IDE Colors compiled with GTK vs IDE Colors compiled with QT
lazarus / 1-Linux

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begend · 2025-12-08 16:05

I am using Debian 13 with the KDE desktop and I installed Lazarus
using FPCUPDeluxe. When I compile the IDE with QT the colors of the
IDE match the theme set in the in the global theme. When I compile the
IDE with GTK the colors of the IDE use only a black background. Some
of the foreground colors are invisible or unreadable with this black
background. I would prefer to use the GTK framework but this is not
possible with this black background. I should mention that I'm new to
FP-Lazarus development and, to a lesser extent, Debian, so this may be
my main problem. I've tried changing the settings in ~/.gtk2 and I've
tried to identify where Lazarus stores this configuration. I searched
everywhere and I've asked a few AI's about it. At first query, most of
the advice, I was given was about changing the editor colors and not
the IDE colors. I improved my queries but still I can't get a good
answer. I am not having any problems with GTK or QT setting the editor
colors! Once long ago a very talented programmer told me, safe-silver,
was the best starting option. In my limited coding career I found that
to be the best advice and still prefer it to this day! I tried all
weekend to run this down so you are my last hope!

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Martin_fr · 2025-12-08 17:49

Possible this issue?
https://gitlab.com/freepascal.org/lazarus/lazarus/-/issues/39957

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begend · 2025-12-08 18:41

Thanks, that helped. There are still a few things that are difficult
to see. I did a few other things like change the grid colors because a
black grid on a black background is difficult, at least for me, to
see!