[SOLVED] YouTube text problem posting comments

novice · 2024-12-14 18:31:02

Is anyone else who uses a dark theme having problems seeing their text when posting comments on YouTube? It only started today. I tried to post a comment and the text was almost as dark as the background, Making it just about impossible to see. To get it usable I had to change the text colour in Firefox and disable 'Use system colors'. It works, but I don't like having to do it. It was the same on Chromium. I haven't been messing with my theme or anything, so I don't think it's anything I've done.

Last edited by novice (2024-12-16 15:52:56)

Döbbie03 · 2024-12-14 18:48:15

Are you using any custom CSS or addons like Dark Reader?

Döbbie03 · 2024-12-14 18:51:48

I just jumped on YouTube, and I am experiencing the same.

I thought it might be Google playing silly buggers with us Firefox/LibreWolf users, but no. I fired up Chrome on my MacBook, it's worse there.

hhh · 2024-12-14 19:38:01

So this isn't a Linux theming problem?

Seems to work for me using Yaru-dark themes...

https://imgur.com/alndjSq

novice · 2024-12-14 20:15:15

Thanks guys. I didn't think of trying other themes, but I just have and it's doing it with them all for me. Tried Adwaita, Boron-aqua, Yaru-sage, and Yeti dark themes and all are showing the same very dark grey text. If it's happening for someone else at least I know it's nothing I've done, just one of those things I suppose. I'll just have to use my workaround until/if it gets fixed.

Döbbie03 · 2024-12-14 21:49:38

Yeah it's not themes considering I tried this on my MacBook.

We aren't alone:

https://old.reddit.com/r/youtube/commen … ng_issues/

https://old.reddit.com/r/youtube/commen … _on_black/

https://old.reddit.com/r/youtube/commen … howing_up/

novice · 2024-12-14 22:10:49

I've sent a report in. Hopefully, the more they get the quicker they will sort it. I suppose it's hard for them to fully test any changes they make with all the different distros and themes there are out there.

Döbbie03 · 2024-12-14 22:14:43

I believe it is an issue with YouTube and their own dark theme.

marens · 2024-12-15 00:48:30

Firefox only partially supports gtk themes.
Many elements are different because it has its own settings.

The UI generally follows the system theme (or the one you choose in Firefox).
The problem here is not Firefox, but the YouTube domain.
Everything you see below the UI (content) is regulated by the developers of the site you are visiting.

I must mention that the site will not work properly if you use uBlockOrigin, uMatrix, NoScript... or similar addons.
Sometimes you have to temporarily allow something if you want to see blocked content properly.
It may also depend on whether you are logged in or not.

If the above tips don't help, the solution is to use a custom userContent.css file for the YouTube domain.
But that is a completely different and even more complicated topic.

P.S.
The site forums.bunsenlabs.org is among the best for this criterion because it has a large number of styles (themes).
Not just light/dark.

Döbbie03 · 2024-12-15 01:22:19

I don't believe it's a ublock issue or any addon issue that I can see anyway.

Testing with Chrome on the MacBook was completely vanilla with no addons.

marens · 2024-12-15 01:48:00

^ OK.

If you use custom userContent.css, visit youtube.com and find that element.
Press F12 for Firefox dev tools and examine with the Inspector.
We need the name_of_the_element.

Then add to the userContent.css file:

@-moz-document domain(youtube.com) {

   name_of_the_element {
     color: red !important;
   }
   
}

Restart Firefox.

johnraff · 2024-12-15 02:12:01

My Firefox is loaded with a bunch of addons and custom settings, so my input probably won't help much, but...

YouTube comments (and search box) text is white on the dark theme background. No problem, no change from before.

hhh · 2024-12-15 02:28:32

Maybe a country issue? Different implementation from one country vs another?

Döbbie03 · 2024-12-15 03:23:01

You may be right hhh, YouTube normally roll changes out in stages. This could be one that hasn't been tested properly.

@johnraff, comment box is dark text for me, search box perfectly fine. LibreWolf, addons galore & css'd to the max.

johnraff · 2024-12-15 03:59:18

Off-topic but another recent YouTube change is that if you're using noscript you need to enable jnn-pa.googleapis.com, or videos hang after a minute or so.

marens · 2024-12-15 04:00:00

johnraf wrote:

YouTube comments (and search box) text is white on the dark theme background. No problem, no change from before.

I'm using the system theme (auto) for Firefox and I'm having no problems either.
Everything works as expected.

If someone wants to change the search box, they can easily do so.

Search Box - userContent.css:

@-moz-document domain(youtube.com) {

   .ytSearchboxComponentInputBox {
     color: #404040 !important;
     background-color: #fedf08 !important;
   }
   
}

Just change the color and background-color as you want.

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Döbbie03 · 2024-12-15 04:11:42

johnraff wrote:

Off-topic but another recent YouTube change is that if you're using noscript you need to enable jnn-pa.googleapis.com, or videos hang after a minute or so.

Luckily, I have no issues with YouTube, uBlock does an amazing job.

johnraff · 2024-12-15 05:26:03

^I'm using ublock origin too, and yes it's great. Never see all the ads on YouTube everyone complains about.
You don't use noscript? That new jnn-pa.googleapis.com that has to be allowed only came up in the last few days.

Döbbie03 · 2024-12-15 05:56:35

johnraff wrote:

^I'm using ublock origin too, and yes it's great. Never see all the ads on YouTube everyone complains about.
You don't use noscript? That new jnn-pa.googleapis.com that has to be allowed only came up in the last few days.

No, I'm not using noscript. I haven't encountered any hanging videos.

johnraff · 2024-12-15 06:14:31

^You wouldn't. It's noscript that causes the hanging till you enable jnn-pa.googleapis.com.

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