Bug 158181 - (LibreOffice Math) black text in dark background (dark theme) makes text "invisible" in formula editor
Summary: (LibreOffice Math) black text in dark background (dark theme) makes text "inv...
Status: RESOLVED NOTOURBUG
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
7.6.2.1 release
Hardware: All Linux (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Reported: 2023-11-12 05:50 UTC by george
Modified: 2024-04-04 09:02 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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2023-11-12 05:51 UTC, george
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Description george 2023-11-12 05:50:49 UTC
Description:
While all the UI elemenets in dark theme are white (libre Math, in the formula editor the text is black and the background dark grey. It is very difficult to properly read and type the text there. There is no way to change this attribute in the UI. 

Steps to Reproduce:
1. insert a formula object in libre writer
2. libre math opens
3. try to type a formula in the editor

Actual Results:
the text in formula editor (dark theme) is extremeleu difficult to read because it is black in dark background

Expected Results:
text should be white or something similar, similar to other UI elements for dark theme


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
Version: 7.6.2.1 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 60(Build:1)
CPU threads: 16; OS: Linux 6.4; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: el-GR (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Ubuntu package version: 4:7.6.2~rc1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1~lo1
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 george 2023-11-12 05:51:24 UTC
Created attachment 190793 [details]
libre math dark text in dark background
Comment 2 Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 2023-11-28 07:37:44 UTC
I can't confirm un Ubuntu 20.04 with GNOME 3.36.8 and:

Version: 7.6.3.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 29d686fea9f6705b262d369fede658f824154cc0
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.15; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-AU (en_AU.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Which desktop environment are you using?
Which setting are you using for Tools > Options > LibreOffice > View > Appearance > Mode?
Comment 3 Buovjaga 2023-11-28 08:23:53 UTC
No repro with kf5 or gtk3

Arch Linux 64-bit, X11
Version: 7.6.2.1 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 60(Build:1)
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.5; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+xcb)
Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI: en-US
7.6.2-3
Calc: threaded
Comment 4 Haris 2024-04-04 04:33:08 UTC
Thank you for reporting the bug. I can not reproduce the bug in

Stable Build
Version: 24.2.2.2 (AARCH64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: d56cc158d8a96260b836f100ef4b4ef25d6f1a01
CPU threads: 10; OS: macOS 14.1.2; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Master/Daily Build
Version: 24.8.0.0.alpha0+ (AARCH64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: c4023d3ec604abfff38be2053e2989c7ec2ba8c1
CPU threads: 10; OS: macOS 14.1.2; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 5 Buovjaga 2024-04-04 06:27:00 UTC
Needinfo while we wait for feedback from reporter.
Comment 6 george 2024-04-04 07:37:49 UTC
(In reply to Buovjaga from comment #5)
> Needinfo while we wait for feedback from reporter.

The problem was solved once I changed theme to adwaita (dark) instead of the Mint-Y theme (Linux Mint). I've read elsewhere that mint-y dark doesn't "inform" correctly all the apps about the correct colors.
Comment 7 Buovjaga 2024-04-04 09:02:29 UTC
(In reply to george from comment #6)
> (In reply to Buovjaga from comment #5)
> > Needinfo while we wait for feedback from reporter.
> 
> The problem was solved once I changed theme to adwaita (dark) instead of the
> Mint-Y theme (Linux Mint). I've read elsewhere that mint-y dark doesn't
> "inform" correctly all the apps about the correct colors.

Ah, that's good to know. So let's mark the status accordingly.