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Cant enable Dark Mode in Windows (repost) #20561
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@Sin-Shadow-Fox Ya, I'm a nuisance "user" & a troll alright! /s A "user" can't modify/close other user's posts.........only "Team Members" of the Project.
Well you've already ignored my instructions! You failed to read below step:
That's why you are getting 'qbittorrent' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. You are running the command from |
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BTW - You could have also just re-opened your post or commented there (it was not locked) |
A: I followed the instructions exactly. i navigated to the folder that qBittorrent is installed in and it didn't make a difference. Also that instruction is for command prompt not windows explorer. B: Yeah no, you have to be a collaborator to re-open an issue. normal users cannot re-open issues. |
Your screenshot above says otherwise...
Had you read the instructions from the other post, you'd know it was to be done via Tell me.....does Windows 7 support Dark Mode?? Why don't you change the theme? |
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User is not a collaborator but was able to re-open their issue:
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See? I did navigate there.
I read the instructions and followed them.
How much clearer do i have to make it? Normal users cannot re-open issues. If YOU had read the link i posted, you'd see that. All the issues you've been closing? People can't re-open them, that's why you come across as a "troll"/"nuisance". |
That user closed his own issue... i always wondered if users can re-open their own issues that we close, now i know they can't. /off-topic |
I close them as I am a team member/collaborator & yes I now can see that's why people can't re-open them but can if they close them themselves. Users opening up numerous tickets which are duplicates etc. of an open ticket get closed - simple as, as it only clogs up our ticket system. You clearly did not read #17081 (comment) The navigation & issuing of commands all are to be done via command prompt & not via explorer. |
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*shrug* I like it. It looks nice.
Users wouldn't need to create duplicates if you would just stop closing other peoples issues, as you see now they can't re-open them or even explain that your reason for closing them is wrong. They'll close them themselves when/if they find a resolution.
I did navigate to the installation location, i did do the command in command prompt and as i showed in my last comment i did read the comment. |
you are doing that via windows explorer
You are running the command from Your 1st post screenshot from #20561 (comment) shows & I already pointed out that in #20561 (comment) |
. . . You can navigate to folders INSIDE command prompt?! |
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@Sin-Shadow-Fox you have a typo |
Shit, your right. Thanks for catching that. |
Didn't work (even after the typo, gods i wish you could copy/paste in command prompt). Also isn't fusion the NEW darkmode that isn't in available in older versions of qBittorrent? |
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@Sin-Shadow-Fox Try to add |
Unfortunately that doesn't seemed to have worked. But thank you for trying ^_^ |
This topic should have been closed from the very beginning:
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Well no, this topic should not have been "closed from the very beginning" but if using this specific instruction/command is a win10 exclusive thing then yes this topic should never have steered towards this suggestion. But also keep in mind that we're all just trying to figure this out together so remember to be polite and respectful. |
I agree & I did close the other thread....however, I wanted to show @Sin-Shadow-Fox that it wouldn't work (for windows 7) & that there wasn't anything wrong with the commands. @Sin-Shadow-Fox You said you read #17081 (comment) & that states Windows 10 1903+ is a requirement for dark mode. @Sin-Shadow-Fox If you want a dark theme for qBittorrent, you have some choices.
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If you knew these specific commands we're win10 exclusive then you could have said so.
Again let me remind you that there has been a native darkmode for qB since before win10 existed so no, win10 is not a requirement for darkmode, it just can't be done using this command.
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It is for our dependency (Qt) & hence why it was stated as Windows 10 1903+ being a requirement for Native Dark Mode Support. |
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@Sin-Shadow-Fox Please also note that Windows 7 Support has been dropped as of qBittorrent 4.5.5 (29th Aug. 2023) |
Again note that i am using qB 4.5.5 as i've stated in the issue notes and that there has been a native darkmode in qB since before win10 was released so while this specific command will not work, there is obviously another way to enable darkmode in qB. |
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@Sin-Shadow-Fox btw before official Dark Mode for Qb was presented I've used this external theme. It is jagannatharjun/qbt-theme with padding fixes. |
Oh yeah, i saw that one while hunting for external themes but like i said in my closed issue i prefer the way dracula 2 looks |
Well below is your option:
This is how Qt as far as I'm aware detects Now, I know you won't/don't want to change your OS theme so you are left with 2 other options.
