black7375 / black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix
Aero theme is bugged on Windows 10, inactive tab text is black and other issues
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Description
### Describe the bug
The inactive tab titles don't turn white, making them hard to see, and other buttons are also hard to see as well.

### Expected behavior
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### Screenshots
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### OS
Windows 10
### OS - Others
_No response_
### Firefox Version
114
### Distribution
- [ ] [Original Lepton](https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix)
- [X] [Lepton's photon style](https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/tree/photon-style)
- [ ] [Lepton's proton style](https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/tree/proton-style)
### Theme
- [ ] Light
- [ ] Dark
- [ ] Alpenglow (System: Light)
- [ ] Alpenglow (System: Dark)
- [X] System Default
- [ ] Others: (e.g. [Photon Colors](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/photon-colors/), [Google Chrome Dark](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/google-chrome-dark/), [Fairytale Of Nature](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/fairytale-of-nature/))
### Theme - More Info
Using the program Glass8 with a DWM hack for titlebar button size.
### `user.js` setup
user.js setup
```javascript
// ** Theme Default Options ****************************************************
// userchrome.css usercontent.css activate
user_pref("toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets", true);
// Proton Enabled #127 || Removed at 97 #328 (Maintained for compatibility with ESR)
user_pref("browser.proton.enabled", true);
// Fill SVG Color
user_pref("svg.context-properties.content.enabled", true);
// CSS Color Mix - 88 Above
user_pref("layout.css.color-mix.enabled", true);
// CSS Blur Filter - 88 Above
user_pref("layout.css.backdrop-filter.enabled", true);
// Restore Compact Mode - 89 Above
user_pref("browser.compactmode.show", true);
// about:home Search Bar - 89 Above
user_pref("browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar", false);
// CSS's `:has()` selector #457 - 103 Above
user_pref("layout.css.has-selector.enabled", true);
// Browser Theme Based Scheme - Will be activate 95 Above
// user_pref("layout.css.prefers-color-scheme.content-override", 3);
// ** Theme Related Options ****************************************************
// == Theme Distribution Settings ==============================================
// The rows that are located continuously must be changed `true`/`false` explicitly because there is a collision.
// https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/wiki/Options#important
user_pref("userChrome.tab.connect_to_window", true); // Original, Photon
user_pref("userChrome.tab.color_like_toolbar", true); // Original, Photon
user_pref("userChrome.tab.lepton_like_padding", false); // Original
user_pref("userChrome.tab.photon_like_padding", true); // Photon
user_pref("userChrome.tab.dynamic_separator", false); // Original, Proton
user_pref("userChrome.tab.static_separator", true); // Photon
user_pref("userChrome.tab.static_separator.selected_accent", false); // Just option
user_pref("userChrome.tab.bar_separator", false); // Just option
user_pref("userChrome.tab.newtab_button_like_tab", false); // Original
user_pref("userChrome.tab.newtab_button_smaller", true); // Photon
user_pref("userChrome.tab.newtab_button_proton", false); // Proton
user_pref("userChrome.icon.panel_full", false); // Original, Proton
user_pref("userChrome.icon.panel_photon", true); // Photon
// Original Only
user_pref("userChrome.tab.box_shadow", false);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.bottom_rounded_corner", false);
// Photon Only
user_pref("userChrome.tab.photon_like_contextline", true);
user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_tab", true);
// == Theme Compatibility Settings =============================================
// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.accent_color", true); // Firefox v103 Below
// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.covered_header_image", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.panel_cutoff", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.navbar_top_border", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.dynamic_separator", true); // Need dynamic_separator
// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.os.linux_non_native_titlebar_button", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.os.windows_maximized", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.os.win11", true);
// == Theme Custom Settings ====================================================
// -- User Chrome --------------------------------------------------------------
// user_pref("userChrome.theme.proton_color.dark_blue_accent", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.theme.monospace", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.decoration.disable_panel_animate", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.decoration.disable_sidebar_animate", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.decoration.panel_button_separator", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.decoration.panel_arrow", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.tab", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.tab.opacity", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.tab.blur", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.tabbar", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.navbar", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.bookmarkbar", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.sidebar", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.fill_urlbar", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.back_button", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.forward_button", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.page_action", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.toolbar_overlap", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.autohide.toolbar_overlap.allow_layout_shift", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.tab_icon", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.tab_icon.always", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.tabbar", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.navbar", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.titlebar_container", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.sidebar_header", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.sidebar_header.vertical_tab_only", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.urlbar_iconbox", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.urlbar_iconbox.label_only", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.bookmarkbar_icon", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.bookmarkbar_label", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.hidden.disabled_menu", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.centered.tab", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.centered.tab.label", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.centered.urlbar", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.centered.bookmarkbar", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.counter.tab", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.counter.bookmark_menu", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.combined.nav_button", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.combined.nav_button.home_button", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.combined.urlbar.nav_button", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.combined.urlbar.home_button", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.combined.urlbar.reload_button", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.combined.sub_button.none_background", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.combined.sub_button.as_normal", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_button", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_dialog", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_panel", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_panelitem", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_menupopup", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_menuitem", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_infobox", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_toolbar", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_field", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_urlView_item", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.rounding.square_checklabel", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.first_tab", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.first_tab.always", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.drag_space", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.drag_space.maximized", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.toolbar_button.compact", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.menu_compact", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.bookmark_menu.compact", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.urlView_expanding", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.urlView_result", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.padding.panel_header", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.urlbar.iconbox_with_separator", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.urlView.as_commandbar", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.urlView.full_width_padding", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.urlView.always_show_page_actions", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.urlView.move_icon_to_left", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.urlView.go_button_when_typing", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.urlView.focus_item_border", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.as_titlebar", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.fill_width", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.multi_row", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.unscroll", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.on_bottom", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.on_bottom.above_bookmark", true); // Need on_bottom
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.on_bottom.menubar_on_top", true); // Need on_bottom
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.on_bottom.hidden_single_tab", true); // Need on_bottom
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.one_liner", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.one_liner.combine_navbar", true); // Need one_liner
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.one_liner.tabbar_first", true); // Need one_liner
// user_pref("userChrome.tabbar.one_liner.responsive", true); // Need one_liner
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.bottom_rounded_corner.all", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.bottom_rounded_corner.australis", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.bottom_rounded_corner.edge", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.bottom_rounded_corner.chrome", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.bottom_rounded_corner.chrome_legacy", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.bottom_rounded_corner.wave", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.always_show_tab_icon", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.close_button_at_pinned", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.close_button_at_pinned.always", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.close_button_at_pinned.background", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.close_button_at_hover.always", true); // Need close_button_at_hover
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.close_button_at_hover.with_selected", true); // Need close_button_at_hover
// user_pref("userChrome.tab.sound_show_label", true); // Need remove sound_hide_label
// user_pref("userChrome.navbar.as_sidebar", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.bookmarkbar.multi_row", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.findbar.floating_on_top", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.panel.remove_strip", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.panel.full_width_separator", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.panel.full_width_padding", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.sidebar.overlap", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.icon.disabled", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.icon.account_image_to_right", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.icon.account_label_to_right", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.icon.menu.full", true);
// user_pref("userChrome.icon.global_menu.mac", true);
// -- User Content -------------------------------------------------------------
// user_pref("userContent.player.ui.twoline", true);
// user_pref("userContent.newTab.hidden_logo", true);
// user_pref("userContent.page.proton_color.dark_blue_accent", true);
// user_pref("userContent.page.proton_color.system_accent", true);
// user_pref("userContent.page.monospace", true);
// == Theme Default Settings ===================================================
// -- User Chrome --------------------------------------------------------------
user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.theme", true);
user_pref("userChrome.compatibility.os", true);
user_pref("userChrome.theme.built_in_contrast", true);
user_pref("userChrome.theme.system_default", true);
user_pref("userChrome.theme.proton_color", true);
user_pref("userChrome.theme.proton_chrome", true); // Need proton_color
user_pref("userChrome.theme.fully_color", true); // Need proton_color
user_pref("userChrome.theme.fully_dark", true); // Need proton_color
user_pref("userChrome.decoration.cursor", true);
user_pref("userChrome.decoration.field_border", true);
user_pref("userChrome.decoration.download_panel", true);
