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White background appears at the bottom of Search dialog in dark theme

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
64/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
java
Domain
design, frontend

Research direction

Start by locating the Search dialog’s theme styling and compare its bottom area with the dialog buttons in dark theme. Reproduce the issue using the reported Mac build and inspect the affected colors; done when the area above the buttons uses the appropriate dark theme colors.

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Description

bug

the Search dialog displays an unexpected white background in the bottom area above the dialog buttons. This breaks the dark theme's visual consistency and should be rendered using the appropriate dark theme colors.

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Build id: I20261011-2300
OS : Mac 26.4

Dominant language
Java
Stars
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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