From cacbf742d13ddb38245cf4d866a8d263b0ac26e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kubectl <me@kube.moe>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 01:33:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add a setting to enable pointer on hover (#1585)

* feat: added striped table mode for visual clarity

also added a settings toggle to revert to original behavior

* fix: add pointer on hover behind a toggle

* fix: add `x-link` class to the selector

* fix: indicate that this is global forceful overide
---
 src/app.css                                   | 13 ++++--
 .../ui/data-table/DataTableLayout.vue         |  9 +++-
 src/localization/en.json                      |  2 +
 src/stores/settings/appearance.js             | 43 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../components/Tabs/AppearanceTab.vue         | 21 ++++++---
 5 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index 3067eb63..252ee532 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ html.dark .x-container {
     background: var(--sidebar);
 }
 
-
 .x-friend-list {
     padding: 0 10px;
     overflow: hidden auto;
@@ -205,7 +204,6 @@ img.friends-list-avatar {
     margin-right: 2px;
 }
 
-
 .x-friend-item:hover {
     border-radius: 8px;
 }
@@ -225,7 +223,6 @@ img.friends-list-avatar {
     width: 167px;
 }
 
-
 i.x-user-status,
 i.x-status-icon {
     display: inline-block;
@@ -337,3 +334,13 @@ i.x-status-icon.red {
     padding-top: 15px;
 }
 
+/*FIXME: this is a nasty temporary hack*/
+.force-pointer-on-hover a,
+.force-pointer-on-hover button,
+.force-pointer-on-hover [role='button'],
+.force-pointer-on-hover label,
+.force-pointer-on-hover summary,
+.force-pointer-on-hover .x-link,
+.force-pointer-on-hover input[type='submit'] {
+    cursor: pointer !important;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/ui/data-table/DataTableLayout.vue b/src/components/ui/data-table/DataTableLayout.vue
index f2d4eb3c..7a30ce6a 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/data-table/DataTableLayout.vue
+++ b/src/components/ui/data-table/DataTableLayout.vue
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
                     <TableBody>
                         <template v-if="table.getRowModel().rows?.length">
                             <template v-for="row in table.getRowModel().rows" :key="row.id">
-                                <TableRow @click="handleRowClick(row)">
+                                <TableRow
+                                    @click="handleRowClick(row)"
+                                    :class="isDataTableStriped ? 'even:bg-muted/20' : ''">
                                     <TableCell
                                         v-for="cell in row.getVisibleCells()"
                                         :key="cell.id"
@@ -125,6 +127,11 @@
     } from '../pagination';
     import { Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableHead, TableHeader, TableRow } from '../table';
     import { Select, SelectContent, SelectItem, SelectTrigger, SelectValue } from '../select';
+    import { useAppearanceSettingsStore } from '@/stores/';
+    import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia';
+
+    const appearanceSettingsStore = useAppearanceSettingsStore();
+    const { isDataTableStriped } = storeToRefs(appearanceSettingsStore);
 
     const props = defineProps({
         table: {
diff --git a/src/localization/en.json b/src/localization/en.json
index 865c1caf..3312e06d 100644
--- a/src/localization/en.json
+++ b/src/localization/en.json
@@ -592,6 +592,8 @@
                     "table_page_sizes": "Table Page Sizes",
                     "table_page_sizes_error": "Page size must be a number between 1 and 1000",
                     "show_notification_icon_dot": "Show Tray Notification Dot",
+                    "striped_data_table_mode": "Striped Table Mode",
+                    "toggle_pointer_on_hover": "Force pointer on hover",
                     "table_density": "Table Density",
                     "table_density_standard": "Standard",
                     "table_density_comfortable": "Comfortable",
diff --git a/src/stores/settings/appearance.js b/src/stores/settings/appearance.js
index 5c08b8f9..86f58815 100644
--- a/src/stores/settings/appearance.js
+++ b/src/stores/settings/appearance.js
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ export const useAppearanceSettingsStore = defineStore(
             );
         });
 
+        const isDataTableStriped = ref(false);
+        const showPointerOnHover = ref(false);
+
         const clampInt = (value, min, max) => {
             const n = parseInt(value, 10);
             return Math.min(max, Math.max(min, n));
@@ -150,6 +153,8 @@ export const useAppearanceSettingsStore = defineStore(
                 trustColorConfig,
                 notificationIconDotConfig,
                 navIsCollapsedConfig,
+                dataTableStripedConfig,
+                showPointerOnHoverConfig,
                 appFontFamilyConfig,
                 lastDarkThemeConfig
             ] = await Promise.all([
@@ -207,6 +212,8 @@ export const useAppearanceSettingsStore = defineStore(
                 ),
                 configRepository.getBool('VRCX_notificationIconDot', true),
                 configRepository.getBool('VRCX_navIsCollapsed', true),
+                configRepository.getBool('VRCX_dataTableStriped', false),
+                configRepository.getBool('VRCX_showPointerOnHover', false),
                 configRepository.getString(
                     'VRCX_fontFamily',
                     APP_FONT_DEFAULT_KEY
@@ -300,6 +307,10 @@ export const useAppearanceSettingsStore = defineStore(
                 );
             }
             isNavCollapsed.value = navIsCollapsedConfig;
+            isDataTableStriped.value = dataTableStripedConfig;
+            showPointerOnHover.value = showPointerOnHoverConfig;
+
+            applyPointerHoverClass();
 
             await configRepository.remove('VRCX_navWidth');
 
