comparison framework/MainWindowBase.cpp @ 734:de7969894402 background-mode

Fix initial dark background flag when OS theme indicates something different to the facts on the ground

     settings.endGroup();
 
     SVDEBUG << "MainWindowBase: View font size is " << viewFontSize << endl;
 
 #ifndef Q_OS_MAC
+
     Preferences::BackgroundMode mode =
         Preferences::getInstance()->getBackgroundMode();
-    if (mode == Preferences::BackgroundFromTheme && OSThemeIsDark()) {
-        mode = Preferences::DarkBackground;
-    }
+
     m_initialDarkBackground = m_viewManager->getGlobalDarkBackground();
-    if (mode != Preferences::BackgroundFromTheme) {
+
+    if (OSReportsDarkThemeActive()) {
+        // NB !(OSReportsDarkThemeActive()) doesn't necessarily mean
+        // the theme is light - the function also cunningly returns
+        // false if it has no way to tell
+        m_initialDarkBackground = true;
+    }
+    
+    if (mode == Preferences::BackgroundFromTheme) {
+        m_viewManager->setGlobalDarkBackground
+            (m_initialDarkBackground);
+    } else {
         m_viewManager->setGlobalDarkBackground
             (mode == Preferences::DarkBackground);
     }
+    
 #endif
 
     m_paneStack = new PaneStack(nullptr, m_viewManager, paneStackOptions);
     connect(m_paneStack, SIGNAL(currentPaneChanged(Pane *)),
             this, SLOT(currentPaneChanged(Pane *)));