There's not much else we can do here. |
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I plan to, at least until i find a better option.
Downgrading my OS seems like a drastic option for something as simple as an aesthetic for a torrent client.
And i appreciate your efforts even if you did come off as a bit trollish at first, but i now attribute that to the mistakes you made: confusing the old and new darkmodes, leaving out critical instructions for enabling fusion, being unaware that your closing of issues were having more drastic consequences than you were aware of due to not knowing people can't re-open issues you close. And i hope you will learn from these mistakes to become a better person ^_^ In the meantime I'll patiently wait for someone that may have an alternate solution for how to enable the old darkmode. Hopefully i won't have to wait long but I'm very patient and who knows, i may meet more interesting people and discover new things about qBittorrent while i wait. |
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Where did I confuse old/new dark modes? |
You've regularly stated that there is no darkmode outside win10 and that win10 is required for it. This is only true of the new darkmode, not the old one.
This was not in your original instructions in comment #17081 |
What is this "old darkmode" that you're referring to, and that no one else knows about? |
I expect users to have some bit of competence, however - |
@glassez Read some of the comments here and you'll see. And if "no one else knows about it", then how did i find out about it? Just because you don't know something doesn't mean it doesn't exist and plenty of other people including xavier2k6 knows about this. Also i would like it if you would no longer comment on this issue as you've been nothing but rude and dismissive.
@xavier2k6 Contrary to your belief, most normal users have no idea command prompt even exists, much less that you can navigate to specific "folders" INSIDE command prompt. Hell, as you saw i didn't even know that until this incident and I've been unofficially working with computers for close to 30 years. But thank you for amending your original instructions. |
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@Sin-Shadow-Fox The only one that appears to be coming off as rude here is you, may I remind you that this is a "bug tracker" not a support forum or discussion board. @glassez Is one of the lead developers of this project & I will also remind you of your own words:
Windows 10 has below option:
So as you can see Windows 10 can change qBittorrent (app) to use a "Dark App Mode" without having to change the OS theme.
(I may be corrected on this) - The only thing that I'm aware of is that Windows 7 does not provide a Native Dark Mode per-se (for apps anyway), however qBittorrent will change it's theme/coloring along with a Dark/High Contrast OS theme change as I stated already without the requirements of any commands.
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Care to show me where I've been rude? I've been friendly, polite and helpful where i can be. And believe me i would have liked to have said a few choice words to glassez for the way he's been acting but resorting to his temperament and attitude does not make things better so I've restrained myself and responded appropriately and politely so in no way have i "come across" as rude and most other people will agree with me. Glassez on the other hand has contributed nothing to this issue.
Has mocked me for even mentioning the old darkmode which is prevalent on other forums, other issues here on this repository and even mentioned and explicitly shown in this issue.
On top of that he's even become petty enough to downvote my responses to him (including this one), chastising him for his rude behavior.
Yes this is the old native darkmode that i and many other users are aware of. The only problem it seems is that it seems to be linked to contrast mode (according to you). Hopefully though, in time, another user will be able to figure out a way to work around this or "trick" it into thinking it's in contrast mode. You'd be surprised at the creative and off the wall ideas people can come up with to get things to work. In fact that's one of the joys of working with communities like this one, seeing people's creativity and working with them to brainstorm new solutions. |
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You are using an unsupported OS with an unsupported qBittorrent version. You don't have any other option available to you. Do you have any other issue regarding dark mode? @ other members please don't continue the conversation about rudeness/etc. It will devolve the conversation from the main topic. |
As you can see from other comments in this discussion (including one from xavier), we've already proven that this is not true and that Native via OS does not require win10 or 4.6.0+. Several examples explicitly show Native via OS working for win7 and older versions of qBittorrent. Please do not try to derail or deter the progress we are making here in this issue. This is not about me needing something "explained to me". This is about finding a solution to the problem, which could now be categorized as "triggering Native darkmode for 4.6.0- qB without changing OS themes" and i believe in time we will find a way to do this, provided this issue is no longer interfered with by people who are seeking to shut down healthy and productive conversation on this topic. We are working to better understand the old darkmode and how it works and we have made some progress so far.
