topic Detect dark mode in Vault Customization Forum

Detect dark mode

FRFR1426 — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:39:45 GMT

Is there a way with the API to detect that the UI is in dark mode?

Re: Detect dark mode

FRFR1426 — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:44:10 GMT

I can read /Categories/Category/Property/CurrentSkin/Value (1: Dark, 2:Light) in %AppData%\Autodesk\Autodesk Vault Professional 2023\ApplicationPreferences.xml. But I'll only be able to switch the colors on the next restart.

Re: Detect dark mode

Markus.Koechl — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:11:45 GMT

You can read the current theme on startup and establish an event handler to react whenever the user changed it.

void IExplorerExtension.OnStartup(IApplication application) { mApplication = application; mCurrentTheme = VDF.Forms.Library.CurrentTheme.ToString(); VDF.Forms.Library.ThemeChanged += ThemeChanged; ..... } private void ThemeChanged(object? sender, Library.UITheme e) { mCurrentTheme = VDF.Forms.Library.CurrentTheme.ToString().ToLower(); }

Extend the ThemChanged with your needs, like updating icons, etc..

Re: Detect dark mode

FRFR1426 — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:24:03 GMT

Note that this property (CurrentTheme) and this event (ThemeChanged) have been added in the 2024 version of the API. I'm on 2023...