Klocman
Dark ui mode?
Dark mode has been on my wish list for quite some time now. It will have to wait for a major UI update sadly.
@Rexogamer All UI is made in WinForms, it should be easy to tell where they are from the Solution view in Visual Studio. Elements are mostly in Controls and Forms folders, but some of them are spread across different libraries. Adding a dark mode would either require a lot of prodding around and nasty workarounds, or rewriting the UI in WPF or some other framework.
It is difficult to implement a dark theme for BCU? 2 years ago this issue was created and there is still no dark theme. How much longer will we have to wait?
I've tried to implement a basic dark mode functionality.
It is currently just iterating over all controls to change their colors, but I'm unsure if that's the recommended way of doing this.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
I've tried to implement a basic dark mode functionality.
It is currently just iterating over all controls to change their colors, but I'm unsure if that's the recommended way of doing this.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
Is this toggeable? Is this something you would wanna merg @Klocman ?
Is this toggeable?
It's controlled via a settings option, but requires a restart of the software.
Unfortunately there are still a few things that need fixing before I can make a pull request
Is this toggeable?
It's controlled via a settings option, but requires a restart of the software.
Unfortunately there are still a few things that need fixing before I can make a pull request
It’s looking promising that’s for sure :) looking forward to your pull friend!
Any news on this yet? Would really love a dark mode because the white is blinding.
Unfortunately there are still a few issues that I need to fix before I can make a PR.
(^ Should show a preview of the colors used in the table)
Dark Mode would be much appreciated in Win11 style. @Klocman Btw love this awesome software would be more than happy to support this project.
Four years have passed since this issue was created, and two years have passed since my last reply. https://github.com/Klocman/Bulk-Crap-Uninstaller/issues/228#issuecomment-894218972 Really, the author seems to have no interest in implementing a dark theme for BCU, I really think it's hard for him and I can say the same for the VLC development team.
How much longer will we have to wait!?
The main issue is that the software is using WinForms which doesn't include any fancy theming ability. As a result, every control needs to have their colors adjusted manually.
Unfortunately not every control has an option for changing its color or doesn't display correctly when recolored. (As you can see in my last comment.)
How much longer will we have to wait!?
As I've said before, I don't really have time to spend on a large rewrite required to jump to a window framework that supports themes, especially since it wouldn't add any functionality (and might even require removing some existing functionality).
If someone is willing to do this, feel free to send PRs.
nvm us, we all appreciate all the work & effort you have put into building this really great app. It's just that we all love dark mode so much & u might be a fan too. But seriously I didn't know what goes behind the curtains while developing, as u explained above & in an old thread #75 it clears for me why dark mode isn't easy to implement. thanks for your contribution @Klocman
I'm sorry to bump this issue... But, currently we have in the "view" menu we have a "Use System Theme". I'd remove that for the time being unless Dark Mode is coming to v5.8 ... Since, it might confuse users thinking there is a dark mode whilst there is none at this moment.
Thank you @Klocman and other contributors for your hard work. Hopefully someone who has some time can do a UI overhaul. Sadly I mainly develop Kotlin and Android atm.
