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dark mode implementation
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions cmd/web/client/html/single_post.html
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Expand Up @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ <h1 class="us-post-header"><a href="{{ link "user" .Author.Username }}">{{ .Auth

{{ if .Capabilities.CanLeaveComments }}
<div class="card mt-2 collapse" id="post{{ .ID }}">
<div class="card-body bg-white">
<div class="card-body bg-theme-surface">
{{ template "form--comment.html" toMap "PostID" .ID }}
</div>
</div>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ <h5 class="card-header fs-6">
</div>
{{ if $canLeaveComments }}
<div class="card mt-2 collapse" id="comment-wrapper{{ .PostID }}{{ .ID }}">
<div class="card-body bg-white">
<div class="card-body bg-theme-surface">
{{ template "form--comment.html" toMap "PostID" .PostID "ReplyTo" .ID "ReplyToAuthor" .Author.Username }}
</div>
</div>
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339 changes: 339 additions & 0 deletions cmd/web/client/scss/_dark-mode.scss
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// Dark mode styles using Bootstrap's data-bs-theme approach
// This file contains dark mode overrides for custom components
// Supports both manual (data-bs-theme="dark") and automatic (prefers-color-scheme) dark mode

// Mixin to avoid code duplication
@mixin dark-mode-styles {
// Custom CSS variables for dark mode
--primary-color: #5dade2;
--secondary-color: #ecf0f1;
--background-color: #1a1a1a;
--text-color: #e0e0e0;
--muted-text: #a0a0a0;

// Body background
body {
background-color: var(--background-color);
color: var(--text-color);
}

// Blockquote styling
blockquote {
border-left-color: #4a4a4a;
}

// Carousel controls
.carousel-caption,
.carousel-control-prev,
.carousel-control-next {
background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

// Edit preview containers
.block-container-edit-preview-cut,
.block-container-edit-preview-spoiler {
border-color: #6c757d;
}

.block-container-edit-preview-spoiler {
background-color: #2d2d2d;
}

.block-container-edit-preview-cut {
background-color: #252525;
}

// Markdown editor loading overlay
.mdeditor__loading {
background: rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.5);
}

// YouTube fallback
.lite-youtube-fallback {
background-color: #1a1a1a;
color: #e0e0e0;
}

// User header links
.user-header a {
color: var(--primary-color);
}

// Post prompt
.post-prompt {
background-color: #2d2d2d;
border-color: #404040;
box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

.post-prompt .form-control {
background-color: #1a1a1a;
border-color: #404040;
color: var(--text-color);
}

.post-prompt .form-control:focus {
background-color: #252525;
border-color: var(--primary-color);
color: var(--text-color);
}

.post-prompt .btn-primary {
background-color: var(--primary-color);
border-color: var(--primary-color);
color: #1a1a1a;
}

.post-prompt .btn-primary:hover {
background-color: #4a9fd8;
border-color: #4a9fd8;
}

// Feed cards
.feed-comment .card-header,
.feed-post .card-header {
background-color: #2d2d2d;
border-bottom-color: #404040;
}

.feed-comment .card,
.feed-post .card {
background-color: #252525;
border-color: #404040;
}

.feed-comment .card-header a,
.feed-post .card-header a {
color: var(--secondary-color);
}

.feed-comment .card-body,
.feed-post .card-body {
background-color: #252525;
color: var(--text-color);
}

// Card backgrounds
.card {
background-color: #252525;
border-color: #404040;
}

.card-header {
background-color: #2d2d2d;
border-bottom-color: #404040;
color: var(--text-color);
}

.card-header a {
color: var(--primary-color);
}

.card-header a:hover {
color: #4a9fd8;
}

.card-body {
background-color: #252525;
color: var(--text-color);
}

// Theme-aware background for forms and content areas
.bg-theme-surface {
background-color: #252525;
}

// Post in feed
.post-in-feed {
color: var(--text-color);
}

// Stats and links
.feed-post-stats,
.comment-stats {
color: var(--muted-text);
}

.feed-post-stats a,
.comment-stats a {
color: var(--primary-color);
}

.feed-post-stats a:hover,
.comment-stats a:hover {
color: #4a9fd8;
}

.post-date {
color: var(--muted-text);
}

// Spoiler container
.block-container-spoiler-summary {
color: var(--primary-color);
}

// Form controls
.form-control,
.form-select {
background-color: #2d2d2d;
border-color: #404040;
color: var(--text-color);
}

.form-control:focus,
.form-select:focus {
background-color: #353535;
border-color: var(--primary-color);
color: var(--text-color);
box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.25rem rgba(93, 173, 226, 0.25);
}

.form-control::placeholder {
color: #6c757d;
}

// Textarea
textarea.form-control,
.comment-textarea {
background-color: #2d2d2d;
border-color: #404040;
color: var(--text-color);
}

textarea.form-control:focus,
.comment-textarea:focus {
background-color: #353535;
border-color: var(--primary-color);
color: var(--text-color);
}

// Links
a {
color: var(--primary-color);
}

a:hover {
color: #4a9fd8;
}

// Navbar overrides (if needed)
.navbar {
background-color: #2d2d2d !important;
border-bottom: 1px solid #404040;
}

.navbar-light .navbar-nav .nav-link {
color: var(--text-color);
}

.navbar-light .navbar-nav .nav-link:hover {
color: var(--primary-color);
}

// Navbar text (e.g., "Hi username!")
.navbar-text {
color: var(--text-color) !important;
}

// Navbar toggler (hamburger menu) for mobile
.navbar-toggler {
border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
}

.navbar-toggler:focus {
box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.25rem rgba(93, 173, 226, 0.25);
}

.navbar-toggler-icon {
background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 30 30'%3e%3cpath stroke='rgba%28255, 255, 255, 0.85%29' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-miterlimit='10' stroke-width='2' d='M4 7h22M4 15h22M4 23h22'/%3e%3c/svg%3e");
}

// Dropdown menus
.dropdown-menu {
background-color: #2d2d2d;
border-color: #404040;
}

.dropdown-item {
color: var(--text-color);
}

.dropdown-item:hover,
.dropdown-item:focus {
background-color: #353535;
color: var(--primary-color);
}

// Modals
.modal-content {
background-color: #252525;
border-color: #404040;
}

.modal-header {
border-bottom-color: #404040;
}

.modal-footer {
border-top-color: #404040;
}

// Tables
.table {
color: var(--text-color);
border-color: #404040;
}

.table-striped > tbody > tr:nth-of-type(odd) > * {
color: var(--text-color);
}

// Alerts
.alert {
border-color: #404040;
}

// Badges
.badge {
background-color: #404040;
color: var(--text-color);
}

// Pagination
.pagination .page-link {
background-color: #2d2d2d;
border-color: #404040;
color: var(--primary-color);
}

.pagination .page-link:hover {
background-color: #353535;
border-color: #404040;
color: #4a9fd8;
}

.pagination .page-item.active .page-link {
background-color: var(--primary-color);
border-color: var(--primary-color);
color: #1a1a1a;
}

.pagination .page-item.disabled .page-link {
background-color: #2d2d2d;
border-color: #404040;
color: #6c757d;
}
}

// Apply dark mode styles manually with data-bs-theme="dark"
[data-bs-theme="dark"] {
@include dark-mode-styles;
}

// Apply dark mode styles automatically based on system preference
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
:root:not([data-bs-theme="light"]) {
@include dark-mode-styles;
}
}
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