This will change the color from Gray to Black - for example in the text editor Xed.
Background:
- Linux Mint 19 uses Gray fonts on white background as default for text view - which leads to bad contrast.
- If you want to change the color there is no easy way - since the color is defined in the theme.
- This howto should guide you through the steps to change the default color of textview.
- In this guide I adapt the default theme of Linux Mint 19 and set the color from Gray to Black.
1. Copy and rename the theme Mint-Y to the hidden .themes folder in your home directory:
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cp -r /usr/share/themes/Mint-Y ~/.themes/Mint-Y-blackfonts
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xed ~/.themes/Mint-Y-blackfonts/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
CTRL-F "textview text"
4. Change the color code in the next line from Gray to Black:
original:
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color: #4a4a4a;
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color: #000000;
5. Choose the new theme wit dark text in the System Settings of Linux Mint 19:
Menu > System Setting> Themes > Controls
Choose the Mint-Y-blackfonts theme
6. Open Xed and type some text to see dark black fonts on white background.
Screenshot with default colors: Screenshot with black colors: Comments and suggestions are welcome.