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As a non-Windows user, I'm confused, maybe you can clarify: > If you use the regular Win32 controls then they will automatically get the styling the user has s

As a non-Windows user, I'm confused, maybe you can clarify: > If you use the regular Win32 controls then they will automatically get the styling the user has set. Does that mean they'll get dark mode if the system is in dark mode? In which case I don't understand what the author is complaining about. Sounds like dark mode would be working as intended. They want "easy styling" but I took that to mean things like icons, some colors, etc. Not totally replacing what buttons look like. I agree -- being consistent with the OS is a good thing.

userbinator 2y ago
They'll get dark, light, rainbow, whatever the user has set. This was a feature since at least Windows 3: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25871787 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25871787
- Rohansi 2y ago
  I don't think this actually reflects the new light/dark mode people are referring to here. It will most likely always be the default theme - light. Also changing those old themes has a good chance to "break" any (poorly made) apps doing their own themes. You could change some colors in the palette and parts of the UI could end up being difficult or impossible to read. Happens if the app uses a combination of palette controlled colors and custom colors.
  - mrpippy 2y ago
    Correct. For Win32 apps, the only official support for dark mode is some WinRT APIs to tell if it’s enabled, so you can “adjust your application's painting and rendering code to use a Dark mode color set” https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/desktop/modernize/apply-windows-themes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/desktop/moder...
  - ack_complete 2y ago
    > Also changing those old themes has a good chance to "break" any (poorly made) apps doing their own themes. They already do this. COLOR_3DFACE has gotten brighter with each successive version of Windows and in Windows 11 is #F0F0F0. I've had to fix UIs that became unreadable as a result.
- jenscow 2y ago
  Those colour settings are not aware of Windows 11's "Dark mode"
  - userbinator 2y ago
    Not surprising. Typical "modern" Microsoft. Reinventing things poorly is so common these days.
abareplace 2y ago
No, they won't get dark mode and this is the biggest problem for Win32 UIs now. If Microsoft would make dark mode available for classic Win32 apps, it would meet all requirements of the original poster.

userbinator 2y ago

They'll get dark, light, rainbow, whatever the user has set. This was a feature since at least Windows 3: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25871787 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25871787

Rohansi 2y ago
I don't think this actually reflects the new light/dark mode people are referring to here. It will most likely always be the default theme - light. Also changing those old themes has a good chance to "break" any (poorly made) apps doing their own themes. You could change some colors in the palette and parts of the UI could end up being difficult or impossible to read. Happens if the app uses a combination of palette controlled colors and custom colors.
- mrpippy 2y ago
  Correct. For Win32 apps, the only official support for dark mode is some WinRT APIs to tell if it’s enabled, so you can “adjust your application's painting and rendering code to use a Dark mode color set” https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/desktop/modernize/apply-windows-themes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/desktop/moder...
- ack_complete 2y ago
  > Also changing those old themes has a good chance to "break" any (poorly made) apps doing their own themes. They already do this. COLOR_3DFACE has gotten brighter with each successive version of Windows and in Windows 11 is #F0F0F0. I've had to fix UIs that became unreadable as a result.
jenscow 2y ago
Those colour settings are not aware of Windows 11's "Dark mode"
- userbinator 2y ago
  Not surprising. Typical "modern" Microsoft. Reinventing things poorly is so common these days.

abareplace 2y ago

No, they won't get dark mode and this is the biggest problem for Win32 UIs now. If Microsoft would make dark mode available for classic Win32 apps, it would meet all requirements of the original poster.