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Update visualisation of primaries sliders to look similar to that in AgX

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Prompted by https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/pull/19642#pullrequestreview-3446581214

AgX uses an inaccurate, exaggerated, but highly visible visualisation for it 'primaries' sliders (hue and purity). Would it make sense to use the same for rgb primaries and sigmoid?

What would most probably make sense, even if the visualisation is not updated, is setting feedback = 0, so the white overlay does not obscure the slider. This method is already used for some sliders.

color balance rgb:
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AgX:
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Compare the primaries slider visualisations in color balance rgb, AgX, and sigmoid, using the linked AgX discussion as context. Decide whether to match AgX’s visualisation or set feedback to 0, then verify that the white overlay no longer obscures the sliders and that the resulting display is consistent.

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c
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design, desktop
Issue type
Feature
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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