pop-os/theme-switcher

Pop!_OS GTK widget library / app for switching themes

theme-switcher's Issues

22.04: theme switcher preview for dark mode should look more like the new default dark mode wallpaper

The video in pop-os/desktop#83 (review) shows the new default behavior. Dark mode has a new, darker wallpaper. The preview in the switcher shows a light blue background. If we change the light blue to a darker purple, it would look a lot more natural.

21.10: theme switcher preview images could use an update

Titlebars get out of sync for non-CSD apps

As mentioned in #30 (review), some apps sometimes don't entirely switch from one theme to the other. This occurs whether they're running or not before the theme is switched.

As pictured above, Meld (deb) and Mattermost (flatpak) have a light titlebar even though the theme is set to dark. The steps to recreate this typically involve switching twice (e.g. from dark to light, then back to dark.) In this screenshot, Firefox has the correct dark titlebar, although it's been reported that it's also sometimes affected-- I can recreate it being affected if I turn on the Title Bar option in the customize menu to force it to use a server-side titlebar.

Solarized Theme Addition Suggestion

Please include Solarized Dark/Light theme. I think it meshes well with the target audience of developers.
Especially if you had a time of day swap.

This is a good implementation in gnome that includes icons, cursors, and theme:
https://github.com/rtlewis88/rtl88-Themes/tree/Solarized-Dark
https://github.com/rtlewis88/rtl88-Themes/tree/Solarized-Light

Thank you!

Instructions

Can you provide the instructions to compile and install the theme switcher for other distros?

Switching to High Contrast breaks the theming

If you go to Settings -> Universal Access and select High Contrast the icons are enlarged in the top right menu and Activities and other text in the Overview are moved from their correct positions like in this screenshots.

Automatically switch based on time of day

Oftentimes Dark mode is not used as a hard definitive preference but rather as a dynamic adjustment to ambient lighting conditions. Usually at night there are lower levels of ambient light, requiring darker content on screens.

It would be good to allow changing the mode dynamically based on whether Night Light is enabled.

Bad looking outline around the chosen mode extends well below the option.

Launching Settings app resets theme selected in GNOME Tweaks to Pop!_OS theme

To reproduce

1. Select Dark Mode in the Settings app
2. Set Adwaita Dark in GNOME Tweaks
3. Launch settings

What should happen

Nothing.

What actually happens

Theme reverts to Pop!_OS Dark.

Theme switching in gnome-initial-setup does not switch shell theme

When switching themes in gnome-initial-setup, the shell theme does not change. This was apparent when selecting a wifi network and receiving a bright white password dialog box (also the system menu).

Dark theme screenshot does not match current theme

Currently the screenshot for the dark theme selector in the theme-switcher looks like this:

The theme currently looks like this:

Notice the color of the knob on the volume and sound slider in both images.

Theme cannot be switched by clicking on the preview image

I would expect the theme switcher to allow clicking on the preview images for each theme to change the theme, however, this is not the case. The only thing that can be clicked is the (small) radio button under each option.

Update GNOME Settings > Appearance > Mode Screenshots