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Title: Cannot switch to a dark theme in Windows!?
Post by: tom on February 18, 2024, 06:09:41 PM
Not having the dark theme by default is something and not having it at all is another! How you guys in 2024 still don't have this implemented? Incredible...
Title: Re: Cannot switch to a dark theme in Windows!?
Post by: a.l.e on February 18, 2024, 06:21:25 PM

Scribus 1.6 is based on Qt 5, which was first released in 2012 (as the first release of
Title: Re: Cannot switch to a dark theme in Windows!?
Post by: tom on February 18, 2024, 07:12:46 PM
Is this answer somehow incomplete? ::)
Title: Re: Cannot switch to a dark theme in Windows!?
Post by: a.l.e on February 18, 2024, 09:55:42 PM
yes...

qt 5.0).

at that time the world was still nice and dark themes not very popular.

the scribus development version 1.7 has moved to Qt 6 which helps supporting dark themes.

so, in about 10 years... sorry, before the end of the year, promised!... scribus should finally support dark themes (and some people say that we can sink the world wild energy usage).

and if this was the most incredible thing that scribus does not implement (correctly), i would be very, very, happy : - )
Title: Re: Cannot switch to a dark theme in Windows!?
Post by: tom on February 19, 2024, 08:12:40 AM
Spent last 18 dark-themed Qt years leading the testing team of Next Limit's Maxwell Render engine, you put a smile on my face. I don't get where such resistance comes from. Sincerely...