Bug 153943 - macOS dark mode: start center: document preview: button and canvas: false/clumsy color(s), partly unrecognizable
Summary: macOS dark mode: start center: document preview: button and canvas: false/clu...
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.5.0.3 release
Hardware: ARM macOS (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Keywords: accessibility
Depends on:
Blocks: macOS-UI-polish macOS-Dark-Mode
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Reported: 2023-03-03 16:14 UTC by Sierk Bornemann
Modified: 2026-03-14 03:15 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Screenshot 1(3) – Start Center – Document Preview – Mouse cursor inside Start Center and outside the Preview's canvas (746.74 KB, image/png)
2023-03-03 16:19 UTC, Sierk Bornemann
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Screenshot 2(3) – Start Center – Document Preview – Mouse cursor inside Start Center and inside the Preview's canvas (750.58 KB, image/png)
2023-03-03 16:20 UTC, Sierk Bornemann
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Screenshot 3(3) – Start Center – Document Preview – Mouse cursor inside Start Center and inside the Preview's canvas (751.06 KB, image/png)
2023-03-03 16:21 UTC, Sierk Bornemann
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Description Sierk Bornemann 2023-03-03 16:14:13 UTC
Description:
See screenshots.




Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start LibreOffice
2. Have a previous document in Start center's preview area
3. Hover over the preview and preview's button

Actual Results:
Clumsy colors (blue canvas background – really?, red button, when hovering over it – really?) and unrecognizable button (white cross on white/light button), when unhoverd.


Expected Results:
Start center's document preview button should be recognizable in each state, colors be more pleasable, not screeming clumsy.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Start center's document preview button should be recognizable in each state, colors be more pleasable, not screeming clumsy.
Comment 1 Sierk Bornemann 2023-03-03 16:19:04 UTC
Created attachment 185729 [details]
Screenshot 1(3) – Start Center – Document Preview – Mouse cursor inside Start Center and outside the Preview's canvas

Screenshot 1(3) – Start Center – Document Preview – Mouse cursor inside Start Center and outside the Preview's canvas, not in the near of the Preview's button (any button at all visible, while document's canvas is light gray)
Comment 2 Sierk Bornemann 2023-03-03 16:20:32 UTC
Created attachment 185730 [details]
Screenshot 2(3) – Start Center – Document Preview – Mouse cursor inside Start Center and inside the Preview's canvas

Screenshot 2(3) – Start Center – Document Preview – Mouse cursor inside Start Center and inside the Preview's canvas, hovered out of the Preview's button (white or light gray button with white cross, while document's canvas is blue)
Comment 3 Sierk Bornemann 2023-03-03 16:21:11 UTC
Created attachment 185731 [details]
Screenshot 3(3) – Start Center – Document Preview – Mouse cursor inside Start Center and inside the Preview's canvas

Screenshot 3(3) – Start Center – Document Preview – Mouse cursor inside Start Center and inside the Preview's canvas, hovered over the Preview's button (visible red button with white cross, while document's canvas changed to blue)
Comment 4 Sierk Bornemann 2023-03-03 16:25:44 UTC
Version: 7.5.1.2 (AARCH64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: fcbaee479e84c6cd81291587d2ee68cba099e129
CPU threads: 10; OS: Mac OS X 13.2.1; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx
Locale: de-DE (de_DE.UTF-8); UI: de-DE
Calc: threaded

Version: 7.6.0.0.alpha0+ (AARCH64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 687b950702c49c90cff9a43655ea97a0343799a0
CPU threads: 10; OS: Mac OS X 13.2.1; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx
Locale: de-DE (de_DE.UTF-8); UI: de-DE
Calc: threaded
Comment 5 stragu 2023-03-05 08:42:52 UTC
Thanks, Sierk.
Reproduced with:

    Version: 7.5.0.3 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
    Build ID: c21113d003cd3efa8c53188764377a8272d9d6de
    CPU threads: 2; OS: Mac OS X 12.6.1; UI render: default; VCL: osx
    Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
    Calc: threaded
Comment 6 steve 2023-12-06 15:16:03 UTC
Could you install LibreOffice nightly build and see if the problem persists using that build:
https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/master

Note: To open LibreOffice nightly on macOS please refer to: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/open-a-mac-app-from-an-unidentified-developer-mh40616

There has been some work around highlight colors in start-center.

What do you think about the current implementation with the improved colors?

- "x" button to remove document no longer uses red background
- the highlight color is no longer the dark blue accent color but the actual highlight color
Comment 7 steve 2024-03-10 16:39:22 UTC
The remove button even in latest build still uses white "x" on white background. It then becomes red on mouse hover. This bug here is NEW.

The start center could use some love. Instead of the large blue background just use a small blue frame around the document to indicate it is selected.

Why is there a pale grey in the background? Use a darker grey or even black and enjoy the improved contrast and more professional look.
Comment 8 QA Administrators 2026-03-14 03:15:22 UTC
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