| Ticket UUID: | 3d13f87c8f1591e9afea2b3e7a6e737b3212a1b9 | |||
| Title: | console: tag colors not dark mode friendly | |||
| Type: | Bug | Version: | 8.6.11 | |
| Submitter: | chrstphrchvz | Created on: | 2021-03-08 10:54:07 | |
| Subsystem: | 54. [console] | Assigned To: | marc_culler | |
| Priority: | 5 Medium | Severity: | Minor | |
| Status: | Closed | Last Modified: | 2025-07-25 03:29:06 | |
| Resolution: | Fixed | Closed By: | marc_culler | |
| Closed on: | 2025-07-25 03:29:06 | |||
| Description: |
The Tk console has hardcoded tag colors which may assume a light background color. The blue (#0000FF) color used for stdin in particular is difficult to read under dark mode (on macOS Aqua and likely other platforms):
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| User Comments: |
marc_culler added on 2025-07-25 03:29:06:
See [e90e8ca1a6] for the fix for this, which has been merged into core-8-6-branch, core-9-0-branch and core-9-1-branch. chrstphrchvz added on 2021-03-08 11:10:19:
One easy solution might be to find a neutral color (perceived luminance closer to 50%) that looks good under both light and dark mode. DodgerBlue1 seems like one possible choice for stdin:
But the more ideal solution would be for separate contrasting colors to be used depending on whether light/dark mode is used. There are additional semantic colors on macOS which vary slightly under light/dark mode, but I think may still be too neutral for use as text colors. Maybe systemLinkColor, which contrasts slightly better, would work for stdin:
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