Description: I am trying to use Dark Mode in LibreOffice. I have tried both system theme (which is currently set to dark mode) and dark mode within preferences > application colours. I have also tried manually choosing white text and black background colours. In all settings, and even after resetting the settings, I am getting a black background with black text and struggle to read my text documents. Additionally, some small sections of random text are white or blue. Steps to Reproduce: 1.Preferences > Applications > Dark Mode > Apply 2.Preferences > Applications > System Theme > Apply 3.Preferences > Applications > Reset > Apply Actual Results: Document still has dark background with black text and some random sections of white text. Expected Results: Background should be dark gray or black with white text throughout. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: Yes Additional Info: Version: 24.2.0.3 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: da48488a73ddd66ea24cf16bbc4f7b9c08e9bea1 CPU threads: 10; OS: macOS 14.4; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
Created attachment 193265 [details] Sample of dark mode bug This is a sample of what my text document looks like. Most text is black, some is white. All text should be white with a dark background.
I'm unable to get it back to normal with a white background and black text now. No matter what settings I choose, whether I reset the settings or not, I'm stuck with black background and black text with some white sections.
Hi Jayne, I'm using MacOS 14.1.2, and I was able to switch back from a black background to a white background. I'm also not getting the black text on a black background either, white text shows up on the black background and switches to black on a white background. These are the steps I used: 1. Create a new text file in Writer. 2. Go to LibreOffice->Application Colors-->Custom Colors. 3. Find "Automatic:" on the right, and select the dropdown. 4. Select "Light" and click "OK". It should show a white background and black text. It also seems like you're using an older stable build, here's the two builds I used: Stable Build Version: 24.2.1.2 (AARCH64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: db4def46b0453cc22e2d0305797cf981b68ef5ac 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
Hi Jayne, Please visit https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download-libreoffice/ download the latest stable release. Install that version and retest to see if you still encounter the issue you reported. As for the wrong font color: when you select all text and set the font color to "Automatic" does that resolve the issue? Setting to NEEDINFO until more detail is provided. After providing the requested info, please reset this bug to UNCONFIRMED (should it be persisting) or WORKSFORME (should it be solved with a newer LO version).
Dear Jayne, This bug has been in NEEDINFO status with no change for at least 6 months. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and mark the bug as UNCONFIRMED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDINFO status with no change in 30 days the QA team will close the bug as INSUFFICIENTDATA due to lack of needed information. For more information about our NEEDINFO policy please read the wiki located here: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/QA/Bugzilla/Fields/Status/NEEDINFO If you have already provided the requested information, please mark the bug as UNCONFIRMED so that the QA team knows that the bug is ready to be confirmed. Thank you for helping us make LibreOffice even better for everyone! Warm Regards, QA Team MassPing-NeedInfo-Ping
Dear Jayne, Please read this message in its entirety before proceeding. Your bug report is being closed as INSUFFICIENTDATA due to inactivity and a lack of information which is needed in order to accurately reproduce and confirm the problem. We encourage you to retest your bug against the latest release. If the issue is still present in the latest stable release, we need the following information (please ignore any that you've already provided): a) Provide details of your system including your operating system and the latest version of LibreOffice that you have confirmed the bug to be present b) Provide easy to reproduce steps – the simpler the better c) Provide any test case(s) which will help us confirm the problem d) Provide screenshots of the problem if you think it might help e) Read all comments and provide any requested information Once all of this is done, please set the bug back to UNCONFIRMED and we will attempt to reproduce the issue. Please do not: a) respond via email b) update the version field in the bug or any of the other details on the top section of our bug tracker Warm Regards, QA Team MassPing-NeedInfo-FollowUp
Re-opening as I can confirm this with Version: 25.8.3.2 (AARCH64) Build ID: 8ca8d55c161d602844f5428fa4b58097424e324e CPU threads: 8; OS: macOS 26.1; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR.UTF-8); UI: fr-FR Calc: threaded
My bad, added comment to wrong bug.
@Alex: what is the correct status here? Were you able to still reproduce the issue with 25.8.3.2?