how to revert to light mode in 4.0?

masp · 10-07-2019, 12:49 AM

Hi: just got 4.0 working and finding the "dark mode" a bit hard to read: is there an option to switch back to "light mode"? (dark text on light background)

Thanks!

kovidgoyal · 10-07-2019, 01:02 AM

I assume you are on macOS? Change your system appearance to light and calibre (or more precisely Qt) will pick it up automatically after a restart.

masp · 10-07-2019, 10:51 AM

Yes I am (mac os). I don't want to turn off dark mode system-wide but I'm finding calibre's text colors (especially blue hyperlinks) hard to read against the dark background (and also black text against a dark green background), so I was hoping that calibre would allow me to override the system setting and use a light background: not possible?

kovidgoyal · 10-07-2019, 12:42 PM

No not possible. But you can change the blue color in Preferences->Look & feel->Book details and the dark green in the edit metadata dialog box has become a baorder not a background in the next release

masp · 10-07-2019, 02:08 PM

Thanks for the pointers! I do have a strong preference for the dark-on-light (rather than light-on-dark) look for viewing databases like calibre, despite also preferring a system-wide "dark mode" for UI elements in general, so if it's possible to add an option to switch to the (pre-4.0) dark-on-light theme, that would be even better

kovidgoyal · 10-07-2019, 09:19 PM

This is not really something calibre does, it's automatic at the toolkit (Qt) level.

masp · 10-07-2019, 09:52 PM

Wow, I'm surprised that QT cedes so much control over the UI to the OS! Thanks for the clarification!

masp · 10-07-2019, 10:05 PM

FYI, I just discovered how to disable dark mode at the app level:

Quote:

defaults write net.kovidgoyal.calibre NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance -bool yes

or revert to default with:

Quote:

defaults delete net.kovidgoyal.calibre NSRequiresAquaSystemAppearance

Tested and works: I'm delighted!

kovidgoyal · 10-07-2019, 10:41 PM

Cool just dont later forget you did that and complain dark mode is not working

HogDrvr · 10-08-2019, 08:06 AM

Can somebody tell me exactly where and what I should alter to change the dark blue text while in dark mode? I assume it goes somewhere in the following:

Code:

table.fields {
    margin-bottom: 0;
    padding-bottom: 0;
}

table.fields td {
    vertical-align: top
}

table.fields td.title {
    font-weight: bold
}

kovidgoyal · 10-08-2019, 08:11 AM

Just add

Code:

a { color: yellow }

at the top change the color to whatever yo uwant

HogDrvr · 10-08-2019, 08:58 AM

I've tried putting { color: yellow } in every possible field including at the very top. I get no results and still can't read the text. I know it should only go in once and I'll delete all the extras as soon as I figure out just where the code should go.

kovidgoyal · 10-08-2019, 09:02 AM

You missed the "a" and put it only at the top

HogDrvr · 10-08-2019, 09:06 AM

Beautiful, thanks. I've got it working now.

In my humble defense, I read that as put a "block of code" instead of "a block of code". I read the "a" as an article in the sentence.

tonyc46 · 10-09-2019, 12:53 AM

Same complaint. This fix worked for me. Thanks.

10-07-2019, 12:49 AM	#1
masp Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: ipad air	how to revert to light mode in 4.0? Hi: just got 4.0 working and finding the "dark mode" a bit hard to read: is there an option to switch back to "light mode"? (dark text on light background) Thanks!

10-07-2019, 10:51 AM	#3
masp Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: ipad air	Yes I am (mac os). I don't want to turn off dark mode system-wide but I'm finding calibre's text colors (especially blue hyperlinks) hard to read against the dark background (and also black text against a dark green background), so I was hoping that calibre would allow me to override the system setting and use a light background: not possible? Last edited by masp; 10-07-2019 at 10:55 AM.

10-08-2019, 08:06 AM	#10
HogDrvr Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: Kindle	Can somebody tell me exactly where and what I should alter to change the dark blue text while in dark mode? I assume it goes somewhere in the following: Code: table.fields { margin-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 0; } table.fields td { vertical-align: top } table.fields td.title { font-weight: bold }

10-08-2019, 08:11 AM	#11
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Just add Code: a { color: yellow } at the top change the color to whatever yo uwant Last edited by DoctorOhh; 10-18-2019 at 11:13 PM.

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10-07-2019, 01:02 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I assume you are on macOS? Change your system appearance to light and calibre (or more precisely Qt) will pick it up automatically after a restart.

10-07-2019, 12:42 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	No not possible. But you can change the blue color in Preferences->Look & feel->Book details and the dark green in the edit metadata dialog box has become a baorder not a background in the next release

10-07-2019, 02:08 PM	#5
masp Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: ipad air	Thanks for the pointers! I do have a strong preference for the dark-on-light (rather than light-on-dark) look for viewing databases like calibre, despite also preferring a system-wide "dark mode" for UI elements in general, so if it's possible to add an option to switch to the (pre-4.0) dark-on-light theme, that would be even better

10-07-2019, 09:19 PM	#6
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	This is not really something calibre does, it's automatic at the toolkit (Qt) level.

10-07-2019, 09:52 PM	#7
masp Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2014 Device: ipad air	Wow, I'm surprised that QT cedes so much control over the UI to the OS! Thanks for the clarification!

10-07-2019, 10:41 PM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Cool just dont later forget you did that and complain dark mode is not working

10-08-2019, 08:58 AM	#12
HogDrvr Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: Kindle	I've tried putting { color: yellow } in every possible field including at the very top. I get no results and still can't read the text. I know it should only go in once and I'll delete all the extras as soon as I figure out just where the code should go.

10-08-2019, 09:02 AM	#13
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,858 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You missed the "a" and put it only at the top

10-08-2019, 09:06 AM	#14
HogDrvr Connoisseur Posts: 54 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2016 Device: Kindle	Beautiful, thanks. I've got it working now. In my humble defense, I read that as put a "block of code" instead of "a block of code". I read the "a" as an article in the sentence.

10-09-2019, 12:53 AM	#15
tonyc46 Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2009 Device: iPad Gen 6	Same complaint. This fix worked for me. Thanks.

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