Bug 162163 - Disabled/grayed-out icons too light-gray color when in dark mode
Summary: Disabled/grayed-out icons too light-gray color when in dark mode
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
24.2.5.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
: medium trivial
Assignee: Not Assigned
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: 162831 (view as bug list)
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Blocks: Icon-Themes Linux-Dark-Mode
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Reported: 2024-07-23 18:50 UTC by mikefreeman1972
Modified: 2024-09-11 08:59 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Combined screenshots with markings (26.32 KB, image/png)
2024-09-09 05:48 UTC, Buovjaga
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Description mikefreeman1972 2024-07-23 18:50:18 UTC
Description:
When I use a dark mode on my OS, and set LibreOffice to a dark theme, with dark-mode icons, the gray color used to indicate icons whose function is currently disabled is too light, and makes it difficult to see which icons are disabled/gray. This is true for all LibreOffice programs and components that use icons. This is especially true for monochrome themes, such as Sifr, and when using the standard UI layout. I recommend that when set to a dark background, the gray color used on these icons should be darkened more so that there is a greater difference between the disabled icon functions and the active ones.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set OS to a dark theme
2. Set LO icon to dark theme
3. Set Application colors to match dark theme or use system colors

Actual Results:
Icons representing disabled functions are difficult, and in some cases impossible, to distinguish from icons representing active/enabled functions.

Expected Results:
When the background is dark, and icons are set to their dark versions, the gray color used to draw icons to indicate disabled functions should be much darker for better visibility and distinction apart from the active icon functions.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: Yes

Additional Info:
Screenshots:

Showing how icons in light mode looks just fine, and are very distinguishable between active and disabled functions (both Sifr and Elementary icon themes are shown):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lQiKreDB2umdl5gyVE468Eqzx4-vbGLn/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10sT-Gzc8rwZG9FsvwjN-1DduR-v6KORo/view?usp=drive_link

Showing how icons in dark mode are difficult (as in the Elementary theme) or nearly impossible (as in the Sifr theme) to distinguish between active and disabled functions:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LkhEKgcRYxF_6_KU2HYVV-j6DJglQbXR/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1inv-CYYOmqPxNqhZBdbE0Ws3TM1QHMdf/view?usp=drive_link

While only Sifr and Elementary themes are shown in these images, all themes produce similar results.
Comment 1 Buovjaga 2024-09-09 05:48:14 UTC
Created attachment 196322 [details]
Combined screenshots with markings

Disabled icons: cut, copy, undo, redo, decrease paragraph spacing.

Confirmed.

Arch Linux 64-bit
Version: 25.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 3231db0341baffd2547c50d36ef7c00aaa11601d
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.10; UI render: default; VCL: kf6 (cairo+wayland)
Locale: fi-FI (fi_FI.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded
Built on 9 September 2024
Comment 2 V Stuart Foote 2024-09-09 11:59:07 UTC
*** Bug 162831 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***