# Flag dialog - text barely readable in dark theme

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-dialog-text-barely-readable-in-dark-theme/40413>\
**Category:** UX\
**Created:** [1 مارس 2016، 9:29م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-dialog-text-barely-readable-in-dark-theme/40413 "2016-03-01T21:29:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![DeanMarkTaylor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/deanmarktaylor/32/102462_2.png) [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Post date:** [1 مارس 2016، 9:29م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-dialog-text-barely-readable-in-dark-theme/40413/1 "2016-03-01T21:29:02Z")

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The text in the lower right “flags are private, **only** visible to staff” is hard to read in a dark theme.

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/f/5/f54a964f1ab814aa6ebf1a00a4d50ca848df5a81.png)

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/3/93fe5b7ccc46915114e5c678314dfe0c0c7a66f3.png)

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**Author:** ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\
**Post date:** [1 مارس 2016، 9:45م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-dialog-text-barely-readable-in-dark-theme/40413/2 "2016-03-01T21:45:19Z")

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CSS ?

```plaintext
div.modal-footer span.hint

```

\*BTW not so readable in light theme either

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [1 مارس 2016، 9:58م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-dialog-text-barely-readable-in-dark-theme/40413/3 "2016-03-01T21:58:29Z")

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Hmm given the re-structuring of the dialog not convinced that text is necessary any more. I think

> Notify Staff

should be

> Notify staff privately

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [1 مارس 2016، 10:23م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-dialog-text-barely-readable-in-dark-theme/40413/4 "2016-03-01T22:23:46Z")

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OK, problem removed

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/83fda03495f75614d002bdfab955e7a18fa0563e](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/83fda03495f75614d002bdfab955e7a18fa0563e)

Omit Needless Words

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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [1 مارس 2016، 10:23م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/flag-dialog-text-barely-readable-in-dark-theme/40413/5 "2016-03-01T22:23:48Z")

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