Dark Theme needs updating
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TL;DR:
Dark mode in Revit, as it currently stands, is a absolute, total joke of a customization option. Either remove the feature or implement a full Dark Mode that changes all UI elements save for the drafting/modeling windows that are governed by Options>Graphics>Colors. Stop half-assing it. You did it for AutoCAD, you can, and should, do it for Revit.
Full Suggestion:
Speaking as someone who has helped design software, the fact that you have a dark mode that does not match industry (software design) standard–or even what is present in other software you provide–is pretty appalling. When choosing the 'Dark' theme under Options>User Interface, one would expect the ENTIRE user interface to enter a black/dark theme. Instead, what we get is a medium gray for the Menu Bar, Ribbon Menu header, and a single line below the Ribbon Menu. This IS NOT a "dark theme."
What I expect–and what should be implemented if you plan to leave this "Theme" option in Revit–is all pop-out menus (Project Browser, Properties, Visibility and Graphics, Revisions Manager, etc) as well as the entire Ribbon menu would appear as a darker gray (RGB 60, 60, 60, for instance, is a dark gray), and what is currently changing color (also mentioned above) to a medium gray would turn to a darker gray or even black.
Options>Graphics>Colors should remain untouched and operate as it currently does, as there is nothing wrong with this aspect of color options. But everything else should change to reflect the selected theme. Please implement ASAP, as this has been requested for 4 years by various users. At this point, if you plan to maintain Themes as an option exposed to end users, you are overdue for implementing a full Dark Mode.
The Gripe/Salt Section (aka: other users, don't bother responding to this if you aren't in agreeance, I recognize there's a bit more vinegar in what follows than what is probably needed. This, more so than anything else here, is intended for Autodesk community managers looking through the forums.):
This should no longer be something the community needs to vote on. Period. At best, continued silence on or dismissal of this request due to "lack of community support/interest" is nothing more than a copout to allow Autodesk to throw more "shiny, new" things at us in a vain attempt to distract us from not listening to our requests of needed features. At worst, it is a blatant disregard to provide accessibility for users that have, for years now, complained about the difficulty of working in a software with so much forced white on the screen. I expect to see more engagement from your community managers beyond the canned responses if there is a "lack" of interest because people don't find this post within the "appropriate time window." Otherwise, let it be forever known that you don't actually listen to your users for useful insight into what you might want to change to better the software, and what our needs even are for it. To me, that seems counter to Autodesk's apparent desire of making Revit the go-to BIM software. Show us you care, even if only a little. Make a full Dark Mode happen.
