Colors are not distinguished on dark theme

[sglbl]

Hello, when I frist installed Zorin OS I didn't have this problem but now some native applications (like Software Updater) has color matching problem.

Text and background doesn't match. I am using the default Zorin OS Dark theme, I also disabled all GNOME extensions to make sure but nothing changed. Zorin's Light theme doesn't have this problem.

Note 1: I only had this issue from very first time on LibreOffice, I created an issue on LibreOffice bugzilla (169939 – Zorin OS Libre Theme is Not Readable) but no one helped.

That's why I installed Microsoft Office on Zorin OS using this workaround: Microsoft-Office-for-Zorin-OS

Note: For the worst case, I have a workaround (only if I know the command line name of the app):

What might be the reason? Has anyone had this issue as well?

[Ponce-De-Leon]

Do You have any Third-Party Themes on Your System?

[sglbl]

@Ponce-De-Leon

Do You have any Third-Party Themes on Your System?

My custom themes and icons are:

1. Only for mimetype extension icons which is a copy of ePapirus icons
   Change file(or folder) icons but keep taskbar application icons - #4 by sglbl

2. When Libre was problematic, I installed this to ~/.themes to make Libre has a modern theme
   LibreOffice MS GTK v2 - pling.com

3. For office 365 wine I have this (only for MSOffice items):
   Microsoft-Office-for-Zorin-OS/office365/install-office365-playonlinux.sh at 34194dfe6ba0fd0fc1aa956e2d94982ff323b67f · sglbl/Microsoft-Office-for-Zorin-OS · GitHub

[sglbl]

@Ponce-De-Leon Thanks for your help,
the problem was that Modern LibreOffice theme was breaking most of the things.
I replaced ~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css content with:

@define-color accent_color #55dfc4;
@define-color accent_bg_color #16a085;

and the issue is resolved.

Now I'm back to unreadable default libre theme (I always had it on Zorin OS)

But it's okay since I'm back to Microsoft Office.

[Ponce-De-Leon]

Good to hear. Then I mark You post as Solution.

@sglbl

Now I'm back to unreadable default libre theme (I always had it on Zorin OS)

Did You checked in LO the Settings? Especially for the Symbols. I have made the Experience that - even when in Dark Mode - it uses Symbols that fits for Light Mode.

[Aravisian]

The funny part of this is that LibreOFfice is extremely sparse, as it's built, on any theme support at all.
An application calls on widgets, widgets are styled by the theme.

LibreOffice, however, calls broadly on generic widgets, and does not narrow or make use of most widgets, creating a situation where elements of many distinct widgets are crossing over. This is a case of the app breaking the theme, rather than the theme breaking the app.

[sglbl]

@Ponce-De-Leon

Did You checked in LO the Settings? Especially for the Symbols. I have made the Experience that - even when in Dark Mode - it uses Symbols that fits for Light Mode.

I checked everything there but nothing fixed. I'm not sure how other people who use Zorin OS 18 Core/Pro see it. It looks readable if I use TK_THEME=Emacs libreoffice --writer command.

@Aravisian

LibreOffice, however, calls broadly on generic widgets, and does not narrow or make use of most widgets, creating a situation where elements of many distinct widgets are crossing over. This is a case of the app breaking the theme, rather than the theme breaking the app.

Yes, I agree. I wouldn't expect my theme for an app would break all the system. That's why I was using modern looking OnlyOffice instead of LibreOffice but OnlyOffice Presentation was opening MS Powerpoint's text as overflown.

[Ponce-De-Leon]

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