Closed Bug 1814327 Opened 4 months ago Closed 4 months ago

Stop using the OS primary/accent color

Categories

(Thunderbird :: Folder and Message Lists, defect)

Product:
Thunderbird
Component:
Folder and Message Lists
Version:
Thunderbird 111
Type:
defect

Tracking

(thunderbird_esr102 unaffected)

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED
Milestone:
111 Branch
Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
thunderbird_esr102 --- unaffected

People

(Reporter: aleca, Assigned: Paenglab)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

Attachments

(2 files)

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Details
Bug 1814327 - Don't use OS native colors for highlights, accents, and selections when not in high contrast mode. r=aleca
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Details | Review

We should stop using the OS primary and accent color (SelectedItem?) for anything other than High Contrast mode.
Inheriting colors from the OS is too unpredictable and in most cases can cause bad readability.
Screenshot example of a selected folder with new/unread messages.

Let's use our color variables for default and dark mode, and let the OS style the HC mode.

Richard, would you be able to take care of this?

Flags: needinfo?(richard.marti)

Yes, I'll take it.

Assignee: nobody → richard.marti
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
status-thunderbird_esr102: --- → unaffected
Flags: needinfo?(richard.marti)
Attachment #9316365 - Attachment description: Bug 1814327 - Use TB's own colors for highlight etc. r=aleca,#thunderbird-front-end-reviewers → Bug 1814327 - Don't use OS native colors for highlights, accents, and selections when not in high contrast mode. r=aleca
Keywords: checkin-needed-tb
Target Milestone: --- → 111 Branch

Pushed by mkmelin@iki.fi:
https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central/rev/497401d6a677
Don't use OS native colors for highlights, accents, and selections when not in high contrast mode. r=aleca

Status: ASSIGNED → RESOLVED
Closed: 4 months ago
Keywords: checkin-needed-tb
Resolution: --- → FIXED
Regressions: 1816696
Regressions: 1816397
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