[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 141566] Implement os/DE theme support in Basic Editor, allow for dark mode when used

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141566

--- Comment #8 from Rafael Lima <rafael.palma.lima at gmail.com> ---
Even in dark mode, there are many reasons to stick with a white background in
Writer:

1) I write papers in contribution with other authors and they create their
documents using white background. This is the default in academic writing,
because later the paper will be published as a PDF (with white background) or
printed in paper (white too).

2) In Writer, if you chose a dark background and start adding images from other
sources (which were created with white background in mind), they will produce a
weird looking document (everything is black and all of a sudden there is a
white image, which was supposed to blend with the document if the document
background were white too - see example in the attached ODG).

3) Font colors are a problem too. If you start setting font colors with dark
background in mind (using direct formatting) and then send the file to someone
with a white background (which is still a majority), the recipient won't be
able to read parts of the text formatted using direct formatting (I know that
it's best to use styles, but most people still use direct formatting for basic
things as setting font colors).

I created a sample Writer file (using a dark background) and added a few
screenshots with it rendered in dark and light background to illustrate my
point.

It should be noted that when using the Default character style, LO already
switches font colors from black to white to respond to dark mode. However, the
problem arises with direct formatting.

On the other hand, users programing in the Basic Editor will probably want to
stick with a dark background when system theme is in dark mode, even while
maintaining a white background for Writer documents.

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