TomSchimansky / TomSchimansky/CustomTkinter
Request: Checkbox border remains visible when checked
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Description
Hey there,
this is a tiny request, not the highest priority:
When checking a check box, the border of the checkbox gets entirely covered by the fill color.
I would like to have a way to keep the border around the check box visible.

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Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by locating the CustomTkinter checkbox implementation and inspect how the checked fill and border are rendered; confirm the desired appearance against the linked screenshot, and consider the existing checkbox tests or examples when verifying that the border remains visible when checked.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100