From db46050b16814cd983a003a66adc87c729d48afb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Saas <kaktusreiniger@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 11:01:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] tweak caret blink speed

---
 Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Common/RichTextBoxBase.cs | 4 ++--
 Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Common/TextBox.cs         | 4 ++--
 Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Common/TextBoxBase.cs     | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Common/RichTextBoxBase.cs b/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Common/RichTextBoxBase.cs
index 2fc2ef4b3..7722fc94b 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Common/RichTextBoxBase.cs
+++ b/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Common/RichTextBoxBase.cs
@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@ namespace FlaxEngine.GUI
             // Caret
             if (IsFocused && CaretPosition > -1)
             {
-                float alpha = Mathf.Saturate(Mathf.Cos(_animateTime * CaretFlashSpeed) * 0.5f + 0.7f);
-                alpha = alpha * alpha * alpha * alpha * alpha * alpha;
+                float alpha = Mathf.Saturate(Mathf.Cos(_animateTime * CaretFlashSpeed) * 0.5f + 0.8f);
+                alpha = alpha * alpha;
                 Render2D.FillRectangle(CaretBounds, CaretColor * alpha);
             }
 
diff --git a/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Common/TextBox.cs b/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Common/TextBox.cs
index 1dfd9facc..3d7099db6 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Common/TextBox.cs
+++ b/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Common/TextBox.cs
@@ -310,8 +310,8 @@ namespace FlaxEngine.GUI
             // Caret
             if (IsFocused && CaretPosition > -1)
             {
-                float alpha = Mathf.Saturate(Mathf.Cos(_animateTime * CaretFlashSpeed) * 0.5f + 0.7f);
-                alpha = alpha * alpha * alpha * alpha * alpha * alpha;
+                float alpha = Mathf.Saturate(Mathf.Cos(_animateTime * CaretFlashSpeed) * 0.5f + 0.8f);
+                alpha = alpha * alpha;
                 Render2D.FillRectangle(CaretBounds, CaretColor * alpha);
             }
 
diff --git a/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Common/TextBoxBase.cs b/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Common/TextBoxBase.cs
index 243e4786e..7deb9a367 100644
--- a/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Common/TextBoxBase.cs
+++ b/Source/Engine/UI/GUI/Common/TextBoxBase.cs
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ namespace FlaxEngine.GUI
         /// Gets or sets the speed of the caret flashing animation.
         /// </summary>
         [EditorDisplay("Caret Style"), EditorOrder(2021), Tooltip("The speed of the caret flashing animation.")]
-        public float CaretFlashSpeed { get; set; } = 6.0f;
+        public float CaretFlashSpeed { get; set; } = 6.5f;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the speed of the selection background flashing animation.