[tor-bugs] #32220 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Change letterboxing color when dark theme is enabled

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Wed Oct 23 13:44:44 UTC 2019


#32220: Change letterboxing color when dark theme is enabled
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks                          |          Owner:  tbb-
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     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-9.0-issues, tbb-9.0.1-can, ux-   |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 Should obviously be changed upstream.

 However if anyone decides to do this in Tor browser then I suggest that
 you also add some kind of soft pattern to the letterboxing space to make
 the separation from the page content clear at a glance. Right now it's
 hard to distinguish on pages that use white background, so on most pages.

 The pattern could be even something Tor-related, such as little onion
 watermarks. This will also more clearly signal to users that this space
 around the page content is very much intentional and is part of Tor
 browser's mission to fight against fingerprinting. Right now there's a lot
 of users confused by the letterboxing, mistaking it for a bug.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/32220#comment:4>
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