.. _Some widget colors are not displayed properly. What can I do?:

Some widget colors are not displayed properly. What can I do?
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When DVT uses GTK2, it is recommended to use a ClearLooks based OS theme. This will help you avoid most of the issues related to the color theme of DVT. 

If using a ClearLooks theme is not possible, you can still manually tune the colors to fix some of the coloring issues.

For example, when:

- **Notifications have a dark background and foreground**: Go to :menuselection:`Window --> Preferences --> General --> Appearance --> Colors and Fonts --> DVT --> Notifications` and select a different color for background.

- **Search boxes have the same background and foreground**: Most of the widget colors are based on the OS theme (if you didn't select a dark theme in DVT). You can customize them from :menuselection:`Window --> Preferences --> General --> Appearance --> Colors and Fonts --> DVT --> Filter Box`.

- **Content Assist has the wrong background**: Most of the widget colors are based on the OS theme (if you didn't select a dark theme in DVT). You can customize them from :menuselection:`Window --> Preferences --> General --> Appearance --> Colors and Fonts --> Basic --> Content Assist background color`.
