Description: As far as I know, it is not possible to set the background colour of the comments margin when View > comments is selected. Nor is it possible to set the default comment 'paper' bg and fg colours. The comment is yellow and the text is the default document text colour. In my case this is not desirable, because I use a dark background page with default text set to light grey. Therefore on the comment tab the text is invisible. Changing text colour via the comments drop-down menu is more work. Steps to Reproduce: 1.Insert a comment 2.check View > Comments Actual Results: Comment appears in a white margin. Comment paper is yellow, and text is default doc colour (unreadable for me). Expected Results: I would expect to have colour settings for comments in Options, so I can set the margin colour, and the comment bg/fg colours to what better suites my theme. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: V 7.1.0.2rc Linux 4.9 UI default, gtk3
https://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/core/sw/source/uibase/docvw/PostItMgr.cxx?r=bb06f513#2142 https://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/core/include/tools/color.hxx?r=1e925530&fi=COL_AUTHOR1_NORMAL#461
Re the above two functions, are these updates to Libre? Or do they need patching in? It doesn't seem a very user-friendly solution if the latter, so I hope it can be included soon to Libre.
1. Open a new Writer document 2. Insert a comment (from the tool bar, or using Crtl+alt+C) 3. Observe the comment section as a yellow background 4. Try to change the background color 5. Notice it is not possible 6. Write a comment in the section using yellow Font color 7. Notice the Comment is not readable I have managed to reproduce the issue, following the repro steps above. Version: 7.2.1.2 (x64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 87b77fad49947c1441b67c559c339af8f3517e22 CPU threads: 16; OS: Windows 10.0 Build 18363; UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US Calc: CL After adding a comment section I did notice the background was yellow and it was not possible to change that color. I tried writing in the comment section with several Color font, and some were completely unreadable ( yellow, orange , light Grey …) I attempted similar test using dark backgrounds and font colors. getting similar results. Despite the color, the contrast of it is a potential accessibility issue. The pale yellow background color is difficult to see properly on a white background. White is already light, so adding light-colored background such as yellow on a white background is going to create readability issues. You can find further information about readability and color accessibility here : https://www.invisionapp.com/inside-design/color-accessibility-product-design/ This is a design issue that could become an accessibility issue as well As mentioned in the initial bug report this can produce undesirable situations for the user. Whether if it is related to contrast, dark background and color font, or color blindness, this issue could force the user to change their initial background and font colors choices. This could be extremely detrimental for users with impaired vision. Or for example user with Blue yellow/ tritanopia color blindness The Word competitor product does offer this feature. See the following link and attachments. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/how-do-i-change-the-background-color-of-comments/aff784b8-bad3-4748-a73b-bf4683174082
Created attachment 175777 [details] Bug 139805 - V7.2.1.2. Color Screenshot
Created attachment 175779 [details] Bug 139805 - V7.2.1.2. Video of issue
Created attachment 175780 [details] Bug 139805 - Word comment color selection
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 61242 ***