Highlighted math in dark mode is hard to see
Daniel
xracoonx at gmx.de
Sat Sep 23 19:21:45 UTC 2023
On 2023-09-23 20:09, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 23, 2023 at 07:34:29PM +0200, Dan wrote:
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>>> You mean to change the math color without selection also? Perhaps. I'm new to dark theme, so I don't know. I do really like the current math color; it's just the selection issues.
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>>> Scott
>>>
>> Definitely the "math text" colour is pretty nice, but I think it is easier (and less prone to create more problems if more things are added in the future) to change it over the "selection" colour.
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>> That said, I have checked all the colours and made some tests: the only possible problem I see of modifying "selection" colour is selecting changes made by the first author (Change Tracking on), which shows poor contrast, but is still readable.
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>> The rest of the colours, either give enough contrast, have a background that prevents contrast problems (labels, cross-references, index entries, etc.) or the text selected changes to "selected text" (black); thus not arising a contrast problem with "selection" colour.
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>> So changing the colour "selection" is a sensible option too. Hope this helps to whoever have to make the decisions.
>
> That definitely helps, thanks. Let's see if others have thoughts.
Is there a reason why the "selected text" color is not applied to maths?
Changing that would solve the problem since this color is visible on a
"selection" background. (I guess that is its point.)
Daniel
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