https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=147954
--- Comment #3 from Jean-François Fortin Tam <nekoh...@gmail.com> --- Indeed, and I would have advocated for the same thing regarding the spreadsheet's headers; I did not see value in that fake "glossy" shine effect that was on the spreadsheet headers, because it was executed as an in-your-face hard gloss effect and it was disturbing the ability to read the text of those headers (through reduced contrast between the font color and the background). Maybe if those headers had used a _subtle_ smooth gradient to give a rounded, more "button-like" feel, I could have preferred that to fully flat, but fully flat still works OK in that case anyway. The proposed gradient for the application background area, however, is not the same thing, and does not exhibit the same problem. The application background does not have text whose legibility it could harm, is not a confined space (so gradients have a LOT of "length" to dissipate smoothly) and it is a very large empty area that emits a lot of light from the screen, yet from my experience just setting it as a solid dark gray or black makes the UI look very odd and unrefined (in part because there are no visible shadows from the page and toolbars then). Gradients here also let you use tones of gray that are still compatible with the notion of of page shadows emerging from them, instead of blending into them entirely. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.