Terminate user color calculation, when no solution can be found
fixes #172
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bdd4363c..93a4d9d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
- Fix crash when trying to maximize image, that wasn't downloaded yet.
- Fix Binding restorMode flooding logs on Qt 5.14.2+
- Fix with some qml styles hidden menu items leave empty space
+- Fix hangs when generating colors with some system theme color schemes (#172)
## [0.7.0] -- 2020-04-19
diff --git a/src/Utils.cpp b/src/Utils.cpp
index 33b75894..62a1a3c8 100644
--- a/src/Utils.cpp
+++ b/src/Utils.cpp
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ utils::generateContrastingHexColor(const QString &input, const QString &backgrou
// If the contrast doesn't meet our criteria,
// try again and again until they do by modifying first
// the lightness and then the saturation of the color.
+ int iterationCount = 9;
while (contrast < 5) {
// if our lightness is at it's bounds, try changing
// saturation instead.
@@ -586,6 +587,11 @@ utils::generateContrastingHexColor(const QString &input, const QString &backgrou
}
}
}
+
+ // don't loop forever, just give up at some point!
+ // Someone smart may find a better solution
+ if (--iterationCount < 0)
+ break;
}
// get the hex value of the generated color.
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