[suggestion] Change the color of the button illumination from a blue and yellow outline to something more noticeable

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Jensen Head
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[suggestion] Change the color of the button illumination from a blue and yellow outline to something more noticeable

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Currently, the current button (the action of which is activated by pressing the spacebar or Enter) and the highlighted one (which the cursor is hovering over) are distinguished by a thin colored outline. This behavior is not standard for Windows applications. When using mainly the keyboard, it is not clear which of the two options will be activated?
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(the usual and obvious behavior of buttons in the case of hovering and highlighting when using the keyboard)
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Re: [suggestion] Change the color of the button illumination from a blue and yellow outline to something more noticeable

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Hello, Jensen Head

You can customize the "highlight" color for your uses personally, from the preferences menu (Ctrl_K) under "Customize UI:
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I should also note that the next release is going to offer a new "Dark" and "dark grey" theme to choose from, which are slightly more high contrast and should be clearer for you to see, this Gif is an example of the dialog you are looking at now, with the "dark" theme enabled:
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Re: [suggestion] Change the color of the button illumination from a blue and yellow outline to something more noticeable

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Three of the five possible types of confirmation buttons in the current dark theme are:
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When changing the current button from the keyboard, it is easy to make a mistake, because the selection frame (in the screenshot - the middle button) is almost invisible. For example, see how similar buttons look in Microsoft Word:
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Or, simplify this dialog by making only four button states: normal, current, hover, and pressed.
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Re: [suggestion] Change the color of the button illumination from a blue and yellow outline to something more noticeable

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Hello, Jensen Head

The "Highlight" color mentioned earlier does exactly what you are looking for here, even in the black UI theme.:
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Doe that help?

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