KDE Plasma 6.6 Adds Customizable Frame Contrast for Better Accessibility
By
PaulHoule
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Summary
The article announces a new feature in KDE Plasma 6.6 that allows users to customize frame contrast values for better accessibility and visual customization. Previously, outlines were automatically calculated with hardcoded values, but now users can set their own frame contrast. The author explains why this approach is better than simply changing colors completely and provides technical details about the implementation. The feature is already available for KDE Linux users to try out.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledFor a while now, probably two years, I wanted to have support for high-contrast colorschemes in KDE Plasma.
However one thing was lacking: Outlines were calculated automagically with hardcoded value.
Well, no more! Now you can set your own frame contrast value!
This feature will be in Plasma 6.6. Hopefully. Or if you use KDE Linux you can already try it out. :)
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