MySQL Bugs: #92902: MySQL Workbench with OSx 10.14 Color Issue

Bug #92902	MySQL Workbench with OSx 10.14 Color Issue
Submitted:	23 Oct 2018 15:02	Modified:	12 Dec 2018 16:30
Reporter:	Zeng Sheng Liu	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Workbench	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	8.0.13	OS:	MacOS (10.14)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
On macOS Mojave (10.14), when selecting the built in dark theme from the os, the user interface for the MySQL workbench become unusable.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h4qc0lxfb097rsm/Screen%20Shot%202018-10-23%20at%2010.58.44%20AM....

(See link for screenshot)

How to repeat:
macOS 10.14
Choose Dark in System Preferences -> General
Check MySQL Workbench

Thank you for the bug report.

Additional Screenshot

Attachment: Bildschirmfoto 2018-10-23 um 08.58.05.png (image/png, text), 356.23 KiB.

Posted by developer:
 
Note: it has been mentioned in the release notes that WB 8.0.13 is not fully compatible with the new dark mode:

Functionality Added or Changed

     * MySQL Workbench on macOS 10.14 Mojave was tested with
       positive results. The new Dark Mode feature is not yet
       compatible with all screens and should not be enabled for
       this release.

Is this scheduled? When do you think it'd be available?

https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=92948 marked as duplicate of this one.

To disable dark mode for mysqlworkbench use this: 
defaults write com.oracle.workbench.MySQLWorkbench NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool yes

Maybe you could amend the release notes on how to disable this in 8.0.13 as I could not find the setting in the app

https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=93213 marked as duplicate of this one.

I have found a work around. 

-Exit dark mode
-Start Workbench
-Change back to dark mode

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I have found the terminal commands to exclude your MySQLWorkbench.app from the effects of darkmode https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/exclude-app-dark-mode-macos-mojave/

https://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=93529 marked as duplicate of this one.

Here apple writes how this can be disabled in the application itself:

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsappearancecustomization/choosing_a_spec...

"If you need extra time to work on your app's Dark Mode support, you can temporarily opt out by including the NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance key (with a value of true) in your app’s Info.plist file. Setting this key to true causes the system to ignore the user's preference and always apply a light appearance to your app."

As for users reading this bug, write the following in the terminal app to disable this on the mysql workbench app:

defaults write com.oracle.workbench.MySQLWorkbench NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool yes

Posted by developer:
 
Fixed as of the upcoming MySQL Workbench 8.0.14 release, and here's the changelog entry:

MySQL Workbench now supports macOS 10.14 Mojave, including full
compatibility with the Dark Mode color scheme.

Thank you for the bug report.

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With dark theme on, if I generate a PDF of the model, the connections between tables do not show up.  I guess they are printed as white?

unusable indeed, some text still had fore color black, so its unreadable