[SOLVED] Text selection color in inactive pdf window

[yusufbolu]

Hello everybody,

I have a situation with document viewers' text selection colors.
I use a pdf file as a source document and work with LO Writer side by side. When I select a text in the pdf file and switch to Writer then the text selection (highlight) color changes. I find this distracting and annoying.

I tried with Xreader, Atril and Evince. When their window is active the selected text is highlighted green (#9AB87C). When their window is not active the color then changes to,
Xreader: a light grey (#F7F7F7)
Atril: a light grey (#F7F7F7)
Evince: a darker grey (#D6D6D6)

The theme I use is Mint-X and window manager is Compiz (I tried other themes and wm's without a result)

When I check the theme's css (gtk-main.css) I see that #F7F7F7 is defined as theme_base_color and #D6D6D6 is defined as theme_bg_color.

I want the selected text's highlight color to remain as it is although its window is not active. It used to be that way, but with the latest (or last two) release versions of Linux Mint it broke.

Can you tell me how to fix this? By modifying theme and/or document viewer? Or anything else?

Additional information: I am using latest Linux Mint 18.2. There is screenshots collection attached.

[SOLVED]: With the upgrade to Mint 18.3, selection color change is solved on Xreader (maybe because Xreader is updated to 1.6.1), however it continues with Atril and Evince.
I will go on with Xreader although I like Atril's ability to customize the toolbar.

Although the problem continues with Atril and Evince, I will mark my post as Solved (hoping it will be solved with further updates to them).

[aes2011]

Hello everybody,

I have a situation with document viewers' text selection colors.
I use a pdf file as a source document and work with LO Writer side by side. When I select a text in the pdf file and switch to Writer then the text selection (highlight) color changes. I find this distracting and annoying.

I tried with Xreader, Atril and Evince. ...

Hi, you have tried with the built-in pdf viewer of Google Chrome (or Chromium)? I just tried and the color of the selection doesn't change when the browser window becomes inactive, at least for me.

[yusufbolu]

Hi, you have tried with the built-in pdf viewer of Google Chrome (or Chromium)? I just tried and the color of the selection doesn't change when the browser window becomes inactive, at least for me.

Hi. Now I tried with Chromium. You are right, the color doesn't change with it. I tried with Firefox too, but with Firefox color changes. Maybe I can go on with Chromium for some time. Thank you.

Yet, I do not consider the issue solved. If somebody has a solution for the exact problem I prefer it.

[aes2011]

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Yet, I do not consider the issue solved. If somebody has a solution for the exact problem I prefer it.

Fair enough! If I have time, I'll see if there's a fix

[aes2011]

By the way, have you experimented with other gtk themes? You may have better luck.

[yusufbolu]

By the way, have you experimented with other gtk themes? You may have better luck.

Yes, I tried Mate-themes, without luck.

[aes2011]

Try the Greybird theme, It's part of the shimmer-themes package in the repos.

[yusufbolu]

Try the Greybird theme, It's part of the shimmer-themes package in the repos.

The same.

[yusufbolu]

With the upgrade to Mint 18.3, selection color change is solved on Xreader (maybe because Xreader is updated to 1.6.1), however it continues with Atril and Evince.
I will go on with Xreader although I like Atril's ability to customize the toolbar.

Although the problem continues with Atril and Evince, I will mark my post as Solved (hoping it will be solved with further updates to them).