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Skrive v0.2.2 — Light theme + Electron stops forcing dark

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Light mode + a proper theme system. After v0.2.1 locked the inset design, this release adds back the light theme that had been deferred and stops Electron from forcing dark mode on light-mode machines.

What's new

Light mode

  • New Theme picker in Settings → General → Appearance: System (matches the OS automatically), Light, or Dark.
  • New installs default to Light. A warm paper-like palette: #fefcf7 page, #1f1d1a ink, soft warm rules. Existing dark-mode users are migrated to Dark on upgrade so nothing changes for you without consent.
  • Theme switching is live — flip in Settings and the whole workspace fades to the new palette (no relaunch needed).

Electron stops forcing dark

  • The BrowserWindow's pre-paint background no longer hardcodes #1a1a1a. It now follows nativeTheme.shouldUseDarkColors so a light-mode OS gets a light flash on launch and a dark-mode OS gets a dark one. No more "the app is dark even though my system is light."

Under the hood

  • All palette tokens (--skrive-bg, --skrive-fg, --skrive-muted, --skrive-rule, --skrive-link, --skrive-selection, --skrive-focus-ring) now use CSS light-dark(). The browser resolves them against the active color-scheme, which data-theme on <html> pins (or follows the OS when absent).
  • light-dark() is also wired through the three shell-tone variants. Their values stay distinct in dark mode; in light mode they all resolve to the same fixed light palette.

Known limitation

The Shell tone toggle is dark-mode only for v0.2.2 — picking different tones in light mode has no visible effect. Light-mode shell-tone variants are a follow-up release if the single fixed palette doesn't cover real use.

Upgrade behavior

  • First-time installs: start in Light.
  • Existing v0.2.1 (or earlier) users: migrated to Dark to preserve your current experience. Switch to Light or System anytime in Settings → Appearance.
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