Yelp application with dark background

[ruediger60]

Hello,

my Ubuntu Budgie Version is 10.9.1, Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS, X11, Linux 6.11.0-17-generic, all updates installed.

I start to begin with default desktop setup: Widgets = Pocillo-dark, Dark mode = yes.

The Application “YELP” startet in Dark mode, but the Background is dark and the text is also dark.
I switch to Pocillo, without dark mode, the yelp apllication start short with background light and then to dark.

What is the problem?

The directory ~/.config/yelp is empty.

Many thanks in advance
ruediger60

[jlb]

Hi @ruediger60!

Try purging “yelp”:

sudo apt purge yelp && sudo apt autoremove
rm -r ~/.config/yelp ~/.local/share/yelp

…and re-install it:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install yelp

It may not work, but it’s worth a try.

[ruediger60]

It was worth a try, but unfortunately it didn’t help.
I also logged out and restarted.

[jlb]

Too bad.
It’s one of the quirks of the UB.
Have you tried opening an “Ubuntu” session (Xorg or Wayland) by clicking on the budgie to the right of the login box ?
I’m willing to bet your problem will be gone.

[ruediger60]

No, I don’t have this option when registering.

[jlb]

If you’ve chosen to log in automatically, no doubt, but if not, you’ll need to enter your password to log in.
And if you click on the little budgie, you can choose from several options:

[ruediger60]

I checked the login window earlier, there is no icon or little budgie.
Maybe it’s because of my old hardware (iMac 9.1) which I use.

How to take a screenshot on the login screen?

[jlb]

This is what I see on the login screen because I chose to set a password when I installed UB. I don’t think the hardware is to blame.
But this can be changed later in the settings (Users).

I took a photo with my phone and cropped it on my laptop.

[ruediger60]

My login window does not have this option. See screenshot.

Okay, it’s not vital.

[jlb]

Thanks. Sorry, I didn’t think it was possible…
But I also didn’t think I had both Budgie and GNOME:

Apart from reinstalling, after backing up the important files, I don’t know what to advise you, that’s beyond my level of (in)competence.

I too have problems of this kind, but not with black characters on a black background, just applications that no longer follow the light or dark theme instructions since I’ve been tinkering with overrides for flatpaks that I can’t disable.

[ruediger60]

Okay and thanks for the help.

[jlb]

I haven’t been much help, @ruediger60…

But the advantage of Linux is that it’s easier and faster than Windows to reinstall, and you learn as you go.

Once you’ve got “Yelp” back, I suggest you create a small “alias” so that you can consult the manual pages more comfortably than in the terminal, with clickable links.

Launch the terminal (Ctrl Alt t) and enter:

gedit .bashrc

Then copy and paste this line at the end of the file:

alias ym='_ym() { yelp man:“$1”; }; _ym' # Yelp Man

Save and close the editor and terminal.

Next time you want to know more about the options of a particular command, instead of typing “-h” or “–help” in the terminal, type ym <command_name> — ym man, for example: