Grapher : Black Equation Text

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Grapher : Black Equation Text

I use Grapher a lot, but it still suffers from a lot of annoying bugs.

The main one is that Grapher still displays formulae with black text on a black background when in Dark mode, making it impossible to edit equations.

This was first reported before 2019, and many times since - but the problem is still there.

Apple hasn't responded to the many posts on this topic, other than to provide a link to

Product Feedback - Apple

Does anyone have a solution for this - other than switching to Light mode ?

Many thanks :)

Mac Studio, macOS 12.6

Posted on Oct 9, 2022 1:02 AM

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Didge01 Author

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Oct 9, 2022 1:42 AM in response to dialabrain

Hi DialaBrain,

Thanks for your super-fast reply :)

When you launch Grapher it often (not always) works OK for a while,

then the text turns black once you complete a few edits - like this.

If you look *really* hard, you can just make out the text in the equation entry box.

I'm running 12.6 on M1 and Grapher v2.7.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions on how to fix this :)

Gary

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dialabrain

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Oct 9, 2022 1:28 AM in response to Didge01

Didge01 wrote:

The main one is that Grapher still displays formulae with black text on a black background when in Dark mode, making it impossible to edit equations.

Not seeing a dark mode bug. Monterey 12.6.

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dialabrain

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Oct 9, 2022 2:09 AM in response to Didge01

You're welcome.

Sorry, I can't reproduce the problem. I don't know how many edits you mean by "a few" but I tried three different examples and 5 edits each and nothing happened. My M1 is no longer running Monterey so I can't test it there.

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Didge01 Author

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Oct 9, 2022 2:59 PM in response to dialabrain

I just used the 3D 'Gradient' template and added my own formulae.

I'm not sure whether the OS or platform makes a difference, because users have been looking for a solution to this problem since way before Monterey or M1.

By a 'few' - I mean enough edits to compose a fairly simple formula like the ones below - and fiddle with a few of the variables.

Gary

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Gary

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dialabrain

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Oct 9, 2022 2:48 AM in response to Didge01

Just a thought, what example or template are you using?

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