تلاش سپورٹ

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

مزید سیکھیں

Dark Mode, Message Pane Text Color Black on Dark Background

  • 9 جواب دیں
  • 0 میں یہ مسئلہ ہے
  • آخری جواب بذریعہ George

more options

Hello, I have enabled the Thunderbird dark mode. My expectation was that all messages in the message list are displayed in white on a dark background.

Unfortunately, the message list often uses a black font on a dark background.

I changed the color in the message pane using settings --> Colour

I followed the instructions/workarounds here for using dark theme, including reset and troubleshoot mode. https://support.mozilla.org/sv/questions/1439922

But it did not help. Maybe you guys can help.

Regards George

Hello, I have enabled the Thunderbird dark mode. My expectation was that all messages in the message list are displayed in white on a dark background. Unfortunately, the message list often uses a black font on a [[dark background|dark background]]. I changed the [https://imgur.com/jAcF4VZ color in the message pane] using settings --> Colour I followed the instructions/workarounds here for using dark theme, including reset and troubleshoot mode. https://support.mozilla.org/sv/questions/1439922 But it did not help. Maybe you guys can help. Regards George

منتخب شدہ حل

Finally I found out the solution.

The black font on dark background during dark mode was caused by a message filter that assigned a tag with a black font color Messages without a tag correctly obtained a white color. Changing the color of the tags fixes the issue.


One should choose a color that is visible in both day and night mode and this is sometimes difficult.

اس جواب کو سیاق و سباق میں پڑھیں 👍 0

تمام جوابات (9)

more options

Unfortunately, the message list often uses a black font on a dark background. here the screenshot with a bold black font (unread) and here the one with a standard black font (read), where nearly anything is readable.

George کی جانب سے میں ترمیمکی گئ

مددگار؟

more options

In particular the unreadblack font on dark background makes it unreadable.

George کی جانب سے میں ترمیمکی گئ

مددگار؟

more options

مددگار؟

more options

re : I have enabled the Thunderbird dark mode.

I'm assuming you use Windows OS. What computer setting have you set up for apps ?

  • In Windows search type: Settings
  • Select 'Settings'
  • Select 'Personalisation'
  • Select 'Colours'

'Choose your colour'

  • click on the drop down and select 'Custom'

'Choose your default app mode'

  • Select 'Dark'

You should see an example at the top of that window and it should show 'Sample Text' using white font on dark background.

Where it says 'Choose your accent colour' Whatever colour you choose may get used for titles and buttons in Thunderbird depending upon some settings.

Confirm you have the 'dark' settings for apps.

Toad-Hall کی جانب سے میں ترمیمکی گئ

مددگار؟

more options

In Thunderbird

Click on the menu app icon (3 lines) select 'Addons & Themes' Select 'Themes' By default there will be 'System theme', 'Light' and 'Dark' You have selected 'Dark'

Have you installed another theme ? If yes, you need to remove any theme you have installed. It's not enough to be disabled. Please click on the 3 dot icon on the right side of the theme and select 'Remove' Then exit Thunderbird. Wait a few moments for background processes to complete and then restart Thunderbird.

مددگار؟

more options

Toad-Hall said

re : I have enabled the Thunderbird dark mode. I'm assuming you use Windows OS. What computer setting have you set up for apps ?
  • In Windows search type: Settings
  • Select 'Settings'
  • Select 'Personalisation'
  • Select 'Colours'
'Choose your colour'
  • click on the drop down and select 'Custom'
'Choose your default app mode'
  • Select 'Dark'
You should see an example at the top of that window and it should show 'Sample Text' using white font on dark background. Where it says 'Choose your accent colour' Whatever colour you choose may get used for titles and buttons in Thunderbird depending upon some settings. Confirm you have the 'dark' settings for apps.

yes, I have done this

مددگار؟

more options

Toad-Hall said

In Thunderbird Click on the menu app icon (3 lines) select 'Addons & Themes' Select 'Themes' By default there will be 'System theme', 'Light' and 'Dark' You have selected 'Dark'

Yes, dark or System-Theme auto Thunderbird 128.3 or 128.4

Have you installed another theme ? If yes, you need to remove any theme you have installed. It's not enough to be disabled. Please click on the 3 dot icon on the right side of the theme and select 'Remove' Then exit Thunderbird. Wait a few moments for background processes to complete and then restart Thunderbird.

Yes, I installed other themes before and I removed them now.

Unfortunately nothing changes, still black font on dark background.

George کی جانب سے میں ترمیمکی گئ

مددگار؟

more options

The problem happens in the following views: Table View in Thunderbird 128, in particular to saved searches, but also to some standard folders. (no matter if Windows 10 or Windows 11)

It also happens in Troubleshoot mode without add-ons. Moreover the black font to dark background also applies to tags, however here the background is not so dark as in the message list, hence it is barely readable. It does not happen: to cards view. I got several Thunderbird 128 instances running (each with different profile folders). On one of them I got many "black font on dark background messages", on the other only a few.

To my understanding I can modify colours only for message content but not for the message lists.

George کی جانب سے میں ترمیمکی گئ

مددگار؟

more options

منتخب شدہ حل

Finally I found out the solution.

The black font on dark background during dark mode was caused by a message filter that assigned a tag with a black font color Messages without a tag correctly obtained a white color. Changing the color of the tags fixes the issue.


One should choose a color that is visible in both day and night mode and this is sometimes difficult.

George کی جانب سے میں ترمیمکی گئ

مددگار؟

ایک سوال پوچھیں

You must log in to your account to reply to posts. Please start a new question, if you do not have an account yet.