TC 9.5B1: Darkmode and directory- / history-menu

[Dennis_Stevens]

Does it happen for a reason that the directory- / and historymenu

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cm_directoryHotlist , cm_directoryhistory 

are not changed by dark-mode although all other menus are?

[matixx]

not confirmed.
Both of them are changing to dark mode.

MAybe a restart of TC needed.

[HolgerK]

2Dennis_Stevens

Which Windows Version do you use? 1803, 1809, 1903?

I can confirm this here with 1803 but afair not yesterday with 1903.
Applies also to file/folder context menues.

New functions and fixes in Total Commander 9.50 beta 1:

User interface:
- Dark mode, starting with Windows 10 Fall 2018, inofficially also with older Windows versions (ForceDarkModeOptions=1)

Regards
Holger

[petermad]

cm_directoryHotlist , cm_directoryhistory

are not changed by dark-mode although all other menus are?

I can confirm that on Windows 10 1903 and Windows 7

EDIT
According to https://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=360156#p360156 you have to restart TC to have these menus shown in dark mode.

[HolgerK]

According to viewtopic.php?p=360156#p360156 you have to restart TC to have these menus shown in dark mode.

Doesn't help in1803 but this OS-version also does not support a dark mode.

Regards
Holger

[Dennis_Stevens]

2Dennis_Stevens

Which Windows Version do you use? 1803, 1809, 1903?

On my private machine it is 1903, on my business machine 1803.
On the first one the menues appeared in light mode after restart. As soon as I am home I will check that with a clean ini once more.

Doesn't help in 1803 but this OS-version also does not support a dark mode.

OK, have not read that 1803 is special. So there is a reason for that behaviour.

[ghisler(Author)]

Unfortunately these are indeed restrictions I cannot bypass:
1. Windows 10 1803 and older: Menus and context menus drawn by the system cannot be switched to dark mode. Only owner drawn menus can, e.g. TC main menu when using icons, and Lister's main menu.
2. Windows 10 1809 and newer: The colors of menus and context menus can only be set at program start, to one of three states:
- always dark
- always bright
- as configured in Windows settings for Windows 10 apps

So if you change that value via TC settings, you need to close and re-open TC to view the menus in the changed color. If you want to regularly switch between bright and dark menus, use the third option and change the dark mode system-wide.