Bug 489641

Summary:	More recognizable outline for the selection of the typewriter annotation tool
Product:	[Applications] okular	Reporter:	Samuele <samuele.zappala>
Component:	PDF backend	Assignee:	Okular developers <okular-devel>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	24.05.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Samuele 2024-07-02 23:52:14 UTC

SUMMARY
Right now using the typewriter annotation tool I don't get any feedback on its size and I often find myself with cropped texts as the default size is very small.
I can't find a way to select them and resize them, but the actual problem is that, even if I can click and drag with the mouse to create a bigger note, I can't actually see my selection.
I propose adding an outline to the selection the click+drag operation makes, as in any desktop and file manager where I can select things.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Select the typewriter annotation tool
2. Click and drag the mouse to select an area

OBSERVED RESULT
I can't recognize the area I'm selecting.

EXPECTED RESULT
I should be able to see which area I'm selecting.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 40
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.7.1

Comment 1 Samuele 2024-07-02 23:55:18 UTC

The outline already exists, but it is actually so bright that I couldn't see it. Sorry.
At this point the request becomes at least making it black, as now I see it as a dotted white line. The best option would be to automatically find the colour which has the better contrast with the background.

Comment 2 Samuele 2024-07-02 23:59:28 UTC

And obviously I found how to enter Navigation mode and be able to select and resize these notes. Nonetheless, I don't properly see the outline when creating them.