I could not agree more with this ^ |
We already have a solution -> #17081 (comment) 2024-03-19_09-34-14.mp4 |
This is a video of using win10s darkmode to change 4.6.0+ versions of qB which does not pertain to this issue. |
I had already read the discussion thread. I fail to see where this was proven.
You keep talking about this "old darkmode" but we have no idea what you're talking about! Do you have any screenshot or video of it? |
Care to explain what you mean? As far as I'm aware it is native. Perhaps we're having a difference of opinion as to what native means? |
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Native dark mode is the thing displayed in the video posted by @xavier2k6 in #20561 (comment). In this context "native" means something that is supported by Windows.
And qbittorrent theming (which allows for dark themes) is something else too. |
Two things are displayed in that video
The whites are black, that's darkmode and because it's built into qBittorrent, that makes it native. Please, i don't know why members of qBittorrent project seem so adamant that this old darkmode doesn't exist or why you want to prevent us from getting it to work but I'm asking you to please leave us alone and let us work this problem out in peace. The majority of my issue has now become arguments and drama because of members of qBittorrent project. Neither myself or the other users of this repository are causing problems, it's just members of qBittorrent project. Do you not see how detrimental this is to healthy and productive conversation? |
That's the same thing. The "fusion" style is required by Qt to automatically take notice of Windows' darkmode changes.
Have you used this "old darkmode" yourself in the past? Why don't you have it now? Did you re-install Windows? |
Well that is what this issue aims to solve. There are a lot of things "windows doesn't allow" that people have managed to make happen anyway.
No, I've never used qBittorrent's old darkmode myself which is the whole reason i created this issue to begin with, so that i and other users can use the old darkmode instead of relying on external themes. Technically speaking xavier has already provided a "working" solution (using windows's contrast theme) but it's a bit drastic so I'm going to continue working with other users of this repository to come up with a better solution that doesn't sacrifice one's normal theme to utilize. Again i ask that you and the other members of qBittorrent project refrain from debating, arguing or derailing the purpose of this issue. If you wish to carry on a conversation about this that doesn't contribute to this issue's resolution then i ask that you speak with me in private (discord, telegram) as i do not want this issue to continue to be a platform for drama as it is not conducive to healthy and productive conversation. |
So let me get this straight. You the user that hasn't use this fabled "old darkmode" are convinced that such a thing existed in qBittorrent and we the qbittorrent devs either have somehow entirely forgotten about it or are concealing its existence. In any case, you want to "continue working with other users" to discover a workaround? Be my guest. But this doesn't belong in the issue tracker. It belongs to "Discussions". So I am converting it to a discussion. Please don't open it again as an issue. It will be closed immediately without any further discussion. |
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qBittorrent & operating system versions
qBittorrent: 4.5.5 x64
Operating system: Windows 7 Home Premium 6.1 (Build 7601: Service Pack 1) x64
What is the problem?
The only way to enable dark mode that I've read so far is a rather clunky workaround that doesn't work. I've also noticed a user (xavier2k6) going around closing requests and bug reports for this claiming their duplicates of an unrelated ticket that doesn't work for most users. There does not seem to be a target field tab in the executable file
and command prompt does not recognize the commands recommended stating that it's not a command (not sure what that means)
P.S. Sorry for the repost but xavier struck again. This time he closed my post incorrectly stating that dark mode isn't available but he confused the new dark mode with the old dark mode.
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