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Dark Mode Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Hello World!</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./styles.css">
</head>
<body>
<h1>Hello World!</h1>
<p>Current theme source: <strong id="theme-source">System</strong></p>
<button id="toggle-dark-mode">Toggle Dark Mode</button>
<button id="reset-to-system">Reset to System Theme</button>
<script>
// You can also require other files to run in this process
require('./renderer.js')
</script>
</body>
</html>
// Modules to control application life and create native browser window
const {app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain, nativeTheme} = require('electron')
function createWindow () {
// Create the browser window.
const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
width: 800,
height: 600,
webPreferences: {
nodeIntegration: true
}
})
// and load the index.html of the app.
mainWindow.loadFile('index.html')
ipcMain.handle('dark-mode:toggle', () => {
if (nativeTheme.shouldUseDarkColors) {
nativeTheme.themeSource = 'light';
} else {
nativeTheme.themeSource = 'dark';
}
return nativeTheme.shouldUseDarkColors;
});
ipcMain.handle('dark-mode:system', () => {
nativeTheme.themeSouce = 'system';
});
// Open the DevTools.
// mainWindow.webContents.openDevTools()
}
// This method will be called when Electron has finished
// initialization and is ready to create browser windows.
// Some APIs can only be used after this event occurs.
app.whenReady().then(createWindow)
// Quit when all windows are closed, except on macOS. There, it's common
// for applications and their menu bar to stay active until the user quits
// explicitly with Cmd + Q.
app.on('window-all-closed', function () {
if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
app.quit()
}
})
app.on('activate', function () {
// On OS X it's common to re-create a window in the app when the
// dock icon is clicked and there are no other windows open.
if (BrowserWindow.getAllWindows().length === 0) {
createWindow()
}
})
// In this file you can include the rest of your app's specific main process
// code. You can also put them in separate files and require them here.
// This file is required by the index.html file and will
// be executed in the renderer process for that window.
// All of the Node.js APIs are available in this process.
const {ipcRenderer} = require('electron');
document.getElementById('toggle-dark-mode').addEventListener('click', async () => {
const isDarkMode = await ipcRenderer.invoke('dark-mode:toggle');
document.getElementById('theme-source').innerHTML = isDarkMode ? 'Dark' : 'Light';
});
document.getElementById('reset-to-system').addEventListener('click', async () => {
await ipcRenderer.invoke('dark-mode:system');
document.getElementById('theme-source').innerHTML = 'System';
});
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
body { background: #333; color: white; }
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: light) {
body { background: #ddd; color: black; }
}
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