Make markers subtle, and only clear when you hover the save-defaults button.

manual/tracy.tex

@@ -3795,7 +3795,7 @@ Function names in the remaining places across the UI will be normalized unless t
 
 Disabling the display of some events is especially recommended when the profiler performance drops below acceptable levels for interactive usage.
 
-It is possible to store defaults for the settings marked with a red \emph{\textcolor{red}{*}} to the global Tracy configuration file.
+It is possible to store defaults for the settings marked with a \emph{*} to the global Tracy configuration file.
 This can be done using the \emph{Save current options as defaults} button at the bottom of the window, or by manually editing this configuration file (for which the path is indicated in the tooltip).
 Next time you use Tracy, these stored default options will be used instead.
 For now, restoring the defaults can be done by deleting the configuration file.

profiler/src/profiler/TracyView_Options.cpp

@@ -15,14 +15,22 @@
 namespace tracy
 {
 
-static void DefaultMarker() {
+static void DefaultMarker( bool active, bool tooltip = true )
+{
     // Add a red * to indicate that the default value for this setting can be configured.
     ImGui::SameLine( 0.0f, 2.0f );
-    TextColoredUnformatted( ImVec4( 0.9f, 0.05f, 0.1f, 0.8f ), "*" );
+    TextColoredUnformatted( active ? ImVec4( 0.9f, 0.05f, 0.1f, 0.8f ) : ImVec4( 0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 0.4f ), "*" );
+    if( tooltip && ImGui::IsItemHovered() )
+    {
+        ImGui::BeginTooltip();
+        ImGui::TextUnformatted( "Has a default value loaded when starting Tracy (see below)." );
+        ImGui::EndTooltip();
+    }
 }
 
 void View::DrawOptions()
 {
+    static bool default_markers_active = false;
 
     ImGui::Begin( "Options", &m_showOptions, ImGuiWindowFlags_AlwaysAutoResize );
     if( ImGui::GetCurrentWindowRead()->SkipItems ) { ImGui::End(); return; }
@@ -34,7 +42,7 @@ void View::DrawOptions()
     val = m_vd.drawFrameTargets;
     ImGui::Checkbox( ICON_FA_FLAG_CHECKERED " Draw frame targets", &val );
     m_vd.drawFrameTargets = val;
-    DefaultMarker();
+    DefaultMarker(default_markers_active);
     ImGui::Indent();
     int tmp = m_vd.frameTarget;
     ImGui::PushStyleVar( ImGuiStyleVar_FramePadding, ImVec2( 0, 0 ) );
@@ -44,7 +52,7 @@ void View::DrawOptions()
         if( tmp < 1 ) tmp = 1;
         m_vd.frameTarget = tmp;
     }
-    DefaultMarker();
+    DefaultMarker(default_markers_active);
     ImGui::SameLine();
     TextDisabledUnformatted( TimeToString( 1000*1000*1000 / tmp ) );
     ImGui::PopStyleVar();
@@ -70,7 +78,7 @@ void View::DrawOptions()
         val = m_vd.drawContextSwitches;
         ImGui::Checkbox( ICON_FA_PERSON_HIKING " Draw context switches", &val );
         m_vd.drawContextSwitches = val;
-        DefaultMarker();
+        DefaultMarker(default_markers_active);
         ImGui::Indent();
         val = m_vd.darkenContextSwitches;
         SmallCheckbox( ICON_FA_MOON " Darken inactive threads", &val );
@@ -91,7 +99,7 @@ void View::DrawOptions()
         val = m_vd.drawSamples;
         ImGui::Checkbox( ICON_FA_EYE_DROPPER " Draw stack samples", &val );
         m_vd.drawSamples = val;
-        DefaultMarker();
+        DefaultMarker(default_markers_active);
     }
 
     const auto& gpuData = m_worker.GetGpuData();
@@ -231,7 +239,7 @@ void View::DrawOptions()
         val = m_vd.ghostZones;
         SmallCheckbox( ICON_FA_GHOST " Draw ghost zones", &val );
         m_vd.ghostZones = val;
-        DefaultMarker();
+        DefaultMarker(default_markers_active);
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -240,7 +248,7 @@ void View::DrawOptions()
     ImGui::SameLine();
     bool forceColors = m_vd.forceColors;
     if( SmallCheckbox( "Ignore custom", &forceColors ) ) m_vd.forceColors = forceColors;
-    DefaultMarker();
+    DefaultMarker(default_markers_active);
     ImGui::SameLine();
     bool inheritColors = m_vd.inheritParentColors;
     if( SmallCheckbox( "Inherit parent colors", &inheritColors ) ) m_vd.inheritParentColors = inheritColors;
@@ -254,7 +262,7 @@ void View::DrawOptions()
     m_vd.dynamicColors = ival;
     ival = (int)m_vd.shortenName;
     ImGui::TextUnformatted( ICON_FA_RULER_HORIZONTAL " Zone name shortening" );
-    DefaultMarker();
+    DefaultMarker(default_markers_active);
     ImGui::Indent();
     ImGui::PushStyleVar( ImGuiStyleVar_FramePadding, ImVec2( 0, 0 ) );
     ImGui::RadioButton( "Disabled", &ival, (uint8_t)ShortenName::Never );
@@ -611,7 +619,7 @@ void View::DrawOptions()
         int pH = m_vd.plotHeight;
         ImGui::SliderInt("Plot heights", &pH, 30, 200);
         m_vd.plotHeight = pH;
-        DefaultMarker();
+        DefaultMarker(default_markers_active);
 
         const auto expand = ImGui::TreeNode( "Plots" );
         ImGui::SameLine();
@@ -844,9 +852,13 @@ void View::DrawOptions()
     ImGui::Separator();
 
     ImGui::TextUnformatted( "" );
-    DefaultMarker();
+    DefaultMarker( default_markers_active, false );
     ImGui::SameLine( 0.0f, 1.0f );
     ImGui::TextUnformatted( ": The default value for this option is configurable." );
+    if( ImGui::IsItemHovered() )
+    {
+        default_markers_active = true;
+    }
 
     if( ImGui::Button( "Save current options as defaults" ) )
     {
@@ -862,11 +874,12 @@ void View::DrawOptions()
     }
     if( ImGui::IsItemHovered() )
     {
+        default_markers_active = true;
         ImGui::BeginTooltip();
         const auto fn = tracy::GetSavePath( "tracy.ini" );
 
         ImGui::TextUnformatted( "The options above marked with " );
-        DefaultMarker();
+        DefaultMarker( true, false );
         ImGui::SameLine();
         ImGui::TextUnformatted( "have configurable default values." );
         ImGui::TextUnformatted(
@@ -877,6 +890,10 @@ void View::DrawOptions()
         ImGui::TextUnformatted( "For now, to restore the default values, you may delete this configuration file." );
         ImGui::EndTooltip();
     }
+    else
+    {
+        default_markers_active = false;
+    }
 
     ImGui::End();
 }