Feature request: Conform to OS/browser native dark/light mode setting

[quenz]

• The Great Suspender v7.0.109
• Google Chrome 73.0.3683.75 (Official Build) (64-bit)
• macOS Mojave 10.14.3

Chrome's UI now conforms to the light/dark appearance setting in macOS.

From Google Developers:

Dark mode for Chrome's UI is now supported on Mac, and Windows support is on the way. In addition, there's work on a CSS media query: prefers-color-scheme, that can be used to detect if the user has requested the system use a light or dark color theme. The tracking bug for this is Add support for CSS prefers-color-scheme media feature For Chrome, and Firefox.

I'm hoping this could be extended, so that the suspended tab page automatically changes depending on the native setting.

I'm not a developer, but Perhaps the CSS thing they mention could be used on the suspended tab page, since it is an HTML page?

[liamjohnston]

@quenz yes, I've been thinking we should add this. Keen to keep new non-critical features out of the upcoming next release, but maybe I'll make a PR next time I get the chance 😊

I'm thinking it should be a third option in the theme dropdown, like "system setting" (or similar). We'd make it the default for those who currently have the default "light" set.

@deanoemcke Sound good?

[deanoemcke]

Lets put it in this release! :P

[liamjohnston]

@quenz
PR is here: #888

We're putting this on ice until Chrome ~v75 is out.

Chrome v73 only adds support for Chrome itself to use on its tab bar etc, and doesn't provide access to the CSS media query (or JS matchMedia).

[piotr-chylarecki]

Guys,
do you have plans to bring this? (When?)

Switching the mode manually twice every day is nuts.

[yorhodes]

I would be happy to implement this for one of the forks
cc @aciidic

[aciidic]

I would be happy to implement this for one of the forks
cc @aciidic

Sorry late reply, but I do check in on the fork occasionally and happy to accept pull requests