MySQL Workbench: Unable to see text

Question

My installation of MySQL Workbench is rather unusable because of the font/background colours. Initially I assumed that this was due to the Light/Dark theme on Mac OSX Mojave, but I have switched between both and it still remains the same. The problem has only started since I upgraded to Mac OSX Mojave. Is there anything I can do to make things more visible?

Edit: My currently selected theme is the 'Light Theme'

Answer 1

use

defaults write com.oracle.workbench.MySQLWorkbench NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool yes

to exclude workbench from dark mode

use

defaults delete com.oracle.workbench.MySQLWorkbench NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance

to reset to default

Answer 2

MySQL Workbench 8.0.13 doesn't support the new dark mode of macOS Mojave yet. This will come with a future release. Until then keep using the light mode if the use of MySQL Workbench (and other software which still needs to be updated) is essential for you.

Update

Starting with MySQL Workbench 8.0.14 the new dark mode is fully supported.