Re: [INFO] Does Git GUI support Dark Mode on Windows 10 ?

On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 12:02 PM Bagas Sanjaya [off-list ref] wrote:

On 26/09/21 22.09, Sashank Bandi wrote:

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Hello,

I am new to the concept of mailing lists so please bear with me.

I'm a JS developer. I love Git GUI for its minimalism in both size and
layout. I have been using Git and Git GUI on Windows for a long time.
I think the only thing missing from the "Official" Git GUI is dark
mode.

I use dark mode on almost all places. Firefox, Discord, GitHub,
Outlook, Notepad++, VS Code and even Reddit too. The only place that
is missing dark mode in my workflow is Git GUI.

Is there any way I can make Git GUI dark mode ?

I don't know a lot of Tcl/Tk but I am currently trying to learn it. I
did a few edits and made the About page in dark mode.
You can look at it here:
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/76554862/134190271-d861407a-31be-436d-aac4-9ea3d72f0fb0.png
.

I have found two threads in the mailing list but those are just dead
ends for me. Hence I reached this mailing list.

I would rather like to see yourself posted PR to the dedicated subsytem
at [1].

Nice to hear that you like my design.
I think this confirms my suspicion that there is no "Official" Git GUI Dark
Mode on Windows 10.

I think you want to implement tri-state `Dark mode` option. When it is
set to `Yes`, always use dark theme regardless of system settings; when
it is `No` the opposite; and `Auto` use dark theme when it is enabled in
system settings, normal the opposite.

Our interests conflict here.
I think we should rather provide 3 different options here.
1. System Default
2. Light Mode
3. Dark Mode
I find these options easy rather than the "Yes" or "No" options.

I'm currently planning to convert this into a C++ program as there is no
way from the Tcl itself to change the color and background color of the title
bar or menu of the Git GUI window.

I also CCed Pratyush Yadav as he is the official maintainer of the project.