# \[BUG-6553\] Ignition Perspective Drop Down search text color left out of style sheet **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [October 10, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-6553-ignition-perspective-drop-down-search-text-color-left-out-of-style-sheet/65016 "2022-10-10T16:31:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![keenern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/779978/32.png) [@keenern](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/keenern)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-6553-ignition-perspective-drop-down-search-text-color-left-out-of-style-sheet/65016/1 "2022-10-10T16:31:32Z")
I am working on a project using themes. When a dark theme is selected (does not matter which default dark themes) the text while searching a drop down does not display. Here is an image of the search text displaying in light themes: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/a/8a312394e85a92ff3ce7cb9cb858a190743132fd.png) here is an image of the search text displaying in dark themes: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/f/ff37a033899ea2cde7557bbff6a32a7c340118dc.png) I can not find a way to edit the color of the text to something other than black. ---
**Author:** ![jeremy.lecoutre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3e96dc/32.png) [@jeremy.lecoutre](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeremy.lecoutre)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-6553-ignition-perspective-drop-down-search-text-color-left-out-of-style-sheet/65016/2 "2022-10-10T17:01:53Z")
Apparently there is a small problem in IA css file. you can fix it by editing the dropdown.css file in [ignition\_base\_path]\data\modules\com.inductiveautomation.perspective\themes\light\common replace : ```auto .ia_dropdown__search { font-size: 0.875rem; } ``` by: ```auto .ia_dropdown__search { font-size: 0.875rem; color: var(--neutral-80); } ``` ---
**Author:** ![keenern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/779978/32.png) [@keenern](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/keenern)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-6553-ignition-perspective-drop-down-search-text-color-left-out-of-style-sheet/65016/3 "2022-10-10T17:05:02Z")
But if I edit the theme css i have to do it every time I upgrade ignition right? Is there a way to inject it to make sure that I can fix it from the designer without updating the theme? Also, it feels like that should be a property that can be adjusted in the designer just like the style and dropdownOptionStyle allow edits to text colors FOUND METHOD TO FIX THANKS TO COWORKER in side a style sheet you can inject the color for search like so: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/6/862b0a8518ebe5df4d65b8f888cec69779e68123.png) For anyone else looking for a way to make the change without adjusting anything outside of ignition designer. Thank you as well to jeremy.lecoutre ---
**Author:** ![jeremy.lecoutre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3e96dc/32.png) [@jeremy.lecoutre](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jeremy.lecoutre)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-6553-ignition-perspective-drop-down-search-text-color-left-out-of-style-sheet/65016/4 "2022-10-10T17:35:22Z")
I don't like css inject, but yes you can ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/a/ba6b7165415dd63134f70aeaed4c7106ce2dd6d5.png) or you can create your own css theme, see readme file in data\modules\com.inductiveautomation.perspective\themes or you can wait 8.1.22 release wich give you a project style in designer: [https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-stylesheet-resource/64787](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/new-stylesheet-resource/64787) ---
**Author:** ![keenern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/779978/32.png) [@keenern](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/keenern)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-6553-ignition-perspective-drop-down-search-text-color-left-out-of-style-sheet/65016/5 "2022-10-10T17:38:40Z")
That is very useful as well. Creating our own is on our list of items to do. However, the specific project is using the 6 built in and I just needed a way to get it up and working for our customers. Short term fix is the injection (i agree it is kind of messy). I also do not have access to the gateway the designers are on directly. So making changes at that level takes more time. But I can make the edits in the designer quickly and get it out to our customers. ---
**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-6553-ignition-perspective-drop-down-search-text-color-left-out-of-style-sheet/65016/6 "2022-10-10T17:41:24Z")
This was also [fixed in 8.1.22](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nightly-8-1-changelogs-2022/54636/142#:~:text=6553%3A%20Perspective%20Dropdown%20list%20text%20is%20not%20visible%20in%20the%20search%20bar), so if you take that version you don't need to apply any extra styling. ---
**Author:** ![keenern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/779978/32.png) [@keenern](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/keenern)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-6553-ignition-perspective-drop-down-search-text-color-left-out-of-style-sheet/65016/7 "2022-10-10T19:03:33Z")
Thank you. We plan to update all of them to 8.1.22 Just a temp fix until the release week off 11/1/2022. Thank you for taking the time to review the thread!