flash highlight color instead of red in channel tab

src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp

@@ -652,10 +652,12 @@ void ChannelView::messageAppended(MessagePtr &message,
             !messageFlags->has(MessageFlag::Subscription))
         {
             this->tabHighlightRequested.invoke(HighlightState::Highlighted);
+            this->tabHighlightColorRequested.invoke(message->highlightColor);
         }
         else
         {
             this->tabHighlightRequested.invoke(HighlightState::NewMessage);
+            this->tabHighlightColorRequested.invoke(nullptr);
         }
     }
 

src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <QColor>
 #include <QPaintEvent>
 #include <QScroller>
 #include <QTimer>
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@ public:
     pajlada::Signals::Signal<QMouseEvent *> mouseDown;
     pajlada::Signals::NoArgSignal selectionChanged;
     pajlada::Signals::Signal<HighlightState> tabHighlightRequested;
+    pajlada::Signals::Signal<std::shared_ptr<QColor>>
+        tabHighlightColorRequested;
     pajlada::Signals::NoArgSignal liveStatusChanged;
     pajlada::Signals::Signal<const Link &> linkClicked;
     pajlada::Signals::Signal<QString> joinToChannel;

src/widgets/helper/NotebookTab.cpp

@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ void NotebookTab::setSelected(bool value)
     this->selected_ = value;
 
     this->highlightState_ = HighlightState::None;
+    this->highlightColor_ = nullptr;
 
     this->update();
 }
@@ -219,7 +220,8 @@ void NotebookTab::setHighlightState(HighlightState newHighlightStyle)
     {
         return;
     }
-    if (this->highlightState_ != HighlightState::Highlighted)
+    if (this->highlightState_ != HighlightState::Highlighted &&
+        this->highlightColor_ == nullptr)
     {
         this->highlightState_ = newHighlightStyle;
 
@@ -238,6 +240,15 @@ bool NotebookTab::hasHighlightsEnabled() const
     return this->highlightEnabled_;
 }
 
+void NotebookTab::setHighlightColor(std::shared_ptr<QColor> color)
+{
+    if (this->highlightColor_ != color)
+    {
+        this->highlightColor_ = color;
+        this->update();
+    }
+}
+
 QRect NotebookTab::getDesiredRect() const
 {
     return QRect(this->positionAnimationDesiredPoint_, size());
@@ -317,6 +328,15 @@ void NotebookTab::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *)
 
     painter.fillRect(bgRect, tabBackground);
 
+    if (this->highlightColor_ != nullptr)
+    {
+        auto col = *this->highlightColor_.get();
+        col.setAlpha(255);
+        colors.line.regular = col;
+        colors.line.hover = col;
+        colors.line.unfocused = col;
+    }
+
     // top line
     painter.fillRect(
         QRectF(0, ceil((this->selected_ ? 0.f : 1.f) * scale), this->width(),

src/widgets/helper/NotebookTab.hpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "widgets/BaseWidget.hpp"
 #include "widgets/helper/Button.hpp"
 
+#include <QColor>
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QPropertyAnimation>
 #include <pajlada/settings/setting.hpp>
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ public:
     void setHighlightState(HighlightState style);
     void setHighlightsEnabled(const bool &newVal);
     bool hasHighlightsEnabled() const;
+    void setHighlightColor(std::shared_ptr<QColor> color);
 
     void moveAnimated(QPoint pos, bool animated = true);
 
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ private:
     HighlightState highlightState_ = HighlightState::None;
     bool highlightEnabled_ = true;
     QAction *highlightNewMessagesAction_;
+    std::shared_ptr<QColor> highlightColor_;
 
     bool isLive_{};
 

src/widgets/splits/SplitContainer.cpp

@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@ void SplitContainer::addSplit(Split *split)
             }
         });
 
+    split->getChannelView().tabHighlightColorRequested.connect(
+        [this](std::shared_ptr<QColor> color) {
+            if (color != nullptr)
+                this->tab_->setHighlightColor(color);
+        });
+
     split->getChannelView().liveStatusChanged.connect([this]() {
         this->refreshTabLiveStatus();  //
     });
@@ -265,6 +271,8 @@ SplitContainer::Position SplitContainer::releaseSplit(Split *split)
 
     split->getChannelView().tabHighlightRequested.disconnectAll();
 
+    split->getChannelView().tabHighlightColorRequested.disconnectAll();
+
     return position;
 }