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Dark Theme, Light Message Background?
 
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I like the dark themes but many messages (particularly HTML) don't display well. Can I force all messages to display in their original "light" view, even when using a dark theme?
 
 
 
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Which version of TB are you using?

The vast majority of HTML messages do display with a dark background for me in the classic preview pane. But here's the thing: TB has two HTML viewers: CEF (Chromium) based and an alternative one which is used when CEF is disabled or not working for some reason. The CEF based viewer displays the dark background well, while the alternative doesn't. It could be that CEF is not working properly for you.
 
 
 
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Miloš Radovanović wrote:
Which version of TB are you using?

The vast majority of HTML messages do display with a dark background for me in the classic preview pane. But here's the thing: TB has two HTML viewers: CEF (Chromium) based and an alternative one which is used when CEF is disabled or not working for some reason. The CEF based viewer displays the dark background well, while the alternative doesn't. It could be that CEF is not working properly for you.
I"m using 11.4.
 
 
 
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tc16 wrote:
I"m using 11.4.
11.4 introduced a new version of CEF which causes problems for some users. Try rolling back to 11.3. To do that, you need to uninstall 11.4 first. (To be safe, back up your message base beforehand.)

If you don't have the installer for 11.3, you can find the link on the German forum: https://www.batboard.net/thread/16146-the-bat-11-3-halloween-edition/
 
 
 
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Miloš Radovanović wrote:
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tc16 wrote:
I"m using 11.4.
11.4 introduced a new version of CEF which causes problems for some users. Try rolling back to 11.3. To do that, you need to uninstall 11.4 first. (To be safe, back up your message base beforehand.)

If you don't have the installer for 11.3, you can find the link on the German forum:  https://www.batboard.net/thread/16146-the-bat-11-3-halloween-edition/
So no way to just force light message view while using a dark theme?
 
 
 
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tc16 wrote:
So no way to just force light message view while using a dark theme?

No. The CEF viewer does it correctly on its own, the alternative viewer does not.
 
 
 
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Anyway, what I think is happening to you (the CEF HTML viewer not working in the classic preview pane) happened to me in the beta v11.4.0.7. I reported it to support and they promised to fix it in the upcoming regular release. Hopefully, this will resolve the issue for you as well.
 
 
 
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>> the CEF HTML viewer not working in the classic preview pane
Why do you think that? It works. With Dark Theme it works with darkening and inverting white "things". Topicstarter want strange things that broke eyes - dark theme and white messages will be ugly animal. Why not use Smokie Quartz theme?
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George Salnik wrote:
>> the CEF HTML viewer not working in the classic preview paneWhy do you think that? It works. With Dark Theme it works with darkening and inverting white "things". Topicstarter want strange things that broke eyes - dark theme and white messages will be ugly animal. Why not use Smokie Quartz theme?

For me it doesn't work in beta v11.4.0.7, just reverts to the alternative viewer (v11.4 is fine). Apparently for the OP the same is happening in v11.4.

This CEF update in v11.4 seems to be a bit fickle.
 
 
 
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>> For me it doesn't work in beta v11.4.0.7, just reverts to the alternative viewer (v11.4 is fine)
How do you see that letters shows by some alternative viewer instead of Chromium based? Is TB! shows that somehow?

>> v11.4 is fine
Yep, I do works with 11-4 now, not a beta.
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George Salnik wrote:
How do you see that letters shows by some alternative viewer instead of Chromium based? Is TB! shows that somehow?

I can tell visually, there are clear cues: the alternative viewer not adjusting to the dark theme, messages rendered differently, the small border that the CEF viewer puts around messages and the alternative one doesn't...
 
 
 
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For me, same issue in the new v11.4.1 as in beta v11.4.0.7: in the classic preview pane, the CEF viewer is not used, but rather the alternative one. Rolled back to v11.4 and will report to support.
 
 
 
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TB 11-4-1 have a bug. Dark mode shows white html-messages. Like topicstarter wanted.
Aaargh. I wrote about this bug to the beta-list.
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George Salnik wrote:
TB 11-4-1 have a bug. Dark mode shows white html-messages. Like topicstarter wanted. Aaargh. I wrote about this bug to the beta-list.

Thanks for confirming. After interacting with support they convinced me I misdiagnosed the problem, CEF is used after all. Just that it is not handling dark themes properly. Actually, there are strange artefacts even in the classic theme, like the dark scroll bar on the right side. Now they should be fully aware of the problem.

I reluctantly switched to the classic theme in v11.4.1. since in the dark theme some HTML messages are totally unreadable (black text on a black background, etc.).
 
 
 
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>> I reluctantly switched to the classic theme in v11.4.1.
I do revert to 11-4-0. Can't live without Dath Vader Black Force))
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