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> You should be using the css prefers-color-scheme media query

Problem is, this doesn't always work;

https://forum.manjaro.org/t/google-chrome-not-in-dark-mode/8... https://forum.manjaro.org/t/why-media-query-always-choosing-...

Editing config or .desktop files to work around such issues may be an option for experienced user, but even speaking from such a users perspective, I would much prefer a webpage to offer me a simple button or checkbox.

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If you want to argue with "this doesn't always work", I'd assume that the caniuse statistics[0] are more relevant than an implementation bug that affects less than 1% of browser users.

[0]: https://caniuse.com/prefers-color-scheme

Did you read these links?

The first is a complaint about a browser context menu not the web page and the second is about a GNOME theme which obviously has no affect on CSS in browsers.

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