fix(build): fix DlgSettingsGeneral::applyMenuIconSize visibility and namespace

- Move applyMenuIconSize to public access so StartupProcess can call it - Add Dialog:: namespace qualifier in StartupProcess.cpp
chore: update silo submodule to latest main
2026-02-08 17:01:41 -06:00 · 2026-02-08 16:25:18 -06:00 · 2026-02-08 15:42:16 -06:00 · 2026-02-08 21:36:51 +00:00 · 2026-02-08 21:36:40 +00:00 · 2026-02-08 13:36:57 -06:00
14 changed files with 279 additions and 120 deletions
--- a/mods/silo
+++ b/mods/silo
--- a/package/debian/build-deb.sh
+++ b/package/debian/build-deb.sh
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ export XKB_CONFIG_ROOT="${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}/share/X11/xkb"
 export FONTCONFIG_FILE="${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}/etc/fonts/fonts.conf"
 export FONTCONFIG_PATH="${KINDRED_CREATE_HOME}/etc/fonts"

+# Qt Wayland fractional scaling — force integer rounding to avoid blurry text
+export QT_SCALE_FACTOR_ROUNDING_POLICY=RoundPreferFloor
+export QT_ENABLE_HIGHDPI_SCALING=1
+
 # Use system CA certificates so bundled Python trusts internal CAs (e.g. FreeIPA)
 # The bundled openssl has a hardcoded cafile from the build environment which
 # does not exist on the target system.
--- a/package/rattler-build/linux/AppDir/AppRun
+++ b/package/rattler-build/linux/AppDir/AppRun
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ export PATH_TO_FREECAD_LIBDIR=${HERE}/usr/lib
 export FONTCONFIG_FILE=/etc/fonts/fonts.conf
 export FONTCONFIG_PATH=/etc/fonts

-# Fix: Use X to run on Wayland
-export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb
+# Qt HiDPI scaling — force integer rounding to avoid blurry text on fractional scales
+export QT_SCALE_FACTOR_ROUNDING_POLICY=RoundPreferFloor
+export QT_ENABLE_HIGHDPI_SCALING=1

 # Show packages info if DEBUG env variable is set
 if [ "$DEBUG" = 1 ]; then
--- a/resources/preferences/KindredCreate/KindredCreate.cfg
+++ b/resources/preferences/KindredCreate/KindredCreate.cfg
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
          <FCUInt Name="colorLogging" Value="2497893887"/>
          <FCUInt Name="colorWarning" Value="4192382975"/>
          <FCUInt Name="colorError" Value="4086016255"/>
+          <FCBool Name="checkError" Value="1"/>
+          <FCBool Name="checkLogging" Value="1"/>
+          <FCBool Name="checkShowReportViewOnError" Value="1"/>
+          <FCBool Name="checkShowReportViewOnWarning" Value="1"/>
        </FCParamGroup>
        <FCParamGroup Name="View">
          <FCUInt Name="BackgroundColor" Value="505294591"/>
@@ -72,9 +76,26 @@
          <FCUInt Name="BacklightColor" Value="1162304255"/>
          <FCFloat Name="BacklightIntensity" Value="0.30"/>
        </FCParamGroup>
+        <FCParamGroup Name="Document">
+          <FCInt Name="MaxUndoSize" Value="50"/>
+          <FCInt Name="AutoSaveTimeout" Value="5"/>
+          <FCInt Name="CountBackupFiles" Value="3"/>
+          <FCInt Name="prefLicenseType" Value="19"/>
+          <FCText Name="prefLicenseUrl"></FCText>
+        </FCParamGroup>
        <FCParamGroup Name="TreeView">
          <FCUInt Name="TreeEditColor" Value="3416717311"/>
          <FCUInt Name="TreeActiveColor" Value="2799935999"/>
+          <FCBool Name="PreSelection" Value="1"/>
+          <FCBool Name="SyncView" Value="1"/>
+          <FCBool Name="SyncSelection" Value="1"/>
+        </FCParamGroup>
+        <FCParamGroup Name="NotificationArea">
+          <FCInt Name="MaxWidgetMessages" Value="100"/>
+          <FCInt Name="MaxOpenNotifications" Value="3"/>
+          <FCInt Name="NotificiationWidth" Value="400"/>
+          <FCInt Name="NotificationTime" Value="10"/>
+          <FCInt Name="MinimumOnScreenTime" Value="3"/>
        </FCParamGroup>
        <FCParamGroup Name="General">
          <FCText Name="AutoloadModule">ZToolsWorkbench</FCText>
--- a/resources/preferences/KindredCreate/KindredCreate.qss
+++ b/resources/preferences/KindredCreate/KindredCreate.qss
@@ -744,6 +744,33 @@ QGroupBox::title {
    background-color: #1e1e2e;
 }

