jeffreytse/jekyll-theme-yat

Automatic dark mode

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#120 opened on Aug 10, 2023

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Description

Modern web browsers have a prefers-color-scheme media query that exposes the current user preference for viewing websites in dark or light mode. It would be very cool if this theme would support that.

The word current is important here, as the preference may change during the day, as it is tied to the system color scheme on most platforms, and that can be set on a schedule to change between dark and light, or even be based on light conditions. Because of that, it is important to not read the user preference once when website loads, but preferably use the media query in the CSS code directly, so the color scheme changes immediately with the media query value.

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Research direction
Add a CSS media query `@media (prefers color scheme: dark)` to the theme's stylesheet to define dark mode styles that respond to the user's system preference.
Tech stack
htmlcss
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
1
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Under 1 hour
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
CSSGit
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
85