = NColourLabel(
-            self.tr("Credits"), scale=1.6, parent=self, bold=True
+            self.tr("Credits"), self, scale=1.6, bold=True
         )
 
         self.txtCredits = QTextBrowser(self)

novelwriter/dialogs/docmerge.py

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class GuiDocMerge(NDialog):
         self.headLabel.setFont(SHARED.theme.guiFontB)
         self.helpLabel = NColourLabel(
             self.tr("Drag and drop items to change the order, or uncheck to exclude."),
-            SHARED.theme.helpText, parent=self, wrap=True
+            self, color=SHARED.theme.helpText, wrap=True
         )
 
         iPx = SHARED.theme.baseIconHeight

novelwriter/dialogs/docsplit.py

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class GuiDocSplit(NDialog):
         self.headLabel.setFont(SHARED.theme.guiFontB)
         self.helpLabel = NColourLabel(
             self.tr("Select the maximum level to split into files."),
-            SHARED.theme.helpText, parent=self, wrap=True
+            self, color=SHARED.theme.helpText, wrap=True
         )
 
         # Values

novelwriter/dialogs/preferences.py

@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ class GuiPreferences(NDialog):
 
         # Title
         self.titleLabel = NColourLabel(
-            self.tr("Preferences"), SHARED.theme.helpText,
+            self.tr("Preferences"), self, color=SHARED.theme.helpText,
-            parent=self, scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE, indent=CONFIG.pxInt(4)
+            scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE, indent=CONFIG.pxInt(4)
         )
 
         # Search Box

novelwriter/dialogs/projectsettings.py

@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ class GuiProjectSettings(NDialog):
 
         # Title
         self.titleLabel = NColourLabel(
-            self.tr("Project Settings"), SHARED.theme.helpText,
+            self.tr("Project Settings"), self, color=SHARED.theme.helpText,
-            parent=self, scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE, indent=CONFIG.pxInt(4)
+            scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE, indent=CONFIG.pxInt(4)
         )
 
         # SideBar
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class _StatusPage(NFixedPage):
 
         # Title
         self.pageTitle = NColourLabel(
-            pageLabel, SHARED.theme.helpText, parent=self,
+            pageLabel, self, color=SHARED.theme.helpText,
             scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE
         )
 
@@ -637,8 +637,8 @@ class _ReplacePage(NFixedPage):
 
         # Title
         self.pageTitle = NColourLabel(
-            self.tr("Text Auto-Replace for Preview and Build"),
+            self.tr("Text Auto-Replace for Preview and Build"), self,
-            SHARED.theme.helpText, parent=self, scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE
+            color=SHARED.theme.helpText, scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE
         )
 
         # List Box

novelwriter/dialogs/wordlist.py

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class GuiWordList(NDialog):
 
         # Header
         self.headLabel = NColourLabel(
-            self.tr("Project Word List"), SHARED.theme.helpText, parent=self,
+            self.tr("Project Word List"), self, color=SHARED.theme.helpText,
             scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE
         )
 

novelwriter/extensions/configlayout.py

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class NScrollableForm(QScrollArea):
 
         if helpText:
             qHelp = NColourLabel(
-                str(helpText), color=self._helpCol, parent=self,
+                str(helpText), self, color=self._helpCol,
                 scale=self._fontScale, wrap=True, indent=self._indent
             )
             labelBox = QVBoxLayout()
@@ -252,11 +252,20 @@ class NColourLabel(QLabel):
     HELP_SCALE = DEFAULT_SCALE
     HEADER_SCALE = 1.25
 
-    def __init__(self, text: str, color: QColor | None = None, parent: QWidget | None = None,
+    _state = None
-                 scale: float = HELP_SCALE, wrap: bool = False, indent: int = 0,
+
-                 bold: bool = False) -> None:
+    def __init__(
+        self, text: str, parent: QWidget, *,
+        color: QColor | None = None, faded: QColor | None = None,
+        scale: float = HELP_SCALE, wrap: bool = False, indent: int = 0,
+        bold: bool = False
+    ) -> None:
         super().__init__(text, parent=parent)
 
+        default = self.palette().windowText().color()
+        self._color = color or default
+        self._faded = faded or default
+
         font = self.font()
         font.setPointSizeF(scale*font.pointSizeF())
         font.setWeight(QFont.Weight.Bold if bold else QFont.Weight.Normal)
@@ -268,9 +277,20 @@ class NColourLabel(QLabel):
         self.setFont(font)
         self.setIndent(indent)
         self.setWordWrap(wrap)
+        self.setColorState(True)
 
         return
 
+    def setColorState(self, state: bool) -> None:
+        """Change the colour state."""
+        if self._state is not state:
+            self._state = state
+            print("State:", state, type(self.parent()).__name__)
+            colour = self.palette()
+            colour.setColor(QPalette.ColorRole.WindowText, self._color if state else self._faded)
+            self.setPalette(colour)
+        return
+
 
 class NWrappedWidgetBox(QHBoxLayout):
     """Extension: A Text-Wrapped Widget Box

novelwriter/gui/outline.py

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class GuiOutlineToolBar(QToolBar):
 
         # Novel Selector
         self.novelLabel = NColourLabel(
-            self.tr("Outline of"), parent=self, scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE, bold=True
+            self.tr("Outline of"), self, scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE, bold=True
         )
         self.novelLabel.setContentsMargins(0, 0, CONFIG.pxInt(12), 0)
 

novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py

@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ class GuiBuildSettings(NToolDialog):
 
         # Title
         self.titleLabel = NColourLabel(
-            self.tr("Manuscript Build Settings"), SHARED.theme.helpText,
+            self.tr("Manuscript Build Settings"), self, color=SHARED.theme.helpText,
-            parent=self, scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE, indent=CONFIG.pxInt(4)
+            scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE, indent=CONFIG.pxInt(4)
         )
 
         # Settings Name

novelwriter/tools/noveldetails.py

@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ class GuiNovelDetails(NNonBlockingDialog):
 
         # Title
         self.titleLabel = NColourLabel(
-            self.tr("Novel Details"), SHARED.theme.helpText,
+            self.tr("Novel Details"), self, color=SHARED.theme.helpText,
-            parent=self, scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE, indent=CONFIG.pxInt(4)
+            scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE, indent=CONFIG.pxInt(4)
         )
 
         # Novel Selector
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ class _OverviewPage(NScrollablePage):
 
         # Project Info
         self.projLabel = NColourLabel(
-            self.tr("Project"), SHARED.theme.helpText,
+            self.tr("Project"), self, color=SHARED.theme.helpText,
-            parent=self, scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE
+            scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE
         )
 
         self.projName = QLabel("", self)
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ class _OverviewPage(NScrollablePage):
 
         # Novel Info
         self.novelLabel = NColourLabel(
-            self.tr("Selected Novel"), SHARED.theme.helpText,
+            self.tr("Selected Novel"), self, color=SHARED.theme.helpText,
-            parent=self, scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE
+            scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE
         )
 
         self.novelName = QLabel("", self)
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ class _ContentsPage(NFixedPage):
 
         # Title
         self.contentLabel = NColourLabel(
-            self.tr("Table of Contents"), SHARED.theme.helpText,
+            self.tr("Table of Contents"), self, color=SHARED.theme.helpText,
-            parent=self, scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE
+            scale=NColourLabel.HEADER_SCALE
         )
 
         # Contents Tree