+QGroupBox::indicator {
+    width: 18px;
+    height: 18px;
+    border: 2px solid #585b70;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background-color: #313244;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:hover {
+    border-color: #cba6f7;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:checked {
+    background-color: #cba6f7;
+    border-color: #cba6f7;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:checked:disabled {
+    background-color: #6c7086;
+    border-color: #6c7086;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:disabled {
+    background-color: #181825;
+    border-color: #45475a;
+}
+
 /* =============================================================================
   Tree View
   ============================================================================= */
@@ -961,6 +988,11 @@ QLabel:disabled {
    color: #6c7086;
 }

+/* Link color — picked up by FreeCAD to set QPalette::Link */
+QLabel[haslink="true"] {
+    color: #b4befe; /* Catppuccin Lavender */
+}
+
 /* =============================================================================
   Frames
   ============================================================================= */
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePacks/KindredCreate/KindredCreate.qss
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePacks/KindredCreate/KindredCreate.qss
@@ -744,6 +744,33 @@ QGroupBox::title {
    background-color: #1e1e2e;
 }

+QGroupBox::indicator {
+    width: 18px;
+    height: 18px;
+    border: 2px solid #585b70;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background-color: #313244;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:hover {
+    border-color: #cba6f7;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:checked {
+    background-color: #cba6f7;
+    border-color: #cba6f7;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:checked:disabled {
+    background-color: #6c7086;
+    border-color: #6c7086;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:disabled {
+    background-color: #181825;
+    border-color: #45475a;
+}
+
 /* =============================================================================
   Tree View
   ============================================================================= */
@@ -964,6 +991,11 @@ QLabel:disabled {
    color: #6c7086;
 }

+/* Link color — picked up by FreeCAD to set QPalette::Link */
+QLabel[haslink="true"] {
+    color: #b4befe; /* Catppuccin Lavender */
+}
+
 /* =============================================================================
   Frames
   ============================================================================= */
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QLocale>
+#include <QMenu>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QString>
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -96,7 +97,6 @@ DlgSettingsGeneral::DlgSettingsGeneral(QWidget* parent)
                ui->SaveNewPreferencePack->setEnabled(false);
                ui->ManagePreferencePacks->setEnabled(false);
                ui->themesCombobox->setEnabled(false);
-                ui->moreThemesLabel->setEnabled(false);
            }
        }
    }
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ DlgSettingsGeneral::DlgSettingsGeneral(QWidget* parent)
            this,
            &DlgSettingsGeneral::onThemeChanged
        );
-        connect(ui->moreThemesLabel, &QLabel::linkActivated, this, &DlgSettingsGeneral::onLinkActivated);
    }

    // If there are any saved config file backs, show the revert button, otherwise hide it:
@@ -147,9 +146,6 @@ DlgSettingsGeneral::DlgSettingsGeneral(QWidget* parent)
    const auto visible = UnitsApi::isMultiUnitLength();
    ui->comboBox_FracInch->setVisible(visible);
    ui->fractionalInchLabel->setVisible(visible);
-    ui->moreThemesLabel->setEnabled(
-        Application::Instance->commandManager().getCommandByName("Std_AddonMgr") != nullptr
-    );
 }

 /**
@@ -166,7 +162,7 @@ void DlgSettingsGeneral::setRecentFileSize()
    auto recent = getMainWindow()->findChild<RecentFilesAction*>(QLatin1String("recentFiles"));
    if (recent) {
        ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = WindowParameter::getDefaultParameter()->GetGroup("RecentFiles");
-        recent->resizeList(hGrp->GetInt("RecentFiles", 4));
+        recent->resizeList(hGrp->GetInt("RecentFiles", 10));
    }
 }

