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Neon 3 console background color in dark theme changes by itself and cannot be modified [message #1767854]

Tue, 11 July 2017 11:42

Eclipse User

Hello all

I'm facing a frustrating problem in neon3 with the DarkTheme. At startup of Eclipse the console colors are readable and the console is usable. But after one or two build and/or text selection in the console, the colors change by themselves !! And become particularly unreadable: dark blue foreground text on dark grey !

Those colors can be changed in windows->preferences->c/c++->build->console and changes are applied ... until I click OK. Upon click on OK, the background color reverts to that dark grey !

It's still manageable if foreground colors are set accordingly but why does this background reverts itself ?
Would this be a feature of the Dark Theme ?

Thanks for any hint !

ALeX

Re: Neon 3 console background color in dark theme changes by itself and cannot be modified [message #1767899 is a reply to message #1767854]

Wed, 12 July 2017 01:30

Eclipse User

I am using the Dark Theme with neon.3
The console background is set to black and
the foreground is set to white.

The console background changes to dark gray when focus is lost
but reverts back to black when focus is regained.
This only happens after the console has been given any focus.
I don't normally give the console focus unless I want to copy some text.
I don't know what causes the dark gray but it seems to be the initial color.
The console background is not really black until it is first written into during a build or clean.

Restarting Eclipse seems to fix this.
This could be a bug.

You could submit a bug report but don't hold your breath.

FYI: Some colors are dependent upon the system theme but not all.
I've found that the MurrinaCappuccino theme works best for me.
Finding it was a tedious process.

UPDATE:
I tried setting the background to Dark Brown then did a Clean.
The console showed the brown background but then immediately reverted to Dark Grey.
This happens only if the console has been given focus.
Afterward, the black/dark gray behavior returns with focus changes and loses the selected color.
Prior to being given focus, the selected background is retained.
This is likely a bug but I don't consider it a serious showstopper.

[Updated on: Wed, 12 July 2017 02:54] by Moderator

Re: Neon 3 console background color in dark theme changes by itself and cannot be modified [message #1768080 is a reply to message #1767899]

Thu, 13 July 2017 09:12

Eclipse User

Hi, thanks for the reply.
I agree it's not showstopper but this is just not expected behavior as the console becomes unusable with these inappropriate colors.

In my case, the first color switch happens as I described, a short after startup of eclipse and after some build and/or selection inside the console. But it does not revert back ! Initial background is clear and it turns dark grey.
Then I get the same behaviour you describe, ie the background color (dark) that changes to another dark depending on the focus... That effect is ok and not so troublesome since colors are similar and keep the foreground unchanged.

I will wait next updates in case... then might submit a bug report in case...

Thanks

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