Ticket #18258 (new defect)
VirtualBox does not respect dark themes
| Reported by: | OxOOCOFFEE | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | documentation | Version: | VirtualBox 6.0.0 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | X11 | Host type: | Linux |
Description
I just installed fresh Linux Mint Cinnamon 19.1 with Virtual Box 6. After starting vbox I noticed all text in vbox and help is gray on white background witch is very hard to read for me. I am attaching my screen shots
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VBoxOnCinnamon19.png
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added by OxOOCOFFEE 2 years ago.
- VirtualBox 6 test on Cinnamon 19.1
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Cinamon 19.1 Theme.png
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added by OxOOCOFFEE 2 years ago.
- Cinnamon 19.1 Theme
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VBox6_Main_MouseOver.png
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added by digifuzzy 2 years ago.
- Main Window with mouse over settings toolbar button
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VBox6_Settings.png
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added by digifuzzy 2 years ago.
- Settings Dialog display
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2019-06-14_09-39.png
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added by Ore 21 months ago.
- Screenshot of the main UI with Gnome Dark Mode.
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Screenshot at 2020-03-03 13-53-24.png
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added by franksmcb 12 months ago.
- Virtualbox 6.x and dark themes Ubuntu MATE
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Screenshot at 2020-03-02 12-41-50.png
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added by franksmcb 12 months ago.
- Dark theme 20.04
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VirtualBox-6.1.97-136310-Linux_amd64_on_Ubuntu_MATE_20.04.jpg
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added by Jags 12 months ago.
- Screenshot: VirtualBox-6.1.97-136310-Linux_amd64 on Ubuntu MATE 20.04 64bit
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Vbox_2020-05-18.png
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added by edwho 10 months ago.
- Screen Capture of VirtualBox
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Mate.png
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added by gtrider 5 months ago.
- Ubuntu Mate 20.04
Change History
Changed 2 years ago by OxOOCOFFEE
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VBoxOnCinnamon19.png
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Changed 2 years ago by digifuzzy
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VBox6_Main_MouseOver.png
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Main Window with mouse over settings toolbar button
comment:1 Changed 2 years ago by digifuzzy
As suggested from forum post, adding more details and screenshots regarding this problem.
System: Artix Linux (Arch derivative).
Desktop: XFCE
Qt version: 5.12.0
VBox: 6.0.0r127442
qt5ct and qt5-styleplugins installed correctly. Variable QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME has been set. VLC and other qt5-based applications display normally with theme settings.
Screenshots added:
1) VBox6_Main_MouseOver - shows main virtualbox window with the mouse positioned over the settings toolbar button.
2) VBox6_Settings - shows the settings dialog presented
comment:2 Changed 2 years ago by janitor
- Summary changed from VirtualBox on Mint Cinnamon 19.1 to VirtualBox does not respect dark themes
Summary changed at socratis behest.
comment:3 Changed 2 years ago by socratis
Thank you janitor! ;)
Idea from #18301 a duplicate of this one...
Changed 21 months ago by Ore
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Screenshot of the main UI with Gnome Dark Mode.
comment:4 Changed 21 months ago by Ore
This also impacts Gnome's dark mode. Generally dark mode is much easier on the eyes but with virtualbox it makes the UI all but unusable!
comment:5 Changed 15 months ago by rokm
On Fedora, this issue is caused by incorrect QPalette::Mid color returned by the Adwaita-dark Qt theme. The issue has been fixed in the adwaita-qt git master: https://github.com/FedoraQt/adwaita-qt/issues/128
Changed 12 months ago by franksmcb
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Screenshot at 2020-03-03 13-53-24.png
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Virtualbox 6.x and dark themes Ubuntu MATE
Changed 12 months ago by franksmcb
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Screenshot at 2020-03-02 12-41-50.png
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Dark theme 20.04
comment:6 Changed 12 months ago by franksmcb
This is occuring on VirtualBox 6.x releases using dark themes on Ubuntu MATE 18.04, 19.10, and 20.04.
comment:7 in reply to: ↑ description Changed 12 months ago by franksmcb
Changed 12 months ago by Jags
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Screenshot: VirtualBox-6.1.97-136310-Linux_amd64 on Ubuntu MATE 20.04 64bit
comment:8 Changed 12 months ago by Jags
Added a screenshot for VirtualBox-6.1.97-136310-Linux_amd64 on Ubuntu MATE 20.04 64bit.
It still doesn't respect dark theme as of build 6.1.97-136310. Thanks.
comment:9 Changed 10 months ago by OxOOCOFFEE
Not the best solution but better then default colors Tested on Ubuntu Mate 20.04
$ VirtualBox -style Fusion %U
comment:10 Changed 10 months ago by edwho
Experiencing the same issue with Ubuntu 20.04 with yaru-dark theme on VirtualBox 6.1.6 (official version)
looking forward to have this issue resolved soon.
comment:11 Changed 9 months ago by csx
Same issue for me (same as above screenshots, very white VBox GUI).
ubuntu 20.04 with 'virtualbox/focal,now 6.1.6-dfsg-1 amd64' installed from ubuntu repo.
comment:12 follow-up: ↓ 13 Changed 9 months ago by alain pannetier
Workaround...
$ VirtualBox -style Fusion %U
...works... but you have to re-edit /usr/share/applications/virtualbox.desktop after each update.
comment:13 in reply to: ↑ 12 Changed 9 months ago by abletech-sb
Replying to alain pannetier:
...works... but you have to re-edit /usr/share/applications/virtualbox.desktop after each update.
To avoid to re-edit desktop file after each update, you can copy it to user local folder:
cp /usr/share/applications/virtualbox.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/
comment:14 Changed 5 months ago by gtrider
This is not only about dark theme. I just installed Ubuntu Mate 20.04 and have the same problem with every theme: white letters on white background.
VirtualBox 6 test on Cinnamon 19.1