setting up the pref

forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java

@@ -2223,6 +2223,7 @@ public class Card extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Card>, IHasSVars {
 
     public String getAbilityText(final CardState state) {
         final String linebreak = "\r\n\r\n";
+        //TODO magic needs to happen here
         final String grayTag = "<span style=\"color:gray;\">";
         final String endTag = "</span>";
         final CardTypeView type = state.getType();

forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/home/settings/CSubmenuPreferences.java

@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ public enum CSubmenuPreferences implements ICDoc {
         lstControls.add(Pair.of(view.getCbManaLostPrompt(), FPref.UI_MANA_LOST_PROMPT));
         lstControls.add(Pair.of(view.getCbEscapeEndsTurn(), FPref.UI_ALLOW_ESC_TO_END_TURN));
         lstControls.add(Pair.of(view.getCbDetailedPaymentDesc(), FPref.UI_DETAILED_SPELLDESC_IN_PROMPT));
+        lstControls.add(Pair.of(view.getCbGrayText(), FPref.UI_GRAY_INACTIVE_TEXT));
         lstControls.add(Pair.of(view.getCbPreselectPrevAbOrder(), FPref.UI_PRESELECT_PREVIOUS_ABILITY_ORDER));
         lstControls.add(Pair.of(view.getCbShowStormCount(), FPref.UI_SHOW_STORM_COUNT_IN_PROMPT));
         lstControls.add(Pair.of(view.getCbRemindOnPriority(), FPref.UI_REMIND_ON_PRIORITY));

forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/screens/home/settings/VSubmenuPreferences.java

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public enum VSubmenuPreferences implements IVSubmenu<CSubmenuPreferences> {
     private final JCheckBox cbTimedTargOverlay = new OptionsCheckBox(localizer.getMessage("cbTimedTargOverlay"));
     private final JCheckBox cbCompactMainMenu = new OptionsCheckBox(localizer.getMessage("cbCompactMainMenu"));
     private final JCheckBox cbDetailedPaymentDesc = new OptionsCheckBox(localizer.getMessage("cbDetailedPaymentDesc"));
+    private final JCheckBox cbGrayText = new OptionsCheckBox(localizer.getMessage("cbGrayText"));
     private final JCheckBox cbPromptFreeBlocks = new OptionsCheckBox(localizer.getMessage("cbPromptFreeBlocks"));
     private final JCheckBox cbPauseWhileMinimized = new OptionsCheckBox(localizer.getMessage("cbPauseWhileMinimized"));
     private final JCheckBox cbCompactPrompt = new OptionsCheckBox(localizer.getMessage("cbCompactPrompt"));
@@ -247,6 +248,9 @@ public enum VSubmenuPreferences implements IVSubmenu<CSubmenuPreferences> {
         pnlPrefs.add(cbDetailedPaymentDesc, titleConstraints);
         pnlPrefs.add(new NoteLabel(localizer.getMessage("nlDetailedPaymentDesc")), descriptionConstraints);
 
+        pnlPrefs.add(cbGrayText, titleConstraints);
+        pnlPrefs.add(new NoteLabel(localizer.getMessage("nlGrayText")), descriptionConstraints);
+
         pnlPrefs.add(cbShowStormCount, titleConstraints);
         pnlPrefs.add(new NoteLabel(localizer.getMessage("nlShowStormCount")), descriptionConstraints);
 
@@ -901,6 +905,11 @@ public enum VSubmenuPreferences implements IVSubmenu<CSubmenuPreferences> {
         return cbDetailedPaymentDesc;
     }
 
+    public final JCheckBox getCbGrayText() {
+        return cbGrayText;
+    }
+
+
     public final JCheckBox getCbShowStormCount() {
         return cbShowStormCount;
     }

forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/screens/settings/SettingsPage.java

@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ public class SettingsPage extends TabPage<SettingsScreen> {
                 localizer.getMessage("cbDetailedPaymentDesc"),
                 localizer.getMessage("nlDetailedPaymentDesc")),
                 1);
+        lstSettings.addItem(new BooleanSetting(FPref.UI_GRAY_INACTIVE_TEXT,
+                localizer.getMessage("cbGrayText"),
+                localizer.getMessage("nlGrayText")),
+                1);
         lstSettings.addItem(new BooleanSetting(FPref.UI_SHOW_STORM_COUNT_IN_PROMPT,
                 localizer.getMessage("cbShowStormCount"),
                 localizer.getMessage("nlShowStormCount")),

forge-gui/res/languages/en-US.properties

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ cbUiForTouchScreen=Enhance UI for Touchscreens
 cbTimedTargOverlay=Enable Targeting Overlay Optimization
 cbCompactMainMenu=Use Compact Main Sidebar Menu
 cbDetailedPaymentDesc=Spell Description in Payment Prompt
+cbGrayText=Gray out unmet conditions in card text
 cbPromptFreeBlocks=Free Block Handling
 cbPauseWhileMinimized=Pause While Minimized
 cbCompactPrompt=Compact Prompt
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ nlPromptFreeBlocks=When enabled, if you would have to pay 0 to block, pay automa
 nlPauseWhileMinimized=When enabled, Forge pauses when minimized (primarily for AI vs AI).
 nlEscapeEndsTurn=When enabled, Escape key functions as an alternative shortcut to end the current turn.
 nlDetailedPaymentDesc=When enabled, detailed spell/ability descriptions are shown when choosing targets and paying costs.
+nlGrayText=When enabled, ability text with unmet conditions will be grayed out in the card's detail pane.
 nlShowStormCount=When enabled, displays the current storm count in the prompt pane.
 nlRemindOnPriority=When enabled, flashes the player choice area upon receiving priority.
 nlPreselectPrevAbOrder=When enabled, preselects the last defined simultaneous ability order in the ordering dialog.