Automatically switch light / dark mode with Windows OS light / dark mode theme

[oeloo]

Hi, since the end of 2024, WinMerge has been starting to get a dark mode (by choosing Theme=Midnight), which is great.
The issue is that WinMerge's light/dark mode is fixed: it does not automatically switch according to Windows' light/dark mode, like most applications do nowadays. Is there a way to make it switch automatically?

Regards

[sdottaka]

Unfortunately, WinMerge does not currently have the ability to automatically switch themes based on the Windows Light/Dark theme.

[dcog989]

This is a dupe of #396? Close?

[sdottaka]

This is a dupe of #396? Close?

This issue is a bit different from issue #396 because it is a request for a feature to automatically switch to Dark/Light theme according to Windows settings.

[oeloo]

I confirm it is very different from #396 !
The objective is to automate the Light/Dark mode switch in WinMerge according to Windows OS Light/Dark mode.
Every application does that nowadays.
Also, this should take just a few minutes to implement! (it is not like implementing a dark mode, here the topic is just the SWITCH feature)

[dcog989]

OK, I expected the mode switch feature would include options System / Light / Dark - where System follows whatever Windows is using, which is de facto standard.