JDK-8249683 : [macos] Invisible (or hidden) text in the installer window using Mac's Dark mode
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: install
  • Sub-Component: install
  • Affected Version: 8u261
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: os_x
  • Submitted: 2020-07-17
  • Updated: 2022-06-27
  • Resolved: 2020-07-30
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8u271Fixed
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JDK-8253318 :  
Release Note: [macos] Invisible (or Hidden) Text in the Installer Window Using Mac's Dark Mode - Closed
Description
Some text in the Installer windows is hidden/invisible when in Mac dark mode. See attached.

Switching back to Light Mode alleviates the problem.

To reproduce: 
1) Start up the Java installer, navigate to the install page.
2) Open 'System Preferences' from the Apple menu
3) Click on the General tab
4) Change from Light to Dark mode.  Note that the button on the left has no text. 

Also, after installing, the "You have successfully installed..." screen also has "invisible" text.   Invisible in quotes since it's likely the text isn't invisible, but rather is the color white.
Comments
This issue can also be reproduced from auto update process, and auto remove process.
20-07-2020
see more details from attached file dark-mode-dialogs.pdf
20-07-2020
One difference between 8u261 and 8u251 is that the JDK 8u261 is compiled with Xcode 10.1 and MacOSX SDK 10.14.
17-07-2020
8u251 worked fine when switching to dark mode.
17-07-2020
is it something new like a regression or reproduced on previous release like 8u251?
17-07-2020