GoldenCheetah V3.7 SP1 graphical problem with filter fields and calendar head

[Portaner]

My system is a MAC-OS in german.

There are fields where the font is black instead of white, so I can't see the text.

The background doesn't seem to fit here :

I've also changed the designs there. It would be nice, if I could see which design is currently active :

 

I also looked at the colors, but couldn't find anything suitable. I found two more places that haven't been translated into German :

[Ale Martinez]

El sábado, 24 de enero de 2026 a la(s) 6:44:15 a.m. UTC-3, Portaner escribió:

My system is a MAC-OS in german.

There are fields where the font is black instead of white, so I can't see the text.

The background doesn't seem to fit here :

Hi, v3.7 SP1 is freeze now and cosmetic issues will not be fixed on it (TBH barring a catastrophic failure no issue will be backported), so you will have to try other color combination that better suit your needs. we are working on v3.8 so if you want to collaborate with testing feedback is welcome in https://groups.google.com/g/golden-cheetah-users/c/XRHMoM9oon8

I've also changed the designs there. It would be nice, if I could see which design is currently active :

Regrettably themes are used only to set some default individual colors when you click apply, we don't track which was used and how the colors change afterwards.

 

I also looked at the colors, but couldn't find anything suitable. I found two more places that haven't been translated into German :

We have an open thread for translations if you want to collaborate: https://groups.google.com/g/golden-cheetah-users/c/KVwt8LDsWLY/m/VnZfu95WAwAJ 

[Portaner]

I was able to locate the problem and find a solution.

I have changed the appearance from "Dark" to "Light" :

The result is (I'll leave this setting as it is) :

[Ale Martinez]

El lunes, 2 de febrero de 2026 a la(s) 6:01:12 p.m. UTC-3, Portaner escribió:

I was able to locate the problem and find a solution.

I have changed the appearance from "Dark" to "Light" :

The result is (I'll leave this setting as it is) :

Great! IIRC dark/light themes were intended to match the use of dark/light mode on macOS and there were issues like your report when mixed, but I am not a macOS user.

[ZajtiM]

Since this topic is discussed. Filter text is a problem in Linux as well, when using dark mode. This is old problem. But i don't use filter that often, so nothing critical for me. Just wanted to let you know. 
In gif i'm using GC version with python 3.11 support . But as i said, this is old problem.

Text changes color to black when you clear the filter.



Cheers,
Mitja

[Bernhard Prosche]

Hello.

I am using Golden Cheetah on Debian 13 with KDE (detailed specs attached) with the "Breeze Dark"-System-Theme. Unfortunately I can't read the program code in the tile settings, because there is black text on black background. The colors in these dialogs don't change when I change to a different Golden Cheetah theme. The only workaround is to switch to a system-wide light theme.

Is it possible to solve this problem more conveniently?

Thank you in advance and greetings,

Bernhard 

[Ale Martinez]

I can reproduce this on Windows too turning on Dark mode systemwide:

It looks like GoldenCheetah theme settings apply to the base UI only, Dialogs like this seems to take its color from system settings and they are not adapted for dark mode, lets create a GitHub issue for this.

[Ale Martinez]

El miércoles, 29 de abril de 2026 a la(s) 1:47:15 p.m. UTC-3, Ale Martinez escribió:

I can reproduce this on Windows too turning on Dark mode systemwide:

It looks like GoldenCheetah theme settings apply to the base UI only, Dialogs like this seems to take its color from system settings and they are not adapted for dark mode, lets create a GitHub issue for this.

https://github.com/GoldenCheetah/GoldenCheetah/issues/4866

[Joachim Kohlhammer]

After looking into this issue, here are my first drafts for DataFilter. If fine for everybody, I would like to make the syntax highlighting colors more friendly in both modes.

Where I need support is to identify all relevant corners I need to investigate. For now I have syntax highlighting for

• DataFilter
• Python
• R

on my list. Eventually other areas also need adjustments. Please let me know where you miss readability.

Cheers, Joachim

[Ale Martinez]

El domingo, 3 de mayo de 2026 a la(s) 6:07:40 p.m. UTC-3, tiefgara...@gmail.com escribió:

After looking into this issue, here are my first drafts for DataFilter. If fine for everybody, I would like to make the syntax highlighting colors more friendly in both modes.

Your changes look fine for me, Joachim, thank  you.

[Joachim Kohlhammer]

From my perspective, the PR is ready to be merged

[Ale Martinez]

El domingo, 10 de mayo de 2026 a la(s) 7:01:28 a.m. UTC-3, tiefgara...@gmail.com escribió:

From my perspective, the PR is ready to be merged

Thanks Joachim, your PR is included in latest snapshot builds: https://github.com/GoldenCheetah/GoldenCheetah/releases/tag/snapshot