Bug 169831 - In the light theme, the text in the mail merge dialog is invisible.
Summary: In the light theme, the text in the mail merge dialog is invisible.
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Writer (show other bugs)
Version:
(earliest affected)
26.2.0.0 alpha0+ master
Hardware: All Windows (All)
: medium normal
Assignee: Not Assigned
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Keywords: bibisected, bisected, regression
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Blocks: LibreOffice-Themes
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Reported: 2025-12-05 00:00 UTC by Saburo
Modified: 2026-01-13 12:44 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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2025-12-05 00:04 UTC, Saburo 		Details
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Description Saburo 2025-12-05 00:00:53 UTC 
Description:
It doesn't happen in dark theme


Steps to Reproduce:
1. New Text Document
2. Tools - Mail Merge Wizard...
3. Leave the options as they are and click Next ('Use the current document' -> 'Next >' )
4. Leave the options as they are and click Next ( 'Letter' -> 'Next >' )
5. Click 'Select Address List...'
6. Use the 'Add...' button to select an existing file, or use the 'Create...' button to enter some text, save the file, and click OK to close the dialog.

Actual Results:
The text in the middle of the dialog now blends in with the background color.

Expected Results:
Can read the text


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No

Additional Info:
Version: 26.2.0.0.alpha1 (X86_64)
Build ID: 620(Build:0)
CPU threads: 8; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26100); UI render: Skia/Raster; VCL: win
Locale: ja-JP (ja_JP); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

It started with the following commit:
commit 088a7c7c451321a800ca8d3523a18b6bb93239b7
author	Noel Grandin

remove alpha device from OutputDevice
Comment 1 Saburo 2025-12-05 00:04:32 UTC 
Created attachment 204437 [details]
screenshots
Comment 2 jcline 2025-12-10 03:36:58 UTC 
reproduced in Version: 26.8.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 680(Build:0)
CPU threads: 32; 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 3 Saburo 2025-12-10 08:36:20 UTC 
Adding CC: Noel Grandin
Please, take a look?
Comment 4 Xisco Faulí 2026-01-13 12:08:18 UTC 
Hello Heiko,
Do you mind taking a look at this issue? I guess the test has to be changed accordingly depending on the theme ?