Focused/unfocused app window colour reversed on Mac #16053

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opened 2026-02-22 02:45:11 -05:00 by deekerman · 0 comments

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2026-02-22 02:45:11 -05:00

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Originally created by @pixelboy2 on GitHub (Sep 11, 2024).

qBittorrent & operating system versions

qBittorrent: 4.6.6
MacOS: Ventura 13.6.9

What is the problem?

qBittorrent's focused/unfocused app window colour is the wrong way around on Mac: darker when app has focus; lighter when unfocused. Should be lighter when focused and darker when unfocused, as per Mac standard.

Apart from the divergence from standard Mac app behaviour, this is quite a big problem for qbtheme development: if the theme tries to utilise the native window background colour (via background-color: transparent), the focused app window is currently dark grey, thus significantly messing with colour settings.

Steps to reproduce

Open qBittorrent and ensure it has focus (window colour is darker)
Click off qBittorrent, on the desktop or another app so it loses focus (qBittorrent window colour is lighter)

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Originally created by @pixelboy2 on GitHub (Sep 11, 2024). ### qBittorrent & operating system versions qBittorrent: **4.6.6** MacOS: **Ventura 13.6.9** ### What is the problem? qBittorrent's focused/unfocused app window colour is the wrong way around on Mac: darker when app has focus; lighter when unfocused. Should be lighter when focused and darker when unfocused, as per Mac standard. Apart from the divergence from standard Mac app behaviour, this is quite a big problem for qbtheme development: if the theme tries to utilise the native window background colour (via background-color: transparent), the focused app window is currently dark grey, thus significantly messing with colour settings. ### Steps to reproduce 1. Open qBittorrent and ensure it has focus (window colour is darker) 2. Click off qBittorrent, on the desktop or another app so it loses focus (qBittorrent window colour is lighter) ### Additional context ![current-focused-window](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/74f73e6f-26c2-491f-8f32-6c89ca5bd58a) ![current-unfocused-window](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0c0dc629-ac95-44b9-bb32-4d1b384d2ce4) ### Log(s) & preferences file(s) _No response_