@@ -264,6 +260,11 @@ void DlgSettingsGeneral::saveSettings()
    hGrp->SetInt("ToolbarIconSize", pixel);
    getMainWindow()->setIconSize(QSize(pixel, pixel));

+    QVariant menuSize = ui->menuIconSize->itemData(ui->menuIconSize->currentIndex());
+    int menuPixel = menuSize.toInt();
+    hGrp->SetInt("MenuIconSize", menuPixel);
+    applyMenuIconSize(menuPixel);
+
    int blinkTime {hGrp->GetBool("EnableCursorBlinking", true) ? -1 : 0};
    qApp->setCursorFlashTime(blinkTime);

@@ -348,6 +349,7 @@ void DlgSettingsGeneral::loadSettings()
    }

    addIconSizes(getCurrentIconSize());
+    addMenuIconSizes(getCurrentMenuIconSize());

    // TreeMode combobox setup.
    loadDockWindowVisibility();
@@ -395,8 +397,9 @@ void DlgSettingsGeneral::resetSettingsToDefaults()
    hGrp = WindowParameter::getDefaultParameter()->GetGroup("General");
    // reset "Language" parameter
    hGrp->RemoveASCII("Language");
-    // reset "ToolbarIconSize" parameter
+    // reset "ToolbarIconSize" and "MenuIconSize" parameters
    hGrp->RemoveInt("ToolbarIconSize");
+    hGrp->RemoveInt("MenuIconSize");

    // finally reset all the parameters associated to Gui::Pref* widgets
    PreferencePage::resetSettingsToDefaults();
@@ -534,6 +537,63 @@ void DlgSettingsGeneral::translateIconSizes()
    }
 }

+int DlgSettingsGeneral::getCurrentMenuIconSize() const
+{
+    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = WindowParameter::getDefaultParameter()->GetGroup("General");
+    return hGrp->GetInt("MenuIconSize", 24);
+}
+
+void DlgSettingsGeneral::addMenuIconSizes(int current)
+{
+    ui->menuIconSize->clear();
+
+    QList<int> sizes {16, 20, 24, 28};
+    if (!sizes.contains(current)) {
+        sizes.append(current);
+    }
+
+    for (int size : sizes) {
+        ui->menuIconSize->addItem(QString(), QVariant(size));
+    }
+
+    int index = ui->menuIconSize->findData(QVariant(current));
+    ui->menuIconSize->setCurrentIndex(index);
+    translateMenuIconSizes();
+}
+
+void DlgSettingsGeneral::translateMenuIconSizes()
+{
+    auto getSize = [this](int index) {
+        return ui->menuIconSize->itemData(index).toInt();
+    };
+
+    QStringList sizes;
+    sizes << tr("Small (%1px)").arg(getSize(0));
+    sizes << tr("Medium (%1px)").arg(getSize(1));
+    sizes << tr("Large (%1px)").arg(getSize(2));
+    sizes << tr("Extra large (%1px)").arg(getSize(3));
+    if (ui->menuIconSize->count() > 4) {
+        sizes << tr("Custom (%1px)").arg(getSize(4));
+    }
+
+    for (int index = 0; index < sizes.size(); index++) {
+        ui->menuIconSize->setItemText(index, sizes[index]);
+    }
+}
+
+void DlgSettingsGeneral::applyMenuIconSize(int pixel)
+{
+    // Apply menu icon size via stylesheet override on all QMenu widgets
+    QString rule = QStringLiteral("QMenu::icon { width: %1px; height: %1px; }").arg(pixel);
+    for (auto* widget : qApp->allWidgets()) {
+        if (auto* menu = qobject_cast<QMenu*>(widget)) {
+            menu->setStyleSheet(rule);
+        }
+    }
+    // Store the rule so new menus pick it up via the main window
+    getMainWindow()->setProperty("_menuIconSizeRule", rule);
+}
+
 void DlgSettingsGeneral::retranslateUnits()
 {
    auto setItem = [&, index {0}](const std::string& item) mutable {
@@ -547,6 +607,7 @@ void DlgSettingsGeneral::changeEvent(QEvent* event)
 {
    if (event->type() == QEvent::LanguageChange) {
        translateIconSizes();
+        translateMenuIconSizes();
        retranslateUnits();
        int index = ui->UseLocaleFormatting->currentIndex();
        ui->retranslateUi(this);
@@ -823,24 +884,6 @@ void DlgSettingsGeneral::onThemeChanged(int index)
    themeChanged = true;
 }

-void DlgSettingsGeneral::onLinkActivated(const QString& link)
-{
-    auto const addonManagerLink = QStringLiteral("freecad:Std_AddonMgr");
-
-    if (link != addonManagerLink) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    // Set the user preferences to include only preference packs.
-    // This is a quick and dirty way to open Addon Manager with only themes.
-    auto pref = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
-        "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Addons"
-    );
-    pref->SetInt("PackageTypeSelection", 3);  // 3 stands for Preference Packs
-    pref->SetInt("StatusSelection", 0);       // 0 stands for any installation status
-
-    Gui::Application::Instance->commandManager().runCommandByName("Std_AddonMgr");
-}

 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 namespace
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.h
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ protected Q_SLOTS:
    void onManagePreferencePacksClicked();
    void onImportConfigClicked();
    void onThemeChanged(int index);
-    void onLinkActivated(const QString& link);

 public Q_SLOTS:
    void onUnitSystemIndexChanged(int index);
@@ -91,6 +90,12 @@ private:
    int getCurrentIconSize() const;
    void addIconSizes(int current);
    void translateIconSizes();
+    int getCurrentMenuIconSize() const;
+    void addMenuIconSizes(int current);
+    void translateMenuIconSizes();
+
+public:
+    static void applyMenuIconSize(int pixel);

 private:
    int localeIndex;
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.ui
@@ -219,35 +219,35 @@ dot/period will always be printed</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-       <item row="1" column="0" colspan="2">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="moreThemesLabel">
-         <property name="font">
-          <font>
-           <pointsize>8</pointsize>
-          </font>
-         </property>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Looking for more themes? You can obtain them using the &lt;a href=&quot;freecad:Std_AddonMgr&quot;&gt;Addon Manager&lt;/a&gt;.</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="textFormat">
-          <enum>Qt::RichText</enum>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="2" column="0">
+
+       <item row="1" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="iconSizeLabel">
         <property name="text">
          <string>Size of toolbar icons</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
-       <item row="2" column="1">
+       <item row="1" column="1">
        <widget class="QComboBox" name="toolbarIconSize">
         <property name="toolTip">
          <string>Icon size in the toolbar</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+       <item row="2" column="0">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="menuIconSizeLabel">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Size of menu icons</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="2" column="1">
+        <widget class="QComboBox" name="menuIconSize">
+         <property name="toolTip">
+          <string>Icon size in context menus and dropdown menus</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
       <item row="3" column="0">
        <widget class="QLabel" name="treeModeLabel">
         <property name="text">
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ dot/period will always be printed</string>
          <string>How many files should be listed in recent files list</string>
         </property>
         <property name="value">
-          <number>4</number>
+          <number>10</number>
         </property>
         <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
          <cstring>RecentFiles</cstring>
--- a/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsUI.ui
+++ b/src/Gui/PreferencePages/DlgSettingsUI.ui
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
        <property name="text">
-         <string>Customize the current theme. The offered settings are optional for theme developers so they may or may not have an effect in the current theme.</string>
+         <string>Kindred Create Theme</string>
        </property>
        <property name="wordWrap">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -392,10 +392,10 @@
   <item>
    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_3">
     <property name="title">
-      <string>Overlay</string>
+      <string>Panel Visibility</string>
     </property>
     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2">
-      <item row="2" column="0">
+      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="hideTabBarCheckBox">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>Hide tab bar in dock overlay</string>
@@ -414,23 +414,7 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-      <item row="3" column="0">
-       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="hintShowTabBarCheckBox">
-        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Show tab bar on mouse over when auto hide</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Hint show tab bar</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-         <cstring>DockOverlayHintTabBar</cstring>
-        </property>
-        <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-         <cstring>View</cstring>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
-      <item row="4" column="0">
+      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="hidePropertyViewScrollBarCheckBox">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>Hide property view scroll bar in dock overlay</string>
@@ -446,7 +430,7 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-      <item row="5" column="0">
+      <item row="2" column="0">
       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="overlayAutoHideCheckBox">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>Automatically hide overlaid dock panels when in non 3D view (e.g. TechDraw or Spreadsheet)</string>
@@ -465,13 +449,22 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-      <item row="6" column="0">
+     </layout>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox_3b">
+     <property name="title">
+      <string>Overlay Interaction</string>
+     </property>
+     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_2b">
+      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="mouseClickPassThroughCheckBox">
        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Auto mouse click through transparent part of dock overlay.</string>
+         <string>Auto mouse click through transparent part of dock overlay</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-         <string>Automatically pass through of the mouse cursor</string>
+         <string>Automatically pass through mouse cursor</string>
        </property>
        <property name="checked">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -484,13 +477,13 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
-      <item row="7" column="0">
+      <item row="1" column="0">
       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="mouseWheelPassThroughCheckBox">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>Automatically passes mouse wheel events through the transparent areas of an overlay panel</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-         <string>Automatically pass through of the mouse wheel</string>
+         <string>Automatically pass through mouse wheel</string>
        </property>
        <property name="checked">
         <bool>true</bool>
@@ -503,6 +496,22 @@
        </property>
       </widget>
      </item>
+      <item row="2" column="0">
+       <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="hintShowTabBarCheckBox">
+        <property name="toolTip">
+         <string>Show tab bar on mouse over when auto hide</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>Hint show tab bar</string>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>DockOverlayHintTabBar</cstring>
+        </property>
+        <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
+         <cstring>View</cstring>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
     </layout>
    </widget>
   </item>
--- a/src/Gui/StartupProcess.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/StartupProcess.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "Language/Translator.h"
 #include "Dialogs/DlgVersionMigrator.h"
 #include "FreeCADStyle.h"
+#include "PreferencePages/DlgSettingsGeneral.h"

 #include <App/Application.h>
 #include <Base/Console.h>
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ void StartupPostProcess::execute()
    setProcessMessages();
    setAutoSaving();
    setToolBarIconSize();
+    setMenuIconSize();
    setWheelEventFilter();
    setLocale();
    setCursorFlashing();
@@ -281,6 +283,15 @@ void StartupPostProcess::setToolBarIconSize()
    }
 }

+void StartupPostProcess::setMenuIconSize()
+{
+    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = WindowParameter::getDefaultParameter()->GetGroup("General");
+    int size = int(hGrp->GetInt("MenuIconSize", 0));
+    if (size >= 16) {
+        Dialog::DlgSettingsGeneral::applyMenuIconSize(size);
+    }
+}
+
 void StartupPostProcess::setWheelEventFilter()
 {
    // filter wheel events for combo boxes
--- a/src/Gui/StartupProcess.h
+++ b/src/Gui/StartupProcess.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ private:
    void setProcessMessages();
    void setAutoSaving();
    void setToolBarIconSize();
+    void setMenuIconSize();
    void setWheelEventFilter();
    void setLocale();
    void setCursorFlashing();
--- a/src/Gui/Stylesheets/KindredCreate.qss
+++ b/src/Gui/Stylesheets/KindredCreate.qss
@@ -744,6 +744,33 @@ QGroupBox::title {
    background-color: #1e1e2e;
 }

+QGroupBox::indicator {
+    width: 18px;
+    height: 18px;
+    border: 2px solid #585b70;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    background-color: #313244;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:hover {
+    border-color: #cba6f7;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:checked {
+    background-color: #cba6f7;
+    border-color: #cba6f7;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:checked:disabled {
+    background-color: #6c7086;
+    border-color: #6c7086;
+}
+
+QGroupBox::indicator:disabled {
+    background-color: #181825;
+    border-color: #45475a;
+}
+
 /* =============================================================================
   Tree View
   ============================================================================= */
@@ -985,6 +1012,11 @@ QLabel:disabled {
    color: #6c7086;
 }

