diff --git a/docs/installation/linux.md b/docs/installation/linux.md index 014d5254f..4a9c6fc7d 100644 --- a/docs/installation/linux.md +++ b/docs/installation/linux.md @@ -140,3 +140,15 @@ touch ~/.config/bks-flags.conf echo "--ozone-platform-hint=auto" >> ~/.config/bks-flags.conf echo "--enable-features=UseOzonePlatform" >> ~/.config/bks-flags.conf ``` + +### Fixing weird colors on Wayland + +If you experience incorrect colors when using Wayland (e.g. oranges appearing yellow, greys looking almost black, overly bright whites, or poor text readability), this is caused by a [Chromium/Electron bug with the Wayland color management protocol](https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/49566). + +To fix this, add the following flag to your `~/.config/bks-flags.conf` file: + +```bash +echo "--disable-features=WaylandWpColorManagerV1" >> ~/.config/bks-flags.conf +``` + +Then restart Beekeeper Studio for the change to take effect. diff --git a/docs/support/troubleshooting.md b/docs/support/troubleshooting.md index c6ba82db5..633edb861 100644 --- a/docs/support/troubleshooting.md +++ b/docs/support/troubleshooting.md @@ -157,6 +157,20 @@ CREATE table foo("myColumn" int); See [this StackOverflow answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/20880247/18818) or [this section in the PostgreSQL manual](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-syntax-lexical.html#SQL-SYNTAX-IDENTIFIERS) +## Linux (Wayland) + +### Weird colors on Wayland (wrong saturation, contrast, or readability) + +If colors look wrong when running Beekeeper Studio on Wayland — for example oranges appearing yellow, greys looking almost black, whites being overly bright, or text being hard to read — this is caused by a [Chromium/Electron bug with the Wayland color management protocol](https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/49566). + +To fix this, add the following flag to your `~/.config/bks-flags.conf` file: + +```bash +echo "--disable-features=WaylandWpColorManagerV1" >> ~/.config/bks-flags.conf +``` + +Then restart Beekeeper Studio. See [Linux Installation - Wayland support](../installation/linux.md#wayland-support-including-fractional-scaling) for more details on configuring Wayland flags. + ## Linux (Snap) ### The Filepicker shows 'little rectangles' instead of a font