On Fri, 18 Dec 2020 23:36:27 GMT, Phil Race <p...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>>> So why would this API return the wrong colour ? >> >> That method used in the last version returns the color which is not the >> color of the tabpane. It is a similar color in some cases, but not always. > > So I think we need to hard code the most accurate colour we can and yet > somehow take into account dark mode to the same extent we are doing with > other components. > I can imagine a clever scheme which tries to derive something that is at > least a reasonable contrast - we've done > with GTK3 but at least let's get a fix for what the problem is today. I have tested the 1st version (lightGray) in both light and dark theme (along with -Dapple.awt.application.appearance=system) and it is legible in both cases. So, I guess, till we have the reply from Apple, we can consider this fix. ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/1182