+/* Link color — picked up by FreeCAD to set QPalette::Link */
+QLabel[haslink="true"] {
+    color: #b4befe; /* Catppuccin Lavender */
+}
+
 /* =============================================================================
   Frames
   ============================================================================= */
--- a/src/Mod/Help/dlgPreferencesHelp.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Help/dlgPreferencesHelp.ui
@@ -20,34 +20,13 @@
      <string>Source</string>
     </property>
     <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
-      <item row="2" column="0">
-       <widget class="Gui::PrefRadioButton" name="radioButton_2">
-        <property name="enabled">
-         <bool>false</bool>
-        </property>
-        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>Fetches the documentation from pages rendered on GitHub.
-This is currently not available.</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>GitHub (online)</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
-         <cstring>optionGithub</cstring>
-        </property>
-        <property name="prefPath" stdset="0">
-         <cstring>Mod/Help</cstring>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
+
      <item row="6" column="0">
       <widget class="Gui::PrefRadioButton" name="radioOffline">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>Set this to a custom URL or the folder where the help files are located.
-You can easily download the documentation for offline use by using the Addon
-Manager and installing the &quot;offline-documentation&quot; addon. If this
-field is left blank, FreeCAD will automatically search for the help files at
-the default location ($USERAPPDATADIR/Mod/offline-documentation).</string>
+If this field is left blank, the application will automatically search for
+the help files at the default location ($USERAPPDATADIR/Mod/offline-documentation).</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>Custom location</string>
@@ -84,10 +63,8 @@ to get French translation of the documentation.</string>
       <widget class="Gui::PrefFileChooser" name="fileChooser">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>Set this to a custom URL or the folder where the help files are located.
-Documentation can be downloaded for offline use via the Addon Manager and installing the
-&quot;offline-documentation&quot; addon. If this field is left blank, FreeCAD will
-automatically search for the help files at the default location
-($USERAPPDATADIR/Mod/offline-documentation).</string>
+If this field is left blank, the application will automatically search for
+the help files at the default location ($USERAPPDATADIR/Mod/offline-documentation).</string>
        </property>
        <property name="mode">
         <enum>Gui::FileChooser::Directory</enum>
@@ -116,8 +93,8 @@ automatically search for the help files at the default location
      <item row="0" column="0">
       <widget class="Gui::PrefRadioButton" name="radioButton">
        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>The documentation pages will be fetched from the official
-FreeCADwiki at https://wiki.freecad.org</string>
+         <string>The documentation pages will be fetched from the
+FreeCAD wiki at https://wiki.freecad.org</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>FreeCAD Wiki (online)</string>
@@ -137,9 +114,9 @@ FreeCADwiki at https://wiki.freecad.org</string>
       <widget class="Gui::PrefRadioButton" name="radioOnline">
        <property name="toolTip">
         <string>The documentation pages will be fetched from an automatic Markdown conversion
-of the FreeCAD wiki,hosted on FreeCAD's GitHub account. This can be styled with a
-custom stylesheet below and can look nicer than the wiki option. The 'Markdown' or
-'Pandoc' Python module should be installed for optimal results.</string>
+of the FreeCAD wiki. This can be styled with a custom stylesheet below and can
+look nicer than the wiki option. The 'Markdown' or 'Pandoc' Python module should
+be installed for optimal results.</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>Markdown version (online)</string>
@@ -164,16 +141,7 @@ custom stylesheet below and can look nicer than the wiki option. The 'Markdown'
      <string>Display</string>
     </property>
     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_3">
-      <item>
-       <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
-        <property name="text">
-         <string>Note: if PySide Web components are not found on the system, help pages will open in the default web browser regardless of the options below.</string>
-        </property>
-        <property name="wordWrap">
-         <bool>true</bool>
-        </property>
-       </widget>
-      </item>
+
      <item>
       <widget class="Gui::PrefRadioButton" name="radioBrowser">
        <property name="toolTip">
@@ -196,10 +164,10 @@ custom stylesheet below and can look nicer than the wiki option. The 'Markdown'
