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scop · 06-18-2024, 09:44 PM

Hi Calibre community,

I have a thorny problem that I wonder if someone can help me with. I am using calibre 7.12 on macOS Ventura 13.6.7.

I have my Mac set to "Auto" under the Appearance settings, which automatically switches between light and dark mode depending on the time of the day. Calibre follows this setting too.

In the Calibre settings "Look & Feel" --> "User Interface Style" I have selected "System default".

When the system is in dark mode, some of the hyperlinks are hard to see. In the book details panel on the right, the metadata hyperlinks are fine, but the hyperlinks added in the comments area and the link to upgrade a plugin in the bottom status bar GUI are a different shade of blue which is very hard to see in dark mode. Please see the attached screenshot to see what I mean. (It looks worse on the screen than in the screenshot)

I have looked everywhere for a way to change the default, but I have not found a way to do this.

I also noticed the following: If I change the system to light mode and add a hyperlink into the comments field, and then check the HTML source, I get the following:

Code:

<p>NB: A markdown version of this book is in 
<a href="obsidian://open?vault=IT%20Knowledge%20Base&amp;file=Docs%2Ftao-of-tmux%2FREADME">
<span style="color: #094fd1">Obsidian</span></a>.</p>

You can see that the system is automatically adding in a span tag with the color set to #094fd1. This is the problematic color that makes it hard to see in dark mode.

However, if I add the same text when in DARK mode, the following code is automatically added:

Code:

<p>NB: A markdown version of this book is in 
<a href="obsidian://open?vault=IT%20Knowledge%20Base&amp;file=Docs%2Ftao-of-tmux%2FREADME">
<span style="color: #3586ff">Obsidian</span></a>.</p>

This time, the color is #3586ff which looks fine in both light and dark modes.

What I would really like is to be able to set the color in these comment hyperlinks so they are easy to see on both light and dark modes.

I don't know if this color is controllable anywhere in the Calibre settings?

And what about the color in the bottom status bar, where it is telling me there is a plugin update? Can I fix the color there as well?

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

06-18-2024, 09:44 PM	#1
scop Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Perth (Australia) Device: Kindle PW 3	Problem with interface colors Hi Calibre community, I have a thorny problem that I wonder if someone can help me with. I am using calibre 7.12 on macOS Ventura 13.6.7. I have my Mac set to "Auto" under the Appearance settings, which automatically switches between light and dark mode depending on the time of the day. Calibre follows this setting too. In the Calibre settings "Look & Feel" --> "User Interface Style" I have selected "System default". When the system is in dark mode, some of the hyperlinks are hard to see. In the book details panel on the right, the metadata hyperlinks are fine, but the hyperlinks added in the comments area and the link to upgrade a plugin in the bottom status bar GUI are a different shade of blue which is very hard to see in dark mode. Please see the attached screenshot to see what I mean. (It looks worse on the screen than in the screenshot) I have looked everywhere for a way to change the default, but I have not found a way to do this. I also noticed the following: If I change the system to light mode and add a hyperlink into the comments field, and then check the HTML source, I get the following: Code: <p>NB: A markdown version of this book is in <a href="obsidian://open?vault=IT%20Knowledge%20Base&file=Docs%2Ftao-of-tmux%2FREADME"> <span style="color: #094fd1">Obsidian</span></a>.</p> You can see that the system is automatically adding in a span tag with the color set to #094fd1. This is the problematic color that makes it hard to see in dark mode. However, if I add the same text when in DARK mode, the following code is automatically added: Code: <p>NB: A markdown version of this book is in <a href="obsidian://open?vault=IT%20Knowledge%20Base&file=Docs%2Ftao-of-tmux%2FREADME"> <span style="color: #3586ff">Obsidian</span></a>.</p> This time, the color is #3586ff which looks fine in both light and dark modes. What I would really like is to be able to set the color in these comment hyperlinks so they are easy to see on both light and dark modes. I don't know if this color is controllable anywhere in the Calibre settings? And what about the color in the bottom status bar, where it is telling me there is a plugin update? Can I fix the color there as well? Thanks in advance for any assistance! Attached Thumbnails Last edited by scop; 06-18-2024 at 09:46 PM.