Comment by ptx
15 days ago
But they had dark themes for the XP theming engine, e.g. the Zune theme, didn't they? They could make the dark mode switch to a dark theme for XP-style themed controls and configure dark colors for the Win32 system colors.
15 days ago
But they had dark themes for the XP theming engine, e.g. the Zune theme, didn't they? They could make the dark mode switch to a dark theme for XP-style themed controls and configure dark colors for the Win32 system colors.
Yes, and this is also how Windows 10/11 explorer turns some parts of its UI dark like scrollbars. But notably, Microsoft refuses to officially support Explorer's dark control themes or ship a complete dark theme, and because the theming engine only loads themes signed by Microsoft, no one else can ship one either without patching the OS.