Bad defaults on macos dark mode

[LeoFCardoso]

Please consider fix default color values for macos "dark mode".
Example: LeoFCardoso/pdf2pdfocr#17

[chriskiehl]

fill out the issue template, please

[LeoFCardoso]

Sorry, please consider the template.

• macOS Catalina 10.15.4
• Python 3.7.6
• Gooey 1.0.3 (from pip)
• Thorough description of problem:
  • Expected Behavior = Good color defaults on macOS dark mode.
  • Actual Behavior = Bad default colors in dark mode. Light mode is ok.
• A minimal code example -> https://github.com/LeoFCardoso/pdf2pdfocr/blob/master/pdf2pdfocr_gui.py
• Screenshot -> Font issue on Macos Catalina Dark Appearance LeoFCardoso/pdf2pdfocr#17

[ghost]

Same with the new 1.0.4.

• OS: Mac OS Catalina 10.15.5
• Python Version: Python 3.7.7
• Gooey Version: Gooey 1.0.4.0.0.0
• Thorough description of problem: Button color defaults are wrong in dark mode, cannot read label.
  • Expected Behavior: Button text color is different from button background color.
  • Actual Behavior: Button text color is same as button background color.
• A minimal code example -- preferably copy/pastable in the issue itself (less time figuring out how to run your code == more time debugging!)
• Screenshot (if visual quirk): Attached.
• Anything else you may think will be helpful: None

from gooey import Gooey
import argparse

@Gooey
def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("What… is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?")
    args = parser.parse_args()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()``` 

[dldinternet]

I have done some debugging and investigation on where the color defaults for wxPython widgets are that break dark mode.
I have experimented with the widgets_demo.py of GooeyExamples.
Here is what I have so far:

`

    item_default = {
        'error_color': '#ea7878',
        'label_color': '#ffffff',
        'help_color': '#363636',
        'full_width': False,
        'validator': {
            'type': 'local',
            'test': 'lambda x: True',
            'message': ''
        },
        'external_validator': {
            'cmd': '',
        }
    }
    @Gooey(dump_build_config=True,
           program_name="Widget Demo",
           advanced=True,
           auto_start=False,
           body_bg_color='#262626',
           header_bg_color='#262626',
           footer_bg_color='#262626',
           sidebar_bg_color='#262626',
           )
    def main():
        desc = "Example application to show Gooey's various widgets"
        file_help_msg = "Name of the file you want to process"
    
        my_cool_parser = GooeyParser(description=desc)
        for group in my_cool_parser.parser._action_groups:
            group.gooey_options = {'label_color': '#ffffff', 'description_color': '#363636'}
        my_cool_parser.add_argument(
            "FileChooser", help=file_help_msg, widget="FileChooser", gooey_options=item_default)
        my_cool_parser.add_argument(
            "DirectoryChooser", help=file_help_msg, widget="DirChooser", gooey_options=item_default)
        my_cool_parser.add_argument(
            "FileSaver", help=file_help_msg, widget="FileSaver", gooey_options=item_default)
        my_cool_parser.add_argument(
            "MultiFileChooser", nargs='*', help=file_help_msg, widget="MultiFileChooser", gooey_options=item_default)

`

Combining the dark mode color defaults with a call to
wx.SystemSettings.GetAppearance might be part of the solution

[umrashrf]

It was all perfect but this tiny color thing is really a problem. I'd love to change the font color and font size of TextField myself.

I am using macOS Big Sur version 11.3.

[phirst]

Any updates here?

[domino14]

please fix