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A convention for organizing Xresource-based theme data.
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[QUESTION] how to change the system-prefers-mode #47

Closed polaroidkidd closed 2 years ago

polaroidkidd commented 2 years ago

In general I really like the default theme. However, I don't like having every application use "dark" mode. I've been trying to set it using 

[Settings]
gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme=0

in ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini and looking for a variable in this repository which communicates to the system and the apps the dark-mode preference.

Is it even possible to tell the system to prefer light mode without changing the entire theme to a light-mode theme?

Any help would be appreciated in this regard.

kgilmer commented 2 years ago

Hi @polaroidkidd ,

Is it even possible to tell the system to prefer light mode without changing the entire theme to a light-mode theme?

I don't believe it is possible with Regolith. At least, this is not a feature that Regolith supports. For Regolith it's essentially the GTK theme and the color palatte specified in your Regolith Xresources. I am guessing this is a feature of other desktop environments such as gnome shell. This thread may be of interest: https://www.reddit.com/r/i3wm/comments/kiy0v0/i3_and_system_default_lightdark_theme_settings/

polaroidkidd commented 2 years ago

I have searched for hours trying to find some information which is contained in that Reddit post! Thanks!