https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157175
Bug ID: 157175
Summary: Styles in the dropdown and sidebar are too dark to
read or see when a text document contains custom
styles
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.5.6.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: Windows (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: thuck...@yahoo.com
Description:
For versions of LibreOffice AFTER 7.4.7.2:
When Colors in the WINDOWS OS (for Windows 10, that's Settings ->
Personalization -> Colors) are set to Dark (either for "app mode" or
everything), AND a Writer document HAS custom styles AND "Show previews" is
enabled (checked), then most styles (custom and included) in the Styles sidebar
are NOT legible, as they are being rendered in a dark font against a dark
backtround and are thus much too dark to read and see.
At the same time, most styles previewed in the Styles dropdwon menu are
likewise rendered much too dark to read or see.
Changing the Colors in WINDOWS for "app mode" to Light, enables viewing styles,
irrespective of whether "Show previews" is enabled. But most of us do NOT want
to use Light colors in Windows, for anything.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. In the Windows 10 or later OS, set Colors to Dark for "app mode" (under
Settings -> Personalization -> Colors).
2. Create a new text document in Writer.
3. Create a CUSTOM (paragraph or character) style in the text document, using
the Styles sidebar.
4. Check (enable) "Show previews" in the Styles sidebar.
Actual Results:
Styles in Styles dropdown menu (upper-left area of the interface) are now
mostly too dark to read or see. AND most paragraph and character styles in the
Styles sidebar are now mostly too dark to read or see.
Expected Results:
All previewed styles should be clearly visible, with a light font on a dark
background, rather than a very dark font on a black background.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: No
Additional Info:
Changing the theme under Personalization settings makes NO difference to the
above. And there are NO Color settings that make a difference either. These
issues are new to LibreOffice Writer, after version 7.4.7.2, meaning they
affect ALL current versions after 7.4.7.2 (e.g., they affect 7.5.x and 7.6.x).
I tried both in-place upgrade installations and clean installations of
LibreOffice in a virtual machine. Regardless, the above behavior is the same.
So the issue is NOT in any way related to my user profile, to prior
installation settings, etc. These are newly introduced interface BUGS, which
HARM the usability of LibreOffice Writer when Windows is set to use Dark mode
for applications.
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