User level: Level 1 (4 points)Icons labels remain black in a dark background folder with Goldengate OS X
Posted on Sep 20, 2026 10:15 AM
User level: Level 10 (125,838 points)Sep 21, 2026 3:42 AM in response to Noinesse
Yet, cld. U develop 'switch back made the menu bar adjust' as there is no difference after switching back and forth.
If you have a dark background now, change it to a lighter background. The menu bar icons should remain dark on the light background. Then switch back to your dark background and hopefully the icons will switch to white.
Starting up into Safe Mode and then restart normally might fix it if it doesn’t change with the background swap.
User level: Level 10 (125,838 points)Sep 20, 2026 6:46 PM in response to Noinesse
Golden Gate is two words and OS X has been dead for a decade.
In previous macOS versions, changing to a darker or lighter background, then switch back made the menu bar adjust.
You could also try reducing transparency or adjusting the Liquid Glass appearance slider to reduce the effect.
User level: Level 1 (4 points)Sep 21, 2026 12:57 AM in response to Barney-15E
Thks Barney for your care. Yes it's Golden Gate... Yet, cld. U develop 'switch back made the menu bar adjust' as there is no difference after switching back and forth.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256361338