Exception list for forcing dark theme
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@barbudo2005 yes but maybe opera use another method idk
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@barbudo2005 said in Exception list for forcing dark theme:
I don't think it is possible to modify a flag.
Instead use Dark Reader extension, the best in town:
Thanks, that's a good solution for the time being, but as Vivaldi has added a new checkbox in the appearances section in Vivaldi settings, it seems reasonable to ask if it can be refined. It does seem to change the setting of the flag now that I check, but if they are doing something additional that would allow for excluding sites, I do want them to know it would be appreciated.
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Once you use Dark Reader for a few weeks you will realize that the result is far superior to using inversion.
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@barbudo2005 darkreader unstable and broke website design. it uncomfortable for use
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I think it is possible to integrate, that could be integrated into the corner at the bottom right as hacking via the “side actions” window, or in the URL on the right side with the “bookmark” and “qr-code” functions.
But yes, I also looked for this feature in order to finally be able to replace the dark reader ^^ -
So a quick work-around I'm using for now is to force Light theme on all websites using Vivaldi's new setting, and then use Dark Reader to selectively toggle dark mode on a particular website / time of day basis.
My OS is always set to Dark mode, but some websites (like Github) automatically serve dark websites because of my OS setting. So Github was always dark, no matter time of day or what setting I used in Dark Reader.
Now Github is light during day hours and dark during night hours.
Would be much better to do this from the browser directly, of course, but at least I'm happy Vivaldi now offers the option to override default website theme to Light, which gives Dark Reader full control.
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- If this option is disabled, Dark Reader will check if a website has native dark theme, and will call for it.
- If this option is enabled, Dark Reader will ignore native dark theme and convert the light version of the website to dark according to Dark Reader's inversion instructions.
So if the website is actively checking my OS theme (which is dark), and serves me dark version anyway, then this option will just change what kind of dark theme I'm getting: I will be served either the original dark theme, or Dark Reader's inverted dark theme.
AFAIK, there is no way to request original Light theme using Dark Reader.
Now, thanks to Vivaldi's new setting, I can force all websites to be Light in Vivaldi, and have Dark Reader decide which websites and when to request/convert to dark.
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The strange thing is that the Android version had an exception list for dark websites for quite some time. But since the new settings design in v6.9 I can't find it anymore.
It would be great to have this setting on all platforms as some websites behave really strange. -
There is currently no exception list to force a dark theme, but you can create a shortcut or use Quick Command to quickly turn on/off the “Force a dark theme” setting if the website you are visiting breaks. See more detailed instructions here
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Said:
There is currently no exception list to force a dark theme….
What does this phrase mean?
There is no exception list ready yet, because it has not been developed yet.
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There is no exception list ready yet, because an exception to the Dark Mode flag cannot be made.
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Both
there's no exception list, because we're a pretty small team every feature and development hour counts this feature isn't at the top of the priority list, but also as you said the Dark Mode flag isn't really made for such detailed manipulations - the setting requires a reboot to take full effect. -
So if I understand correctly, to achieve an exception list, the use of the Dark Mode flag should be abandoned and a different method should be used. Is it so?
Because of the small size of the team, it is not possible to do that for the moment because there are other priorities.
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@barbudo2005 said in Exception list for forcing dark theme:
So if I understand correctly, to achieve an exception list, the use of the Dark Mode flag should be abandoned and a different method should be used. Is it so?
Correct
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@qjava @barbudo2005 I don't get it, to be honest.
The feature is available on Android, and it allows for turning on or off the dark mode for specific sites.
I know there's a difference in both the desktop and android app however when you've built it for android, why didn't the team of think of doing the same for the desktop when it's clearly a useful feature?
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@bilallakhany This really needs to be implemented in the desktop browser. I can't imagine why it has not been yet.
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@MrShifty2 Exactly!
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@barbudo2005 Yes I know. It should still be implemented in desktop.
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@barbudo2005 I agree with @MrShifty2 if it was a good enough feature to make it to the android app, they could certainly bring it to the desktop app too!
