Bug 166830 - Linux Light/Dark theme affect the LibreOffice theme
Summary: Linux Light/Dark theme affect the LibreOffice theme
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
25.8.0.0 alpha0+
Hardware: All Linux (All)
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Blocks: Options-Dialog UI-Theming LibreOffice-Themes
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Reported: 2025-06-02 12:35 UTC by Mihai Vasiliu
Modified: 2025-06-22 12:11 UTC (History)
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Description Mihai Vasiliu 2025-06-02 12:35:27 UTC
Description:
Regardless if you set the LO theme to Dark or Light mode from the Options -> Appearance page, the LibreOffice UI will be displayed as the OS wants to.
In this case I am using Kubuntu 25.04.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Set Kubuntu Global Theme to Breeze Dark 
2. Open  LibreOffice, go to Options -> Appearance and select Light theme. (Enable application theming does not matter)
3. Restart as requested

Actual Results:
LibreOffice is still displayed in Dark theme, although you selected Light

Expected Results:
The LibreOffice interface should be displayed in the Light theme and ignore the OS setting.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Version: 25.8.0.0.alpha1+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 6860cde78169af464a83ed6b9aa20b03e3a53bd4
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.14; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
Comment 1 V Stuart Foote 2025-06-10 14:13:22 UTC
Can not confirm on Windows builds recent master against 25.8, LibreOffice Appearance theme 'Automatic' will follow os/DE as the Windows Settings Personalization color theme mode is set to Light or Dark mode.

While LO in 'Light' or 'Dark' color Appearance theme will hold LO in that theme mode even as the Windows Settings Personalization color theme mode is set to Light/Dark. 

=-testing-=

Version: 25.8.0.0.alpha1+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: b852ed9fc8b43cdc335c14aeb71c581daa7d98a7
CPU threads: 28; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26100); UI render: Skia/Vulkan; VCL: win
Locale: en-US (en_US); UI: en-US
Calc: CL threaded
Comment 2 Mihai Vasiliu 2025-06-22 11:32:00 UTC
Seems that this does not reproduce anymore in

Version: 26.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: a06689b1711e1f200afd4a4492341f337ba99082
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.14; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-GB (en_GB.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Colors apply correctly.
Comment 3 Mihai Vasiliu 2025-06-22 11:33:14 UTC
My bad, it does not reproduce with Custom theme installed, but with the default Light theme it still reprouces.