[dolphin] [Bug 354868] New: Odd behavior with dark color themes, jarring alternating row colors, hard to see text.

[Beer via KDE Bugzilla]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=354868

Bug ID: 354868
Summary: Odd behavior with dark color themes, jarring
alternating row colors, hard to see text.
Product: dolphin
Version: 4.14.2
Platform: Mint (Ubuntu based)
URL: http://imgur.com/a/bTRP8
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: view-engine: general
Assignee: dolphin-bugs-***@kde.org
Reporter: ***@gmail.com

See screenshots URL. The most obvious issue is with the Details View mode,
however, there are issues with the other view modes as well, as the text is
colored such that it is assumed to be on a dark background, while the
background remains white by default.

This happens with all dark themes I've tested (produkt, Papirus Dark, Krita
Dark, Krita Blender, and more).

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Apply dark theme (Settings > Application Appearance > Colors)
2. Open any Dolphin window

Actual Results:
Dark theme applied, Dolphin has white background with light-colored text.
Details view shows the correct background color only on alternating (even: 0,
2, 4, 6..) rows.

Expected Results:
Dolphin's background should be dark as intended by the color theme.

Similar report here in 2011:

https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=84848

KDE forum Administrator suggested a bug report be filed. I couldn't find one
so I'm filing it myself.

[Eric Francis via KDE Bugzilla]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=354868

Eric Francis <***@gmail.com> changed:

What |Removed |Added
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CC| |***@gmail.com

--- Comment #1 from Eric Francis <***@gmail.com> ---
You may need to close and reopen dolphin (all instances?) for the change to
fully take effect.
You might also check in the Colors tab in the Colors settings page, in Color
set: View, what the Normal Background and Alternate Background are set to.
They should be similar colors

I'm using KDE 4.14.13 and while I observe that dolphin doesn't always update
all of the rows immediately when changing the color scheme, after closing and
reopening it, all of the rows do update.

[Nate Graham]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=354868

Nate Graham <***@zoho.com> changed:

What |Removed |Added
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CC| |***@zoho.com
Resolution|--- |FIXED
Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED

--- Comment #2 from Nate Graham <***@zoho.com> ---
Breeze Dark looks fantastic with Dolphin today. The alternating row colors are
subtle, not jarring and harsh as in your screenshot. If that's not what you're
seeing, you might try upgrading to newer versions or adjusting your theme's
color scheme.