qpdfview display problems

[damians]

Hi, I'm having display problems in qpdfview, the tool icons can barely be seen and so are some menu items
https://imgur.com/nCjr9Yw

[CharlesV]

Please post your QSI ( MX Menu | Quick System Info | Copy for Forum | paste here )

[dolphin_oracle]

change your icon theme to one meant for dark themes should help the icons bar.

[damians]

Please post your QSI ( MX Menu | Quick System Info | Copy for Forum | paste here )

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-20-amd64 [6.1.85-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-20-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: Xfce v: 4.18.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.36 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm v: 4.18.0 vt: 7
    dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0 Distro: MX-23.2_x64 Libretto January 21  2024 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12
    (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: P8Z77-M v: Rev 1.xx serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: 2203 date: 12/18/2015
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i7-3770K bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Ivy Bridge gen: core 3 level: v2
    built: 2012-15 process: Intel 22nm family: 6 model-id: 0x3A (58) stepping: 9 microcode: 0x21
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache: L1: 256 KiB
    desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB L3: 8 MiB desc: 1x8 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1676 high: 1771 min/max: 1600/3900 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
    governor: ondemand cores: 1: 1671 2: 1696 3: 1700 4: 1678 5: 1638 6: 1620 7: 1771 8: 1641
    bogomips: 56159
  Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX disabled
  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT vulnerable
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT vulnerable
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed status: Not affected
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW; STIBP: conditional; RSB
    filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Vulnerable: No microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Cape Verde PRO [Radeon HD 7750/8740 / R7 250E] vendor: PC Partner / Sapphire
    driver: radeon v: kernel alternate: amdgpu arch: GCN-1 code: Southern Islands process: TSMC 28nm
    built: 2011-20 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: HDMI-A-1
    empty: DVI-D-1,VGA-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:683f class-ID: 0300 temp: 30.0 C
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0 driver: X: loaded: radeon
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: radeon display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22") s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-0 model: Samsung S22B350 serial: <filter> built: 2012
    res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 102 gamma: 1.2 size: 477x268mm (18.78x10.55") diag: 547mm (21.5")
    ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
  API: OpenGL v: 4.5 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: VERDE ( LLVM 15.0.6 DRM 2.50 6.1.0-20-amd64)
    direct-render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK 7
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1e20 class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Oland/Hainan/Cape Verde/Pitcairn HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 7000 Series]
    vendor: PC Partner / Sapphire driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s
    lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:aab0 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-20-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.0 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
    2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210/AX211/AX411 160MHz driver: iwlwifi v: kernel modules: wl pcie:
    gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:2725 class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASUSTeK P8 series
    driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
    chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel AX210 Bluetooth type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-1.1:3 chip-ID: 8087:0032
    class-ID: e001
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter>
  Info: acl-mtu: 1021:4 sco-mtu: 96:6 link-policy: rswitch sniff link-mode: peripheral accept
    service-classes: rendering, capturing, object transfer, audio, telephony
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 2.27 TiB used: 251.45 GiB (10.8%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Western Digital model: WD10EZRX-00A8LB0 size: 931.51 GiB
    block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: N/A serial: <filter> rev: 1A01
    scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Crucial model: CT500MX500SSD1 size: 465.76 GiB block-size:
    physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 046 scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Toshiba model: DT01ACA100 size: 931.51 GiB block-size:
    physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> rev: A750
    scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 465.48 GiB size: 457.11 GiB (98.20%) used: 10.16 GiB (2.2%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 285 MiB size: 284.4 MiB (99.79%) used: 288 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat
    dev: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 931.51 GiB size: 915.82 GiB (98.31%) used: 241.29 GiB (26.3%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 28.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 30.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: 2173 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2166 libs: 1134 tools: apt,apt-get,aptitude,nala,synaptic pm: rpm
    pkgs: 0 pm: flatpak pkgs: 7
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
    1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/megasync.list
    1: deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/meganz-archive-keyring.gpg] https://mega.nz/linux/repo/Debian_12/ ./
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
    1: deb http://it.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bookworm main non-free
Info:
  Processes: 261 Uptime: 4m wakeups: 1 Memory: 15.56 GiB used: 1.81 GiB (11.6%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12
  Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: UEFI

The problem also occurs on other programs such as transmission with illegible writing (black on a dark background)

[damians]

In practice I can only choose mx comfort dark, with all the other dark themes there are display problems, I have tried many of them even downloaded from https://www.xfce-look.org/browse/

[fehlix]

In practice I can only choose mx comfort dark, with all the other dark themes there are display problems, I have tried many of them even downloaded from https://www.xfce-look.org/browse/

As mentioned, the trick is to choose a corresponding icons theme.
E.g. here a pdf shown with a picture of MX-Tweak-Themes setting:
mx-comfort theme with light icon theme:

qpdf-light-themes.jpg

and
mx-comfort-dark theme with corresponding dark icon theme:

qpdf-dark-themes.jpg

Note: After changing icons-theme, the Qpdfview needs to be re-started, b/c the toolbar is populated
at start of the app with the symbolic icons of the current icons theme.
HTH