Django dark mode is not working

[tbhaxor]

Python version
3.9

Django version
3.2.5

Package version
0.16.3

Current behavior (bug description)
Django default admin dark mode not working with django-admin-interface.

Expected behavior
I want to use the flat design provided by django-admin-interface but with dark mode

[fabiocaccamo]

@tbhaxor me too :), but this would require a lot of work and at the moment I have not the time for working on it.

[tbhaxor]

Maybe i can help you. will check in upcoming weekend

[fabiocaccamo]

• Many color fields must be added to give the possibility to customize all colors
• Every color field should must become 2 color fields, 1 for light theme and another for the dark one

[tbhaxor]

@fabiocaccamo Could you guide me on setting up development environment

[fabiocaccamo]

@tbhaxor just create a django project locally (you can follow the official django tutorial) and install the package without pip to be able to modify it. For testing check here.

[merwok]

I wonder if duplicating all the colour fields is the way to go here.

Would all the dark fields be required? Could be bothersome for a project that doesn’t need/want a dark mode. But if they are optional, then there could be fields left out by mistake, making an incomplete or unreadable theme.

What if Theme had a boolean field to indicate if it’s light or dark, and a one-to-one relation to theme table to indicate the “twin” theme to use according to browser mode?

[tbhaxor]

We can have a switch or some selector giving users to create two themes one for dark and another for light

[fabiocaccamo]

@merwok it is surely a smart solution, maybe a little bit overcomplicated.

I'm guessing if in this case there is really the need to have an automatic switch between light and dark themes, in my opinion there is not, I don't care very much about the trends.

I would start by adding the fields to customise all the theme colors, in this way it will be possible to have also dark themes (including some predefined ones).

[saymoncoppi]

If you need help to do that pls let me know. Maybe I could help :)

[fabiocaccamo]

@saymoncoppi if you want to work on this you could start from here:

I would start by adding the fields to customise all the theme colors, in this way it will be possible to have also dark themes (including some predefined ones).