We have a dark theme that looks like this: [A screenshot of a forum interface showing categories, tags, unread topics, and options to add a new topic or see replies and activity. (Captioned by AI)] When we select the theme in the user profile, it looks as above, as expected. However when it is e…

looks like you’re using 2 different color palettes. Joplin Default and Simple Dark. Are those different?

Yes, the Default theme with Joplin Default colour theme is the light theme, and the other one is the dark theme. I guess it’s normal they have two different colour themes?

Many apologies! This is a confusing area in our admin interface, and we are working to improve it currently. I hope I am getting this right but let me explain the current functionality my way. One change is that we are starting to talk only about “color palette” and no longer “color scheme”. That w…

Thank you for your answer. We actually have three different themes, and two of them are customised with CSS (to change the header for Halloween, Christmas). So if I understand correctly, with this setup it’s not possible to get automatic dark theme to work properly, is that correct? It’s not ideal …

[image] Laurent: with this setup it’s not possible to get automatic dark theme to work properly, is that correct? No, if you don’t offer light and dark color palettes. Yes, if you do.

I have several color palettes, the main ones being “Joplin Default” (used in the default light theme) and “Simple Dark” (used in the default dark theme). Is there something I need to configure here to fix the problem I mentioned in the top post? <a class="lightbox" href="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/f/a/5fad0916f56bcc9a5da589a036c7e828372ce48f.png" data-download-href="/uploads/short-url/dEo5mIEkYdWvVyGy5Bwt2mKbjaf.png?dl=1" title="The image displays a list of color palettes including "Simple Dark," "Joplin Default," "Material Teal/Amber," "Material Red/Blue," "Material Blue/Red," "Material Indigo/Orange," and "Material Dark," with a button to add a new palette. (Captioned by AI)" rel="noopener nofollow ugc">[The image displays a list of color palettes includ…

Tell what are default color palettes of light and dark in settings of a forum. Set default light in settings of themes. Start using the switcher. That’s it. The diffuculties starts when an user changes color palettes on personal settings. That is… awful system is too much, but it is hard system to …

[image] Laurent: Is there something I need to configure here to fix the problem I mentioned in the top post? How did you customize the header? The problem is that your header customization depends on the theme selected, but the dark/light toggle only changes the color palette. The result is t…

Yes the header is indeed set via the custom CSS of each theme. Is there any way to identify that the current color palette is dark or light? I tried the following: @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { .d-header { background-image: url(https://imgur.com/LdcvIcp.png); /* Dark background image…

Does tbe way the versatile banner changes the background work? You could install the component, add a background image for dark mode and try by using the preview. Then you could use dark-light-choose which was for example explained in Update themes and plugins to support automatic dark mode - #5 by…

How to make the automatic dark theme the same as the selected dark theme?

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Jagster (Jakke Flemming) December 14, 2024, 10:41am 7

No, if you don’t offer light and dark color palettes. Yes, if you do.

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How to make the automatic dark theme the same as the selected dark theme?

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