[arch-general] FireFox 44 turning the bookmark toolbar+ extensions area + current tab into light gray (like selected) [gist image]

[Rich]

On 01/30/2016 07:57 PM, Javier Vasquez wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 7:12 PM, Damjan Georgievski <gdamjan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Just updated Arch, and got FF 44, but there's a new color behavior on
>>> the bookmark toolbar, the extensions area, and current tab.
>>>
>>> It looks like if everything was somehow selected, light grayed.  This
>>> is new, but I don't know if it's the new 44+ expected behavior, or
>>> something that got broken, and perhaps there's a way to work it
>>> around.
>>>
>>> The gist linked image provides a snapshot of the new weird behavior:
>>>
>>> https://gist.github.com/je-vv/7a00601e9217cd9d3447
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 7:12 PM, Damjan Georgievski <gdamjan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> you don't seem to be using the default look-and-feel of Firefox so
>> it's hard to say what you
>> expect to be right and how your expectation doesn't meet reality.
>>
>> --
>> damjan
>
> Hmm, well, I don't have anything specific set for FF look-and-feel.
> I'm using "GnomishDark" gtk+3 and gtk+2 themes though.  By removing
> them (just default themes), I see a bit less contrast, but the same
> effect (light grayed).
>
> I uploaded a 2nd image on the same gist (shows below the 1st one):
>
> https://gist.github.com/je-vv/7a00601e9217cd9d3447
>
> However, I just noticed I also have set in my gtk-3 settings:
>
> gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme = true
>
> And that together with the theme put in evidence the new grayed color.
> When unset, everything looks gray, icnlcuded the rest of the tabs, but
> still the bookmarks toolbar and the extensions area and the current
> tab look lighter, just that there's no big contrast given everything
> is gray (it also looks like lighter grayed).  I uploaded a 3rd image
> for reference on the same gist, the one at the bottom:
>
> https://gist.github.com/je-vv/7a00601e9217cd9d3447
>
> Looks like FF 44 actually made a change in here, making look lighter
> what's not other tabs and the main menu (hidden by default), which has
> the effect of a high contrast on dark gtk themes.
>
> I'm still no sure if this something that missed testing, or it's
> actually intentional.  Looks like no one tested on dark themes, :-)
> Suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>

I am running FF-44 on the current Cinnamon desktop with the current Beta 
build of the NASA Night Launch theme which is a very dark theme with no 
odd issues.