Menubar Text Color is wrong

[astreaprtcl]

Describe the bug
In some applications the menu bar doesn't use the correct text color and makes it impossible to read.

Screenshots
Example from Prism Launcher:

Distribution:

• Name: Void Linux Glibc

Color scheme in use (please complete the following information):

• Name: Catppuccin Macchiato Mauve

Using Wayland (please complete the following information):

• Y

Using fractional scaling (please complete the following information):

• N

Darkly Information (please complete the following information):

• Version: 0.5.21

Plasma Information (please complete the following information):

• Version: -

QT Information (please complete the following information):

• Version: 6.8.2

Additional context
Using the following QT Stylesheet the issue is fixed:

QMenuBar, QStatusBar {
  color: palette(text);
}

Example after applying the stylesheet

[Bali10050]

It seems to work fine for me, do you have any extra info that could be helpful?

[astreaprtcl]

someone has already suggested that using a kde theme fixes it too, i don't have any kde version installed. maybe that is the problem?

[Bali10050]

It might be the problem, I don't really know how these color schemes work. I recommend trying to set the color scheme inside kde, then going back to see if it works inside whatever you have

[astreaprtcl]

i don't have kde plasma installed, i use niri
i have now inserted

[ColorEffects:Disabled]
Color=36, 39, 58
ColorAmount=0.30000000000000004
ColorEffect=2
ContrastAmount=0.1
ContrastEffect=0
IntensityAmount=-1
IntensityEffect=0

[ColorEffects:Inactive]
ChangeSelectionColor=true
Color=36, 39, 58
ColorAmount=0.5
ColorEffect=3
ContrastAmount=0
ContrastEffect=0
Enable=true
IntensityAmount=0
IntensityEffect=0

[Colors:Button]
BackgroundAlternate=198,160,246
BackgroundNormal=54, 58, 79
DecorationFocus=198,160,246
DecorationHover=54, 58, 79
ForegroundActive=245, 169, 127
ForegroundInactive=165, 173, 203
ForegroundLink=198,160,246
ForegroundNegative=237, 135, 150
ForegroundNeutral=238, 212, 159
ForegroundNormal=202, 211, 245
ForegroundPositive=166, 218, 149
ForegroundVisited=198, 160, 246


[Colors:Complementary]
BackgroundAlternate=24, 25, 38
BackgroundNormal=30, 32, 48
DecorationFocus=198,160,246
DecorationHover=54, 58, 79
ForegroundActive=245, 169, 127
ForegroundInactive=165, 173, 203
ForegroundLink=198,160,246
ForegroundNegative=237, 135, 150
ForegroundNeutral=238, 212, 159
ForegroundNormal=202, 211, 245
ForegroundPositive=166, 218, 149
ForegroundVisited=198, 160, 246


[Colors:Header]
BackgroundAlternate=24, 25, 38
BackgroundNormal=30, 32, 48
DecorationFocus=198,160,246
DecorationHover=54, 58, 79
ForegroundActive=245, 169, 127
ForegroundInactive=165, 173, 203
ForegroundLink=198,160,246
ForegroundNegative=237, 135, 150
ForegroundNeutral=238, 212, 159
ForegroundNormal=202, 211, 245
ForegroundPositive=166, 218, 149
ForegroundVisited=198, 160, 246


[Colors:Selection]
BackgroundAlternate=198,160,246
BackgroundNormal=198,160,246
DecorationFocus=198,160,246
DecorationHover=54, 58, 79
ForegroundLink=198,160,246
ForegroundInactive=30, 32, 48
ForegroundActive=245, 169, 127
ForegroundLink=198,160,246
ForegroundNegative=237, 135, 150
ForegroundNeutral=238, 212, 159
ForegroundNormal=24, 25, 38
ForegroundPositive=166, 218, 149
ForegroundVisited=198, 160, 246


[Colors:Tooltip]
BackgroundAlternate=27,25,35
BackgroundNormal=36, 39, 58
DecorationFocus=198,160,246
DecorationHover=54, 58, 79
ForegroundActive=245, 169, 127
ForegroundInactive=165, 173, 203
ForegroundLink=198,160,246
ForegroundNegative=237, 135, 150
ForegroundNeutral=238, 212, 159
ForegroundNormal=202, 211, 245
ForegroundPositive=166, 218, 149
ForegroundVisited=198, 160, 246


[Colors:View]
BackgroundAlternate=30, 32, 48
BackgroundNormal=36, 39, 58
DecorationFocus=198,160,246
DecorationHover=54, 58, 79
ForegroundActive=245, 169, 127
ForegroundInactive=165, 173, 203
ForegroundLink=198,160,246
ForegroundNegative=237, 135, 150
ForegroundNeutral=238, 212, 159
ForegroundNormal=202, 211, 245
ForegroundPositive=166, 218, 149
ForegroundVisited=198, 160, 246


[Colors:Window]
BackgroundAlternate=24, 25, 38
BackgroundNormal=30, 32, 48
DecorationFocus=198,160,246
DecorationHover=54, 58, 79
ForegroundActive=245, 169, 127
ForegroundInactive=165, 173, 203
ForegroundLink=198,160,246
ForegroundNegative=237, 135, 150
ForegroundNeutral=238, 212, 159
ForegroundNormal=202, 211, 245
ForegroundPositive=166, 218, 149
ForegroundVisited=198, 160, 246


[General]
ColorScheme=CatppuccinMacchiatoMauve
Name=Catppuccin Macchiato Mauve
accentActiveTitlebar=false
shadeSortColumn=true


[KDE]
contrast=4


[WM]
activeBackground=36, 39, 58
activeBlend=202, 211, 245
activeForeground=202, 211, 245
inactiveBackground=24, 25, 38
inactiveBlend=165, 173, 203
inactiveForeground=165, 173, 203

into the file ./config/kdeglobals

that has fixed the problem as well, but it would be useful if i don't have to set a kde theme or use the stylesheet and it would work using the qt6ct or qt5ct theme

i can have a look tomorrow if i can fix it, if you could point me to the files in which the colors are actually being set

[Bali10050]

Most of the stuff is inside kstyle/darklystyle.cpp, so I recommend starting the search there

[astreaprtcl]

thanks, i'll have a try at it tomorrow then

[Bali10050]

Thank you!

[astreaprtcl]

honestly i am a bit out of my depth with this.
none of what i have tried made any difference.
but i have narrowed it down in the kde theme to this color:

[Colors:Window]
ForegroundNormal=202, 211, 245

[58faf2e2]

Same issue.

• OS: archlinux
• WM: niri
• tool: qt5ct qt6ct

[Maritsu]

can reproduce; EndeavourOS with DWM, qt6ct and Catppuccin Mocha