How to Enable Dark Theme - olivierkes/manuskript GitHub Wiki

Manuskript does not come with any dark themes, but can use dark themes provided by the Operating System and/or Desktop. For example the K Desktop Environment (KDE) has both Breeze and Breeze Dark themes.

KDE on GNU/Linux

  1. Close Manuskript
  2. Select K -> Settings -> System Settings
  3. Select Workspace Theme -> Look and Feel
  4. Choose Breeze Dark
  5. Close System Settings window
  6. Start Manuskript and open a project
  7. Select Edit -> Settings -> General -> Views -> Text Editor
  8. Choose Restore defaults to set text editor settings to chosen theme.
  9. Close Settings window

Gnome Desktop on Ubuntu Linux

  1. Close Manuskript
  2. From a terminal, run sudo apt-get install adwaita-qt
  3. Start Manuskript and open a project
  4. Open Edit -> Settings -> General, and under "style" select "Adwaita-dark"
  5. Select Edit -> Settings -> General -> Views -> Text Editor
  6. Choose Restore defaults to set text editor settings to chosen theme.
  7. Close Settings window

Note that some text may be unreadable. This can be mostly mitigated by setting all the "Text Color" options in the Edit -> Settings -> General -> Views window to "Nothing".

General Desktop Environments on GNU/Linux

  1. Close Manuskript
  2. Install the qt5ct package
  3. Set the QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME environment variable to qt5ct (you may need to restart your desktop environment for it to apply)
  4. In qt5ct choose the darker scheme in Palette or customize your color scheme, apply
  5. Start Manuskript and open a project
  6. Select Edit -> Settings -> General -> Views -> Text Editor
  7. Choose Restore defaults to set text editor settings to chosen theme.
  8. Close Settings window

Windows 10

  1. Close Manuskript
  2. Right-click your desktop, choose Personalize
  3. On the left side of the window that opens, choose the Colors section
  4. Find the Choose your color setting (above Transparency effects), and select the Dark entry
    Note: this does not refer to the colored boxes you can click on to set an accent color.
    The correct setting is circled in red in the below screenshot.
    Windows-10-Dark-Theme
  5. Restart Manuskript and open a project
  6. You are likely left with a very bright editor that does not fit in. You can adjust the way it appears by going to Edit -> Settings -> General -> Views -> Text Editor.

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