The title bar white in dark theme

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imagineer
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The title bar white in dark theme

Post by imagineer »

I'm a long term XNView Classic user and just recently dipped into the XNView MP for some conversion options and found that I prefer the dark theme on it better, but the white title bar is an eyesore.

I've read mixed views whether the color is possible to change in Windows or not. Not even changing the default app theme of Windows 10 64-bit Pro to dark didn't change the title bar into dark. I tried also the suggested qt.conf tweaks, but they didn't change a thing, the title bar just remained white. I'd wish this was given serious attention by the development and an attempt to fix it.
jkm
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Re: The title bar white in dark theme, please fix

Post by jkm »

You can change the color of the title bar with a Windows setting.

Set "Show accent color on title bars and windows borders"=ON.

You can also pick the accent color you want for the titlebar in that same dialog.

When that setting is OFF, there's a known issue:
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imagineer
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Re: The title bar white in dark theme, please fix

Post by imagineer »

Thank you, that actually worked! I've been going gradually more and more to dark in UIs, but this has now been a turning point to go all in into dark themes in Windows and apps, at least whenever applicable or sensible.