Yeah this is a known bug at least to me when I test my blue theme. I think however that it was fixed to an extend. Anyway closing and opening the window will update the colors so its not a serious bug. Once the theme is changed you should experience no issues.
On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 2:09 AM PBKResearch <pe...@pbkresearch.co.uk> wrote: > Dimitris > > > > Update – there is a sort of bug in the screenshot, which I have caused. I > opened the page with my usual light theme, then changed themes. This > updated the colour of the background, but not the text in the foreground. > If I open the same playground display with the dark theme, the text is > white and shows up OK. But I still don’t like it. > > > > Peter Kenny > > > > *From:* Pharo-users [mailto:pharo-users-boun...@lists.pharo.org] *On > Behalf Of *PBKResearch > *Sent:* 27 August 2017 23:48 > > > *To:* 'Any question about pharo is welcome' <pharo-users@lists.pharo.org> > *Subject:* Re: [Pharo-users] Dark Mode > > > > Dimitris > > > > Screenshot attached. Look particularly at the text in the right-hand page > of the playground. Also the control buttons of the playground window – the > buttons go black when the window gets focus. I opened the ‘About’ window so > you can see which version I have – not yet Pharo 6.1, but not very out of > date. > > > > Peter Kenny > > > > *From:* Pharo-users [mailto:pharo-users-boun...@lists.pharo.org > <pharo-users-boun...@lists.pharo.org>] *On Behalf Of *Dimitris Chloupis > *Sent:* 27 August 2017 23:10 > *To:* Any question about pharo is welcome <pharo-users@lists.pharo.org> > *Subject:* Re: [Pharo-users] Dark Mode > > > > Also most don't know this but light themes of Pharo were in part hard > coded. Esteban in order to create the dark theme which is based on the most > popular dark theme ( if my memory serves correctly) , Darcula , he had to > remove all this nasty code. He essentially made it possible for Pharo to > have themes without worrying about hard coded colors. So if you ever want > to make the light theme even lighter you have the dark theme to thank for > making it easier for you. > > Quite an irony , would not agree ? > > If the doctors say your eye sight is great , he knows what he is talking > about. > > Black foreground against dark grey background sound like a bug. Care to > share a screenshot ? > > On Mon, 28 Aug 2017 at 00:51, PBKResearch <pe...@pbkresearch.co.uk> wrote: > > I agree with Dimitris - it is all a matter of preference - not all eyes > are the same. For myself, I find the default dark theme in Pharo very > uncomfortable. On my system, some elements have a black foreground on a > dark grey background, which is almost impossible to see. This is always > true of the maximise/minimise/close buttons, but sometimes also of text > fields in a playground. Whenever I download a new image, I immediately > switch to the Watery theme, with light background and nice coloured buttons > on the windows. > > Of course, my eyes may not be typical. I am now aged 84, and I have had > cataract operations on both eyes. My sight is actually quite good - my > optometrist confirms that I am legal to drive without spectacles - but my > adverse reaction to dark mode is strong and immediate. > > Just my 2p worth > > Peter Kenny > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pharo-users [mailto:pharo-users-boun...@lists.pharo.org] On Behalf > Of stephan > Sent: 27 August 2017 21:46 > To: pharo-users@lists.pharo.org > Subject: Re: [Pharo-users] Dark Mode > > On 27-08-17 22:37, Dimitris Chloupis wrote: > > White or dark is a matter of preference. But the matter of preference > > is also a matter of biology . Not all eyes are same. > > The research is pretty clear: a large majority of developers does better > with light themes. I have been sufficiently clear on the choice to make > Pharo6 theme dark default > > Stephan > >
