eclipse-jdt / eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.ui
Linux (dark system theme): code completion is hard to read
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- Java
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Description
I'm on Manjaro Linux (Gnome edition, GTK 3.24.36) which uses a dark theme by default ("Adw-dark"). As shown in the screenshot below, the code completion popup uses colors where foreground (middle gray) and background (middle blue) have a very bad contrast and hence are even for users with reasonable eyes hard to read.

Setting GTK_THEME=Adwaita before launching Eclipse fixes the problem, but it looks like an alien application (white theme while the system is dark).
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Research direction
The issue identifies the code completion popup in Eclipse on Manjaro Linux with the Adw-dark GTK theme, but names no source file or test. First reproduce the contrast problem under the dark system theme and compare it with GTK_THEME=Adwaita; done means the completion popup is readable without switching to a light theme.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, linux
- Domain
- accessibility, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100