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Old 03-20-2020, 06:26 PM   #18
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how i got dark-theme calibre :)
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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal View Post
It depends on your linux system, the reason there are no instructions for linux is because linux is not one thing. You should google how to set environment variables for your specific distro/setup.
i got some help from a fellow mint user. what worked was

Code:
 env CALIBRE_USE_DARK_PALETTE=1 calibre
i noted that the calibre shortcut in my Mint menu has this:
Quote:
calibre --detach %F
i'm not sure what "--detach" does. I just merged the 2 commands and now have
Code:
env CALIBRE_USE_DARK_PALETTE=1 calibre  --detach %F
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