      <item>
       <widget class="Gui::PrefRadioButton" name="radioTab">
        <property name="toolTip">
-         <string>The documentation will open in a new tab inside the FreeCAD interface. This requires the PySide QtWebengineWidgets component.</string>
+         <string>The documentation will open in a new tab inside the application. This requires the PySide QtWebEngineWidgets component.</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
-         <string>In a FreeCAD tab</string>
+         <string>In an application tab</string>
        </property>
        <property name="checked">
         <bool>false</bool>
@@ -218,8 +186,8 @@ custom stylesheet below and can look nicer than the wiki option. The 'Markdown'
         <bool>true</bool>
        </property>
        <property name="toolTip">
-        <string>Documentation opens in a dockable dialog within FreeCAD, allowing simultaneous work in the 3D view.
-Requires the PySide QtWebengineWidgets component.</string>
+        <string>Documentation opens in a dockable dialog, allowing simultaneous work in the 3D view.
+Requires the PySide QtWebEngineWidgets component.</string>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>In a separate, embeddable dialog</string>
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
forbes	7168c402b8	fix(build): fix DlgSettingsGeneral::applyMenuIconSize visibility and namespace - Move applyMenuIconSize to public access so StartupProcess can call it - Add Dialog:: namespace qualifier in StartupProcess.cpp	2026-02-08 17:01:41 -06:00
forbes	af3137dc6c	chore: update silo submodule to latest main New features: - SSE reconnect with exponential backoff and terminal state handling - Silo_Diag connection diagnostics command - Server mode UI reflection in client - Silo-aware start panel - Database Activity pane with comments, interaction, and badges	2026-02-08 16:25:18 -06:00
forbes	173046846f	fix(theme): Report View defaults, Help rebranding, hyperlink color, checkbox consistency Report View (fixes #41): - Enable error and log message recording by default - Auto-show report view on errors and warnings Help page rebranding (fixes #42): - Remove disabled GitHub (online) option - Remove PySide Web components disclaimer - Rebrand 'In a FreeCAD tab' to 'In an application tab' - Clean up FreeCAD-specific references in tooltips Hyperlink color (fixes #43): - Add QLabel[haslink] rule to set QPalette::Link to Catppuccin Lavender (#b4befe) - Applied across all three stylesheet copies Checkbox/indicator consistency (fixes #44): - Add QGroupBox::indicator styling to match QCheckBox::indicator - Fills checkable group boxes (e.g. Notification Area) with the same themed filled-square style instead of OS default checkmark	2026-02-08 15:42:16 -06:00
forbes	b6ab14cc6f	Merge branch 'main' into fix/ui-appearance-polish Some checks failed Build and Test / build (pull_request) Failing after 17m32s Details	2026-02-08 21:36:51 +00:00
forbes	da46073d68	Merge pull request 'feat: expose version to Python and add update checker (#28 , #29 )' (#45 ) from feat/update-checker into main Some checks failed Build and Test / build (push) Has been cancelled Details Reviewed-on: #45	2026-02-08 21:36:40 +00:00
forbes	262dfa583d	fix(defaults): tune Document, Selection, and Notification preference defaults Some checks failed Build and Test / build (pull_request) Failing after 12m28s Details Document (fixes #37): - Increase max undo/redo steps from 20 to 50 - Reduce auto-save interval from 15 to 5 minutes - Increase max backup files from 1 to 3 - Set license to Other with blank URL (removes Wikipedia link) Selection (fixes #38): - Enable preselect-on-tree-hover (PreSelection) - Enable auto-switch to 3D view (SyncView) - Enable auto-expand tree item (SyncSelection) Notification Area (fixes #40): - Reduce max notification list from 1000 to 100 - Reduce max concurrent popups from 15 to 3 - Reduce bubble width from 800px to 400px - Reduce max popup duration from 20s to 10s - Reduce min popup duration from 5s to 3s	2026-02-08 13:36:57 -06:00
forbes	cc5ba638d1	fix(gui): UI appearance polish — Wayland scaling, menu icon size pref, dialog cleanup Some checks failed Build and Test / build (pull_request) Failing after 13m13s Details - Fix hazy text on Wayland by setting QT_SCALE_FACTOR_ROUNDING_POLICY=RoundPreferFloor and QT_ENABLE_HIGHDPI_SCALING=1 in deb and AppImage launchers; remove forced QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb from AppImage to allow native Wayland (fixes #33) - Add menu icon size preference selector (Small/Medium/Large/Extra large) in General preferences, applied via QMenu stylesheet at startup and on save (fixes #46) - Replace verbose theme customization banner with concise 'Kindred Create Theme' label in UI preferences; split Overlay group into 'Panel Visibility' and 'Overlay Interaction' sections (fixes #35) - Remove Addon Manager branding label from General preferences, change recent file list default from 4 to 10 (fixes #36)	2026-02-08 13:27:22 -06:00