Featrue: how about add light/dark mode theme and sync with system dark mode

[yurenchen000]

like github theme settings:

• Single theme //current supported
• Double theme: specify day and night theme, and Sync with system

the gnome theme: light or dark

[yurenchen000]

Is it possible implement it in main app? OR maybe I'll try to do it in plugin.

My only concern is that the plugin does not have a settings page, then have to add a right-click menu as the setting entry (if implement in plugin)

Gtk3 Monitor gnome theme change ^1

[yurenchen000]

BTW: when change profile's Palette Built-in schemes, the current terminals not apply changes (but pick color in Custom scheme, it will apply)

Maybe there need a Apply button ( to apply changes to current opened terminals )?

[yurenchen000]

BTW: how about add other custom palette as schemes, then it's easy to select from list.

• fg/bg schemes
• palette schemes
• titlebar schemes // even tabbar styles

so that they can be freely combined into profiles easily

[waldyrious]

Isn't this the same as #72?

[yurenchen000]

Isn't this the same as #72?

I though it's related,

• 72 gnome-terminal theme varient seems mainly about the color of the window widget (GTK theme) //tested on ubuntu22.04

• 119 maybe more similar, but it lack of details

I think theme has 2 part:

• [x] the window component styles (GTK) //winow title, border, context-menu, setting page ... //currently, terminaltor can follow system theme (dark or light), I feel that's enough
• [ ] the profile //maybe a profile include two theme (dark/light) //OR select two profile (dark/light) as default
  • [ ] the titlebar
  • [ ] the vte color schemes //the terminal it self // this lack of support to follow system theme settings, I have to manually change it.

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I got some methods to implement it, I'll try it when i free

[yurenchen000]

About #72 gnome-terminal theme variant

❶ default: app theme follow system theme

dark on dark, light on light

❷ dark: app dark (but system can be light)

different with system theme

[claudiuxyz]

It would be nice to be able to set preferred light/dark color scheme so when theme is set to sync with the system to use one of them.

[adamryczkowski]

Is it possible to send some form of a signal to the running terminators to make them change the profile? That would be a good-enough walkaround for me.

[yurenchen000]

https://github.com/yurenchen000/terminator-autotheme-plugin

@claudiuxyz @adamryczkowski @waldyrious

hi there, good news!
i made it ✨

preview:

[mattrose]

How easy would it be to incorporate this into terminator itself? If it's not easy, then can I copy your plugin into the included plugins/ directory?

[yurenchen000]

@mattrose

How easy would it be to incorporate this into terminator itself?

i think it's very easy.

1. the core code (about theme change detect & profile switch) only about twenty lines (in the just work version 0.9.0) //maybe dark detect is differ on other system, only tested on ubuntu22, gnome 42

2. all other code is about config save, setting panel, preview, indicator https://github.com/yurenchen000/terminator-autotheme-plugin/releases

3. maybe the only thing need to think about is the settings UI

If it's not easy, then can I copy your plugin into the included plugins/ directory?

of course yes if you wish