Bug 427825 - Konsole scroll-bar unusable with a dark background.
Summary: Konsole scroll-bar unusable with a dark background.
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: konsole
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 19.12.3
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Konsole Developer
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Reported: 2020-10-16 18:54 UTC by Andy
Modified: 2020-11-28 04:34 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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2020-10-16 18:54 UTC, Andy
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Description Andy 2020-10-16 18:54:27 UTC
Created attachment 132436 [details]
Konsole

SUMMARY
At some point it seems it was decided to use the terminal color scheme for the konsole scrollbar.  https://phabricator.kde.org/D11184  The way this was implemented leaves huge usability holes.  It seems to use just a darker version of the background color.  So, if someone has a dark background color (for example gray text on a black background - common for nighttime coders), the scrollbar becomes black on black.  It's indecipherable from the surroundings and downright unusable.  This is a huge regression on something super simple.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
Install ubuntu 20.04.  Use konsole with a black background color.

OBSERVED RESULT
Unusable scrollbar since you can't find it.

EXPECTED RESULT
A scrollbar like every other scrollbar in every other KDE app, where I can configure it in the settings used for scrollbars. 

Or, if some people like this feature, the ability to turn it on or off in the settings.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Other people have also experienced this and wanted control over this behavior:
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2446503&s=6afc441e54512e2868ac893a6dc02164&p=13969659#post13969659
Comment 1 Justin Zobel 2020-10-29 07:00:02 UTC
I can't replicate this on git master.

I selected several of the * on black theme from profiles. It is likely that this depends on your theme as Breeze scrollbar looks quite different to the one in your screenshot.
Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2020-11-13 04:33:48 UTC
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Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2020-11-28 04:34:05 UTC
This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
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