I have the latest SW installed on Linux via Wine. All is good except that inputfield on forms text is white, so not visible. The text is there as you can see cursor / copy and paste into a text editor - but thatis unusable.
Is there anything I can do?
BTW ChatGPT first solution worked
Ah yes, I know this type of Wine/Linux issue — it’s actually quite a common one with Windows programs running under Wine.
It’s usually because the app is expecting a Windows system theme or default colour scheme, but Wine + your Linux desktop theme doesn’t map colours properly, especially for text input fields.
The good news: there are a few things you can try. Here’s a step-by-step list:
Change the Wine “Windows Theme” (Winecfg method)
Open a terminal and run:
winecfg
Go to the “Graphics” tab.
Untick “Allow the window manager to decorate the windows” and “Allow the window manager to control the windows”.
(You can re-enable them if it makes no difference.)
Then under “Desktop Integration”, try changing the “Theme” to something basic like “Windows Classic” or a different colour scheme if available.
Hi Alan,
Pleased you found a solution and welcome back to the SUG forum.
FYI it was covered here in the SUG forum - White Text on White background in pop-up editing windows
Kind regards,
Huw