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Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

black on black text search bar

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the firefox search bar on the homepage is black on black. I can not see what I am typing. Can this be changed?

the firefox search bar on the homepage is black on black. I can not see what I am typing. Can this be changed?

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Hmm, how did that happen?

As a Windows user, I'm at a bit of a disadvantage sorting out Linux issues because different system themes may influence the colors, in addition to built-in settings. Does your system have a dark theme?

Firefox's built-in pages can be restyled by creating a userContent.css file and adding custom style rules. If you don't get a suggestion from a Linux user here, you might try: https://www.reddit.com/r/FirefoxCSS/