[Bug 1729558] Re: [regression] In Java apps like Netbeans, dark menu bars don't look good for disabled elements

[md_5]

Java looks to be using the disabled foreground colour correctly (to me,
the untrained observer):

    gtk2_widget = gtk2_get_widget(widget_type);
    GtkStyle* style = gtk2_widget->style;

    switch (color_type)
    {
        case FOREGROUND:
            color = &(style->fg[state_type]);
            break;


Worth noting using GTK3 breaks other things, but actually fixes this bug (but that could simply point to an issue with Java's GTK2 code).

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Title:
  [regression] In Java apps like Netbeans, dark menu bars don't look
  good for disabled elements

Status in Ubuntu theme:
  Confirmed
Status in openjdk-8 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in ubuntu-themes package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  This fix, #961679, specifically Ambiance/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:346
  (http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-art-pkg/ubuntu-
  themes/trunk/revision/583), makes disabled elements in menus look
  terrible.

  Unfortunately I'm not aware of an easy way to get screenshots of open
  menus, so hopefully these attached phone pictures of Netbeans are
  enough to illustrate the issue.

  As you can see it is hard to tell the difference between what is
  disabled and what isn't, and the disabled items look fuzzy (easier to
  observe on monitor).

  I really don't see the issue with lighter menus, but if they must stay
  dark then the readability / contrast of disabled items needs to be
  fixed.

  Thanks

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