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Bug 225918 - Dark Nimbus Theme renders steps in wizard dialogs unreadable
Summary: Dark Nimbus Theme renders steps in wizard dialogs unreadable
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Window System (show other bugs)
Version: 7.3
Hardware: PC Linux
: P3 normal with 1 vote (vote)
Assignee: Stanislav Aubrecht
URL:
Keywords:
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Reported: 2013-02-08 21:17 UTC by rptmaestro
Modified: 2013-02-28 11:06 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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2013-02-08 21:17 UTC, rptmaestro 		Details
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Description rptmaestro 2013-02-08 21:17:12 UTC 
Created attachment 131178 [details]
Screenshot of Java Platform dialog

I'm using the Dark Nimbus Theme with NetBeans 7.3rc2 on Ubuntu 12.10 and JDK 1.7.0_11.

I much prefer Nimbus on Ubuntu Linux because the GTK+ look and feel doesn't display well and I love the Dark Nimbus theme, but it does have a few issues (at least on Ubuntu Linux). The steps in wizard dialogs are unreadable because the text is dark against a dark background upon the white image.

I'll attach a screenshot. The screenshot shows the Java Platforms dialog, but the same display issue appears in the New Project Wizard as well.
Comment 1 rptmaestro 2013-02-08 21:54:21 UTC 
The tree node icons are also difficult to see since they are black.
Comment 2 rptmaestro 2013-02-08 21:56:16 UTC 
Another color related issue is that the build output window text is unreadable without customizing the colors manually.
Comment 3 rptmaestro 2013-02-08 22:03:39 UTC 
Search results files look good, but the content under each node still uses a dark on dark font color
Comment 4 rptmaestro 2013-02-08 22:18:45 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)
> Created attachment 131178 [details]
> Screenshot of Java Platform dialog

Also note in the attached screenshot how in the file chooser, the file names aren't showing all their characters. After making a file selection, it widens but not enough. I think it's an issue with sizing of JTree component.
Comment 5 Stanislav Aubrecht 2013-02-28 11:06:30 UTC 
Please reopen if the problems are reproducible in the latest daily builds which have built-in support for dark color themes. You don't need any extra plugins any more - just use menu Tools - Options - Miscellaneous - Windows - Look and Feel