Use the accent color to highlight selected text

This makes selections easier to see, while making them fit better
within the editor theme.

This closes #22552.

3 files changed, 12 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/editor/editor_help.cpp b/editor/editor_help.cpp
index e0acc5cd70..1842d5e1e9 100644
--- a/editor/editor_help.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_help.cpp
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@ void EditorHelp::_init_colors() {
 	text_color = get_color("default_color", "RichTextLabel");
 	headline_color = get_color("headline_color", "EditorHelp");
 	base_type_color = title_color.linear_interpolate(text_color, 0.5);
-	comment_color = Color(text_color.r, text_color.g, text_color.b, 0.6);
+	comment_color = text_color * Color(1, 1, 1, 0.6);
 	symbol_color = comment_color;
-	value_color = Color(text_color.r, text_color.g, text_color.b, 0.4);
-	qualifier_color = Color(text_color.r, text_color.g, text_color.b, 0.8);
+	value_color = text_color * Color(1, 1, 1, 0.4);
+	qualifier_color = text_color * Color(1, 1, 1, 0.8);
 	type_color = get_color("accent_color", "Editor").linear_interpolate(text_color, 0.5);
+	class_desc->add_color_override("selection_color", get_color("accent_color", "Editor") * Color(1, 1, 1, 0.4));
 }
 
 void EditorHelp::_unhandled_key_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_ev) {
@@ -1340,19 +1341,11 @@ void EditorHelp::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 	switch (p_what) {
 
-		case NOTIFICATION_READY: {
-
-			_update_doc();
-
-		} break;
-
+		case NOTIFICATION_READY:
 		case EditorSettings::NOTIFICATION_EDITOR_SETTINGS_CHANGED: {
-
-			class_desc->add_color_override("selection_color", EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/theme/selection_color"));
 			_update_doc();
 
 		} break;
-
 		default: break;
 	}
 }
@@ -1426,7 +1419,7 @@ EditorHelp::EditorHelp() {
 	class_desc = memnew(RichTextLabel);
 	add_child(class_desc);
 	class_desc->set_v_size_flags(SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
-	class_desc->add_color_override("selection_color", EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/theme/selection_color"));
+	class_desc->add_color_override("selection_color", get_color("accent_color", "Editor") * Color(1, 1, 1, 0.4));
 	class_desc->connect("meta_clicked", this, "_class_desc_select");
 	class_desc->connect("gui_input", this, "_class_desc_input");
 
@@ -1491,7 +1484,7 @@ void EditorHelpBit::_notification(int p_what) {
 	switch (p_what) {
 		case EditorSettings::NOTIFICATION_EDITOR_SETTINGS_CHANGED: {
 
-			rich_text->add_color_override("selection_color", EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/theme/selection_color"));
+			rich_text->add_color_override("selection_color", get_color("accent_color", "Editor") * Color(1, 1, 1, 0.4));
 		} break;
 
 		default: break;
@@ -1509,7 +1502,7 @@ EditorHelpBit::EditorHelpBit() {
 	rich_text = memnew(RichTextLabel);
 	add_child(rich_text);
 	rich_text->connect("meta_clicked", this, "_meta_clicked");
-	rich_text->add_color_override("selection_color", EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/theme/selection_color"));
+	rich_text->add_color_override("selection_color", get_color("accent_color", "Editor") * Color(1, 1, 1, 0.4));
 	rich_text->set_override_selected_font_color(false);
 	set_custom_minimum_size(Size2(0, 70 * EDSCALE));
 }
diff --git a/editor/editor_settings.cpp b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
index 9166db2741..5c257b86db 100644
--- a/editor/editor_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
@@ -407,7 +407,6 @@ void EditorSettings::_load_defaults(Ref<ConfigFile> p_extra_config) {
 	_initial_set("text_editor/theme/color_theme", "Adaptive");
 	hints["text_editor/theme/color_theme"] = PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "text_editor/theme/color_theme", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Adaptive,Default,Custom");
 	_initial_set("text_editor/theme/line_spacing", 6);
-	_initial_set("text_editor/theme/selection_color", Color::html("40808080"));
 
 	_load_default_text_editor_theme();
 
@@ -635,7 +634,7 @@ void EditorSettings::_load_default_text_editor_theme() {
 	_initial_set("text_editor/highlighting/caret_color", Color::html("aaaaaa"));
 	_initial_set("text_editor/highlighting/caret_background_color", Color::html("000000"));
 	_initial_set("text_editor/highlighting/text_selected_color", Color::html("000000"));
-	_initial_set("text_editor/highlighting/selection_color", Color::html("6ca9c2"));
+	_initial_set("text_editor/highlighting/selection_color", Color::html("5a699ce8"));
 	_initial_set("text_editor/highlighting/brace_mismatch_color", Color(1, 0.2, 0.2));
 	_initial_set("text_editor/highlighting/current_line_color", Color(0.3, 0.5, 0.8, 0.15));
 	_initial_set("text_editor/highlighting/line_length_guideline_color", Color(0.3, 0.5, 0.8, 0.1));
diff --git a/editor/editor_themes.cpp b/editor/editor_themes.cpp
index c05db2571b..c930824b98 100644
--- a/editor/editor_themes.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_themes.cpp
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ Ref<Theme> create_editor_theme(const Ref<Theme> p_theme) {
 	const Color font_color = mono_color.linear_interpolate(base_color, 0.25);
 	const Color font_color_hl = mono_color.linear_interpolate(base_color, 0.15);
 	const Color font_color_disabled = Color(mono_color.r, mono_color.g, mono_color.b, 0.3);
-	const Color font_color_selection = Color::html("#7d7d7d");
+	const Color font_color_selection = accent_color * Color(1, 1, 1, 0.4);
 	const Color color_disabled = mono_color.inverted().linear_interpolate(base_color, 0.7);
 	const Color color_disabled_bg = mono_color.inverted().linear_interpolate(base_color, 0.9);
 
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ Ref<Theme> create_editor_theme(const Ref<Theme> p_theme) {
 	theme->set_stylebox("read_only", "LineEdit", style_widget_disabled);
 	theme->set_color("read_only", "LineEdit", font_color_disabled);
 	theme->set_color("font_color", "LineEdit", font_color);
+	theme->set_color("font_color_selected", "LineEdit", mono_color);
 	theme->set_color("cursor_color", "LineEdit", font_color);
 	theme->set_color("selection_color", "LineEdit", font_color_selection);
 	theme->set_color("clear_button_color", "LineEdit", font_color);
@@ -1105,7 +1106,7 @@ Ref<Theme> create_editor_theme(const Ref<Theme> p_theme) {
 	const Color caret_color = mono_color;
 	const Color caret_background_color = mono_color.inverted();
 	const Color text_selected_color = dark_color_3;
-	const Color selection_color = alpha2;
+	const Color selection_color = accent_color * Color(1, 1, 1, 0.35);
 	const Color brace_mismatch_color = error_color;
 	const Color current_line_color = alpha1;
 	const Color line_length_guideline_color = dark_theme ? base_color : background_color;