@@ -738,6 +749,34 @@ export const useAppearanceSettingsStore = defineStore(
             applyTableDensity(tableDensity.value);
             configRepository.setString('VRCX_tableDensity', tableDensity.value);
         }
+
+        function toggleStripedDataTable() {
+            isDataTableStriped.value = !isDataTableStriped.value;
+            configRepository.setBool(
+                'VRCX_dataTableStriped',
+                isDataTableStriped.value
+            );
+        }
+
+        // FIXME: this is nasty, there should be a better way of doing this
+        function applyPointerHoverClass() {
+            const classList = document.documentElement.classList;
+            classList.remove('force-pointer-on-hover');
+
+            if (showPointerOnHover.value) {
+                classList.add('force-pointer-on-hover');
+            }
+        }
+
+        function togglePointerOnHover() {
+            showPointerOnHover.value = !showPointerOnHover.value;
+            configRepository.setBool(
+                'VRCX_showPointerOnHover',
+                showPointerOnHover.value
+            );
+            applyPointerHoverClass();
+        }
+
         /**
          * @param {object} color
          */
@@ -910,6 +949,8 @@ export const useAppearanceSettingsStore = defineStore(
             isSideBarTabShow,
             notificationIconDot,
             isNavCollapsed,
+            isDataTableStriped,
+            showPointerOnHover,
 
             setAppLanguage,
             setDisplayVRCPlusIconsAsAvatar,
@@ -935,6 +976,8 @@ export const useAppearanceSettingsStore = defineStore(
             setHideUserMemos,
             setHideUnfriends,
             setRandomUserColours,
+            toggleStripedDataTable,
+            togglePointerOnHover,
             setTableDensity,
             setTrustColor,
             tryInitUserColours,
diff --git a/src/views/Settings/components/Tabs/AppearanceTab.vue b/src/views/Settings/components/Tabs/AppearanceTab.vue
index 2f4e1120..cc14c79c 100644
--- a/src/views/Settings/components/Tabs/AppearanceTab.vue
+++ b/src/views/Settings/components/Tabs/AppearanceTab.vue
@@ -180,11 +180,19 @@
                     </ListboxRoot>
                 </Popover>
             </div>
+            <simple-switch
+                :label="t('view.settings.appearance.appearance.striped_data_table_mode')"
+                :value="isDataTableStriped"
+                @change="toggleStripedDataTable" />
             <div class="options-container-item">
                 <Button size="sm" variant="outline" @click="promptMaxTableSizeDialog">{{
                     t('view.settings.appearance.appearance.table_max_size')
                 }}</Button>
             </div>
+            <simple-switch
+                :label="t('view.settings.appearance.appearance.toggle_pointer_on_hover')"
+                :value="showPointerOnHover"
+                @change="togglePointerOnHover" />
         </div>
         <div class="options-container">
             <span class="header">{{ t('view.settings.appearance.timedate.header') }}</span>
@@ -449,12 +457,11 @@
     import { toast } from 'vue-sonner';
     import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 
+    import { useAppearanceSettingsStore, useFavoriteStore, useVrStore } from '@/stores';
+    import { getLanguageName, languageCodes } from '@/localization';
+    import { APP_FONT_FAMILIES } from '@/shared/constants';
     import PresetColorPicker from '@/components/PresetColorPicker.vue';
 
-    import { useAppearanceSettingsStore, useFavoriteStore, useVrStore } from '../../../../stores';
-    import { getLanguageName, languageCodes } from '../../../../localization';
-    import { APP_FONT_FAMILIES } from '../../../../shared/constants';
-
     import SimpleSwitch from '../SimpleSwitch.vue';
 
     const { t } = useI18n();
@@ -485,7 +492,9 @@
         randomUserColours,
         trustColor,
         notificationIconDot,
-        tablePageSizes
+        tablePageSizes,
+        isDataTableStriped,
+        showPointerOnHover
     } = storeToRefs(appearanceSettingsStore);
 
     const appLanguageDisplayName = computed(() => getLanguageName(String(appLanguage.value)));
@@ -514,6 +523,8 @@
         promptMaxTableSizeDialog,
         setNotificationIconDot,
         setTablePageSizes,
+        toggleStripedDataTable,
+        togglePointerOnHover,
         setAppFontFamily
     } = appearanceSettingsStore;