Re: Dark mode support for ttk native Windows theme?

Am 03.05.2025 um 12:58 schrieb undroidwish:

On 5/3/25 11:27, nemethi wrote:

Am 02.05.25 um 23:45 schrieb undroidwish:

On 5/2/25 21:50, nemethi wrote:
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The xpnative and vista themes are implemented using the now hopelessly outdated UxTheme system, which - unfortunately - doesn't provide any "dark mode" support.

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Howdy Csaba,
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out of curiosity, what are the contemporary alternatives?
In Win32 native sense, i.e. without Tk and ttk themery.
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BR
Christian

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Hi Christian,
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I am (and have never been) a Windows expert, hence I am for sure not competent enough to answer this question.  But:
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The Windows 11 system UI is based on the Fluent design system, using the relatively new WinUI library.  This makes me to conclude that this library is currently the right choice for new developments on Windows.

 Thanks for the info, so I found this example:
   https://github.com/driver1998/WinUI-MinGW
 Ugh, XAML, C++ with lambada and coroutines, and whatnot.
For my share another little shop of horror compared to Tk.
 Thanks again,
Christian

Hi Csaba, Hi Christian,
yes, recent Windows UI requires the .net machinery to my knowledge.
Due to that, most real programs still use the old one.
But what would be doable IMHO:
- have a global platform independent switch "dark mode/light mode", which is initialized in a platform-dependent way and may be changed (like "tk scaling").
- provide this state to all themes
- adopt the standard themes to support a dark mode
Any Windows App with dark mode does not look like Windows any more.
The "look and Feel" is not unified.
Is this possible thinking ?
THanks for all,
Harald