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Mobile version of Gutenberg - native iOS and Android
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Dark mode: Editor doesn't respond to dark-mode when using block-based themes #4468

Open SiobhyB opened 2 years ago

SiobhyB commented 2 years ago

Description

When a block-based theme is active, the editor will always use the theme's background colour as its background.

From the internal discussion here, it was explained that this behaviour is intentional: p1625061465206500-slack-CHLA6BQMQ. There may come a time where it's possible for users to edit customize the page/post background within the app and matching the theme's colours help to set expectations that the editor is WYSIWYG.

However, this experience can be jarring/unexpected for dark mode users, as discussed here: p1642094503098500-slack-C6UJ0KRKQ.

It's common for a theme's background to be white, which means that the editor will remain white for dark mode users who have block-based themes. This goes against the expectation/intent that dark mode users may have for editing on a dark background.

If a person chooses to use dark mode for a specific reason, such as to avoid eye strain, then this could be an unwanted experience.

To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Enable dark mode on your iOS or Android device and open the app.
  2. Activate a block-based theme, such as Zoologist, on a WordPress.com site.
  3. Navigate to the site's post editor and observe the white background.

Expected behavior

Expectation Actual
hypest commented 2 years ago

Thanks for opening this ticket! I've put it in Backlog (unscheduled/unassigned) as it's not yet actionable but, please, let's continue discussing it. Thanks!