Dark Mode?

[perguto]

Is there a dark mode for the Windows GUI? I didn't find one in the settings. It would be nice to have one. Thanks for this awesome program btw!

[VolkMilit]

It depends on your system settings. Windows 10 has an option to turn dark mode.

[Shatur]

Icon support is needed. We need to bundle both variants and select automatically the correct one based on system settings.

[VolkMilit]

Qt 5 doesn't have an native API for dark\lite theme, or I'm not aware where to look. On windows we can use registry to determine user settings in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Themes\\Personalize

[vvkdev]

How to activate the dark mode? My Windows 10 dark mode is on and other apps are dark, but Crow not.

[VolkMilit]

@vvkdev AFAIK, you can't, not with Qt 5 anyway. Qt 6 support this natively, but some Linux distribution still ship old Qt 5, that's why we wait for them.

[1821746019]

it seems that crowTranslate still cannot support dark mode. White of the gui is really dazzling.

[AlbertoFabbri93]

I installed the flatpak version of Crow Translate on my Linux system (OpenSuse Aeon with Gnome) and when I enable dark mode this is how it looks:

It is impossible to see the icons of the buttons.

[MesterPerfect]

Before, I used obs-studio on Windows 32-bit, which means it was utilizing Qt5. The program's default theme was dark. Therefore, I believe achieving a dark theme is possible with either Qt5 or Qt6.

[Shatur]

OBS uses custom styles, it's not a default dark Qt theme.

[Gentleman03]

OBS uses custom styles, it's not a default dark Qt theme.

Then maybe you would be able to add some way to use custom styles?

[Shatur]

I personally dislike custom styles. It's better to just migrate to Qt6.

[MesterPerfect]

I personally dislike custom styles. It's better to just migrate to Qt6.

I also prefer transitioning to QT6 as it offers better support for light and dark styles, as well as enhanced accessibility features. Additionally, it will eliminate the need for x86 support.

[Shatur]

I wish I could have more free time...
I currently quite busy with another project, so a PR would be highly appreciated. I will be able to review it quickly, just don't have enough time to sit and do the migration myself.

[MesterPerfect]

I wish I could have more free time... I currently quite busy with another project, so a PR would be highly appreciated. I will be able to review it quickly, just don't have enough time to sit and do the migration myself.

I was hoping I could assist you, but I primarily develop using Python and have no experience with C++.

[Shatur]

It's okay, maybe some else will.

[Gentleman03]

I personally dislike custom styles. It's better to just migrate to Qt6.

Ofcourse, especially if adding a custom styles feature isn't a quick thing to add.

It's okay, maybe some else will.

I'm afraid it's not going to happen. Latest feature request for dark theme is 2 years old.

[Shatur]

Latest feature request for dark theme is 2 years old.

True, but Qt6 wasn't ready for quite some time too. For example, QtMultimedia was re-introduced only in 6.2.

[Aqa-Ib]

I'm afraid it's not going to happen. Latest feature request for dark theme is 2 years old.

This program is very useful. There are odds of someone with the knowledge to port it to Qt6. I think that a pinned issue asking for help would improve the chances. Regards.