1711258 - [macOS] Unchecked checkboxes in about: pages should have more contrast in high contrast mode

Status: NEW

(Firefox :: Theme, defect, P2)

Description

[Petruta Horea [:phorea], Desktop QA]

Attachment: Nightly vs Release comparison

Note
This issue doens't reproduce when "Display contrast" is set to Normal (default)

Affected versions

• Firefox 89 beta 12
• latest Nightly 90.0a1 2021-05-14

Affected platforms

• macOSX 10.15, macOSX 11.4 beta

Prerequisites

• Set system theme to Light
• Go to System Preferences - Accessibility and select "Increase contrast" option, then move the cursor one level to the right for "Display contrast" item

Steps to reproduce

1. Open Firefox and set the theme to Default or Light
2. Go to about:preferences and navigate around different subsections
3. Go to about:Support and other about:pages

Expected result

• Every element from about: pages is legible and has enough contrast.

Actual result

• Checkboxes and buttons have little contrast and are hardly to distinguish from other page content
  ** The left side of about:support table is not visible

Regression range

• Not a regression, introduced with Proton

Additional notes

• Also reproducible when system theme is Dark and Firefox and Firefox is set to Light theme

Comment 1

[:Gijs (he/him)]

(In reply to Petruta Horea [:phorea] from comment #0)

Actual result

• Checkboxes and buttons have little contrast and are hardly to distinguish from other page content

There's no screenshots including a button, could you provide one?

** The left side of about:support table is not visible

Ditto, could you provide a screenshot of what you mean?

Comment 2

[Petruta Horea [:phorea], Desktop QA]

Attachment: Nightly vs Release comparison

Comment 3

[Petruta Horea [:phorea], Desktop QA]

Attachment: about:support table

Comment 4

[Petruta Horea [:phorea], Desktop QA]

Comment on attachment 9222142 [details]
Nightly vs Release comparison

In this scanario, screenshots are not relevant unless viewed on retina monitor with High Contrast and Display Contrast.

Comment 5

[Petruta Horea [:phorea], Desktop QA]

Attachment: about:preferences

Comment 6

[Danielle Lamoureux]

Attachment: Bug 1711258 - Adding contrast to checkboxes in about pages. r=mhowell,mtigley

Comment 7

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco/ :calixte]]

The bug assignee didn't login in Bugzilla in the last months and this bug has priority 'P2'.
:dao, could you have a look please?
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Comment 8

[Amy Churchwell [:amy]]

It looks like buttons have been fixed but unchecked check boxes are still an issue.