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[Bug]: Minor: PDF Preview in Darkmode has Black Background

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Description

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Bug description

In Darkmode the Preview of PDFs Changes the Background of PDFs from white to Black.
This only applies to Text (Black on white), pictures are not affected.
Lightmode:

Image

Darkmode:

Image

Steps to reproduce
  1. Upload PDF with plain text
  2. Upload PDF with pictures e.g. book with colored cover
  3. Change to Darkmode
  4. Check Preview Icons
Expected behavior

No Changes to Previews

Nextcloud Server version

30

Operating system

None

PHP engine version

None

Web server

None

Database engine version

None

Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?

None

Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

None

What user-backends are you using?
  • Default user-backend (database)
  • LDAP/ Active Directory
  • SSO - SAML
  • Other
Configuration report

List of activated Apps

Nextcloud Signing status

Nextcloud Logs

Additional info

No response

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Reproduce the issue with a text-only PDF and an image-containing PDF while switching between light and dark mode, then trace the PDF preview rendering and theme handling. Done means text-based PDF previews retain their original white background in dark mode while image previews remain unaffected.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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