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Browser Dark Mode
Dark Mode luckily has become a thing also in the non-unix world. Finally browsers can be used with dark interfaces and websites can have alternative color schemes.
However, in other operating systems, there is a global toggle for dark mode, which also switches the browser into it. This is not the case on linux and unix systems.
Chrome / Chromium / Iridium
Chrome and Chromium starting with version 73 can be tought to start in dark mode:
$ chrome --enable-features=WebUIDarkMode --force-dark-mode
Then go to chrome://settings/?search=themes and switch the theme to "Classic".
Firefox
Firefox learned the dark mode in release 70.
- Go to "about:config"
- Enter "ui.systemUsesDarkTheme" into the search bar
- Click "Number" and then "+"
- Enter "1" and click the check mark
Right click on a free spot in the icon bar and select "customize". At the bottom left of the screen, you can switch to a dark theme.
Note: If you've set privacy.resistFingerprinting to "true" the CSS dark mode switching won't work. Kudus to @andinus@tilde.zone for figuring this out.
There you go, both browsers are in dark mode now. The UI should be dark
and also websites that support the @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)
directive should make use of it.
You can test it on my webpage (https://codevoid.de). The light version has a light gray background and a blue font. The dark version has a dark gray background and an orange font.
vim-browser (vimb)
$ echo "set dark-mode=true" >> ${HOME}/.config/vimb/config
luakit
Open :settings and check application.prefer_dark_mode