user_pref("userChrome.decoration.animate", true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.tabbar_width", true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.tabbar_height", true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.toolbar_button", true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.navbar_width", true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.urlbar", true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.bookmarkbar", true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.infobar", true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.menu", true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.bookmark_menu", true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.global_menubar", true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.panel", true);
user_pref("userChrome.padding.popup_panel", true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.multi_selected", true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.unloaded", true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.letters_cleary", true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.close_button_at_hover", true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.sound_hide_label", true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.sound_with_favicons", true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.pip", true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.container", true);
user_pref("userChrome.tab.crashed", true);
user_pref("userChrome.fullscreen.overlap", true);
user_pref("userChrome.fullscreen.show_bookmarkbar", true);
user_pref("userChrome.icon.library", true);
user_pref("userChrome.icon.panel", true);
user_pref("userChrome.icon.menu", true);
user_pref("userChrome.icon.context_menu", true);
user_pref("userChrome.icon.global_menu", true);
user_pref("userChrome.icon.global_menubar", true);
// -- User Content -------------------------------------------------------------
user_pref("userContent.player.ui", true);
user_pref("userContent.player.icon", true);
user_pref("userContent.player.noaudio", true);
user_pref("userContent.player.size", true);
user_pref("userContent.player.click_to_play", true);
user_pref("userContent.player.animate", true);
user_pref("userContent.newTab.full_icon", true);
user_pref("userContent.newTab.animate", true);
user_pref("userContent.newTab.pocket_to_last", true);
user_pref("userContent.newTab.searchbar", true);
user_pref("userContent.page.field_border", true);
user_pref("userContent.page.illustration", true);
user_pref("userContent.page.proton_color", true);
user_pref("userContent.page.dark_mode", true); // Need proton_color
user_pref("userContent.page.proton", true); // Need proton_color
// ** Useful Options ***********************************************************
// Integrated calculator at urlbar
user_pref("browser.urlbar.suggest.calculator", true);
// Integrated unit convertor at urlbar
// user_pref("browser.urlbar.unitConversion.enabled", true);
// Draw in Titlebar
// user_pref("browser.tabs.drawInTitlebar", true);
// user_pref("browser.tabs.inTitlebar", 1); // Nightly, 96 Above
// ** Scrolling Settings *******************************************************
// == Only Sharpen Scrolling ===================================================
// Pref Value Original
/*
user_pref("mousewheel.min_line_scroll_amount", 10); // 5
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.durationMinMS", 80); // 50
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.currentVelocityWeighting", "0.15"); // "0.25"
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.stopDecelerationWeighting", "0.6"); // "0.4"
*/
// == Smooth Scrolling ==========================================================
// ** Scrolling Options ********************************************************
// based on natural smooth scrolling v2 by aveyo
// this preset will reset couple extra variables for consistency
// Pref Value Original
/*
user_pref("apz.allow_zooming", true); /// true
user_pref("apz.force_disable_desktop_zooming_scrollbars", false); /// false
user_pref("apz.paint_skipping.enabled", true); /// true
user_pref("apz.windows.use_direct_manipulation", true); /// true
user_pref("dom.event.wheel-deltaMode-lines.always-disabled", true); /// false
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.currentVelocityWeighting", "0.12"); /// "0.25" <- 1. If scroll too slow, set to "0.15"
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.durationToIntervalRatio", 1000); /// 200
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.lines.durationMaxMS", 100); /// 150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.lines.durationMinMS", 0); /// 150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.durationMaxMS", 100); /// 200
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.durationMinMS", 0); /// 50
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.mouseWheel.migrationPercent", 100); /// 100
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.continuousMotionMaxDeltaMS", 12); /// 120
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.enabled", true); /// false
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.motionBeginSpringConstant", 200); /// 1250
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.regularSpringConstant", 200); /// 1000
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.slowdownMinDeltaMS", 10); /// 12
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.slowdownMinDeltaRatio", "1.20"); /// "1.3"
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.msdPhysics.slowdownSpringConstant", 1000); /// 2000
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.other.durationMaxMS", 100); /// 150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.other.durationMinMS", 0); /// 150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.pages.durationMaxMS", 100); /// 150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.pages.durationMinMS", 0); /// 150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.pixels.durationMaxMS", 100); /// 150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.pixels.durationMinMS", 0); /// 150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.scrollbars.durationMaxMS", 100); /// 150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.scrollbars.durationMinMS", 0); /// 150
user_pref("general.smoothScroll.stopDecelerationWeighting", "0.6"); /// "0.4"
user_pref("layers.async-pan-zoom.enabled", true); /// true
user_pref("layout.css.scroll-behavior.spring-constant", "250.0"); /// "250.0"
user_pref("mousewheel.acceleration.factor", 3); /// 10
user_pref("mousewheel.acceleration.start", -1); /// -1
user_pref("mousewheel.default.delta_multiplier_x", 100); /// 100
user_pref("mousewheel.default.delta_multiplier_y", 100); /// 100
user_pref("mousewheel.default.delta_multiplier_z", 100); /// 100
user_pref("mousewheel.min_line_scroll_amount", 0); /// 5
user_pref("mousewheel.system_scroll_override.enabled", true); /// true <- 2. If scroll too fast, set to false
user_pref("mousewheel.system_scroll_override_on_root_content.enabled", false); /// true
user_pref("mousewheel.transaction.timeout", 1500); /// 1500
user_pref("toolkit.scrollbox.horizontalScrollDistance", 4); /// 5
user_pref("toolkit.scrollbox.verticalScrollDistance", 3); /// 3
*/
```
### Additional context
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
No source file or test is named. Reproduce the report on Windows 10 with Firefox 114, the photon-style distribution, System Default theme, and the listed Glass8/DWM setup, then locate the relevant theme styles. Done means inactive tab titles and the other reported buttons are clearly visible.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- scss
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100