Bug 396561

Summary:	Inkscape does not use native theme when opening SVG but does when opening Inkscape directly
Product:	[Plasma] Breeze	Reporter:	DrSlony <bugs>
Component:	gtk theme	Assignee:	Janet Blackquill <uhhadd>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	bugs, bugseforuns, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	KDE System Settings - Color Scheme KDE System Settings - GTK+ Theme Inkscape - Correct colors when launched directly Inkscape - Wrong colors when launched by opening SVG Inkscape - Wrong colors when launched by opening SVG with Prefer Dark Theme enabled

Description DrSlony 2018-07-16 09:28:19 UTC

KDE Plasma 5.12.6
KDE Frameworks 5.47.0
Qt 5.9.6
Inkscape 0.92.2
kde-gtk-config 5.12.6
breeze 5.12.6
breeze-gtk 5.12.6

I'm using KDE, my theme is Breeze-Dark for both KDE and for GTK+ applications.

When I run Inkscape via Alt+F2 or from the application menu, it launches with correct theme colors and I can see tooltips clearly - they have white text with a dark background.

If I click on an SVG file in Dolphin and Inkscape launches, some colors and theme elements are incorrect, for example the tooltip has white text on a light background, which makes it unreadable.

Comment 1 DrSlony 2018-07-16 09:28:49 UTC

Created attachment 113960 [details]
KDE System Settings - Color Scheme

Comment 2 DrSlony 2018-07-16 09:29:03 UTC

Created attachment 113961 [details]
KDE System Settings - GTK+ Theme

Comment 3 DrSlony 2018-07-16 09:29:28 UTC

Created attachment 113962 [details]
Inkscape - Correct colors when launched directly

Comment 4 DrSlony 2018-07-16 09:29:48 UTC

Created attachment 113963 [details]
Inkscape - Wrong colors when launched by opening SVG

Comment 5 DrSlony 2018-07-16 09:30:37 UTC

Notice that it's not just colors but also widget spacing.

Comment 6 Nate Graham 2018-07-17 19:16:46 UTC

Not that there isn't clearly a bug here, but what happens if you check "Prefer Dark GTK Theme" in the GTK theme settings window?

Comment 7 DrSlony 2018-07-18 09:29:12 UTC

Created attachment 113997 [details]
Inkscape - Wrong colors when launched by opening SVG with Prefer Dark Theme enabled

Inkscape 0.92.2 2405546, 2018-03-11
With "Prefer dark GTK3 theme" enabled and applied.

Comment 8 Christoph Feck 2018-08-03 16:34:18 UTC

Changing status until we find someone who knows how to investigate this issue.

Comment 9 Nate Graham 2020-09-28 23:53:32 UTC

Is this still an issue with Inkscape 3.0 which uses GTK3, when run in KDE Plasma 5.19 or the 5,20 beta? I can't reproduce it.

Comment 10 DrSlony 2020-09-29 07:07:41 UTC

Tested Inkscape 1.0 in KDE using Breeze Dark, using Plasma 5.19.4, Frameworks 5.72.0 and Qt 5.15.0.

No longer an issue - Inkscape launched both ways shows the same correct colors with clearly visible tooltips.