Bug 451133

Summary: Dark theme Editor hard to read
Product: [Applications] kturtle Reporter: kexrasx <kevrasx>
Component: generalAssignee: Cies Breijs <cies>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: normal CC: AndyKluger, thegearsh
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 21.12.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Flatpak   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: What I am seeing.
Same issue in Fedora
Screenshot of the unreadable editor

Description kexrasx@gmail.com 2022-03-04 15:38:37 UTC
Created attachment 147276 [details]
What I am seeing.

SUMMARY
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Just 'upgraded' by removing the snap (Ubuntu 20.04) and installing the flatpak 21.12.3.
The new theme looks great; but readability suffers in the editor. The use of dark blues and purples on dark gray... well that should be pretty self explanatory.
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. remove the old snap
2. install the more up to date flatpak
3. eyes hurt

OBSERVED RESULT
Some would say this proves the ultimate superiority of snaps. However this is not a YouTube comment.
Ideally the settings would allow users to edit the color scheme easily. To better suit their tastes and monitor contrast / brightness.
  A more complex workaround for advanced users would be to edit a .conf file. Assuming one could find it. I'm still looking.
Thanks for your help,
Kevin

EXPECTED RESULT


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 kexrasx@gmail.com 2022-03-16 15:25:13 UTC
Update: I removed the flatpak and reinstalled the older snap with the white editor background. Well today I see that the look and theme of the app has updated there as well.
  I know dracula dark themed everything is super hot these days. But I can't see dark purple on a dark grey background. It's unusable.
  Please just tell me where the .config or .rc file is hidden. I can hack it that way until a fix is released.
  Bonus: Is this locked-on-dark  something I can change in the Plasma universe?
Comment 2 kexrasx@gmail.com 2022-03-17 17:02:10 UTC
Created attachment 147563 [details]
Same issue in Fedora
Comment 3 thegearsh@gmail.com 2022-07-18 11:10:53 UTC
I also got the same problem
Comment 4 AndyKluger 2025-06-18 18:35:42 UTC
This is sadly unusable for me and my kid. I'm adding an attachment of what I see.
Comment 5 AndyKluger 2025-06-18 18:36:32 UTC
Created attachment 182369 [details]
Screenshot of the unreadable editor
Comment 6 kexrasx@gmail.com 2025-06-25 14:18:30 UTC
It seems that this fun educational application has not been developed in years. 
The only way(s) to make it work properly are to use Sugar (SOAS), or possibly KDE in light mode. 
Disappointing. 
This application should have more support. Kids should be able to start with the building blocks turtle, and transition to the writing code version. Sad that themes render it unusable.