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From: undroidwish <undroidwish@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: Dark mode support for ttk native Windows theme?
Date: Sat, 3 May 2025 12:58:13 +0200
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On 5/3/25 11:27, nemethi wrote:
> Am 02.05.25 um 23:45 schrieb undroidwish:
>> On 5/2/25 21:50, nemethi wrote:
>>
>>> The xpnative and vista themes are implemented using the now 
>>> hopelessly outdated UxTheme system, which - unfortunately - doesn't 
>>> provide any "dark mode" support.
>>
>> Howdy Csaba,
>>
>> out of curiosity, what are the contemporary alternatives?
>> In Win32 native sense, i.e. without Tk and ttk themery.
>>
>> BR
>> Christian
> 
> 
> Hi Christian,
> 
> I am (and have never been) a Windows expert, hence I am for sure not 
> competent enough to answer this question.  But:
> 
> The Windows 11 system UI is based on the Fluent design system, using the 
> relatively new WinUI library.  This makes me to conclude that this 
> library is currently the right choice for new developments on Windows.

Thanks for the info, so I found this example:

  https://github.com/driver1998/WinUI-MinGW

Ugh, XAML, C++ with lambada and coroutines, and whatnot.
For my share another little shop of horror compared to Tk.

Thanks again,
Christian