Github Actions Logs in Light Mode Looks Like Dark Mode

[fw-aaron]

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https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/22208 shows the basic state of the situation. Using any light mode theme, the logs have a dark background and light text which is antithetical to light mode. When I click "view raw logs", the browser shows a light background and dark text which is better, but it would be nice if I could see them properly without having to resort to raw logs.

[ghostinhershell]

Hi there @fw-aaron,

Thanks so much for reaching out about this. I see that this is an older conversation, so I'll follow-up with the team to check on the status of this particular request.

[cehfisher]

Hi @fw-aaron - I believe this color contrast issue was resolved. Please review this comment from another issue that is a duplicate. Thanks! (cc @queenofcorgis)

[fw-aaron]

Thank you for contacting me back! The issue is not resolved as the light mode is still ignored in the "main" area of Microsoft Github Actions window. See this image:

The red arrows point to the area I'm talking about. Maybe I was unclear in the original comment, but hopefully this image clears things up. The text in that area (what I might call the "main" area of this page) is "white on black" which would be appropriate for "dark mode", but doesn't match a "light mode" them. I can't find any way to make that black box match its surroundings.

[cehfisher]

Thank you @fw-aaron for letting us know that this is a different issue than the one that was resolved. I will follow-up internally with the accessibility team on next steps. We really appreciate the time you took to give us feedback!

[lakesare]

@cehfisher, I'd like to note that this is not merely a UI issue, this is an accessibility issue.

I have a hard time actually seeing anything in the github actions pane because it's white-on-black text.
I have to copy&paste results of the action log to be able to read it.

[pascal-hofmann]

Hi,
I also have the same issue. My eyes have a hard time adjusting to the mixed light/dark themed page and in general I have issues reading things in dark mode.

It would be great to get this fixed.

[zlobober]

Hi,
Recently I started using light themes because of deterioration of vision, and the current state of the action page in the light scheme is really annoying. Having a mixture of massive amount of dark-themed information on a light-themed page is even worse than either of consistent dark and light themes.
I'd highly appreciate if this issue was addressed soon.

[fw-aaron]

My situation is different. I love "dark" theme, however lots of products and web pages don't support a dark theme, and of those that do, 1) it takes some time to set it up on each computer I use or create, and 2) it often works imperfectly. Nearly everything supports light theme, so I invert the colors on my monitor to make sure everything is good. I can change the inversion with a key press so I can see pictures and videos (although I'm getting better at seeing them inverted without the need to un-invert ^_^). Obviously having a page that is half light theme and half dark theme breaks everyone's preference.