Settings and Quick Menu apply Dark style differently

[Batwam]

I just upgraded to Ubuntu 22.10 and noticed that some of my apps were no longer in Dark mode including gedit/chrome. When setting the style through the quick menu however, these apps go to Dark mode (presumably due to gtk theme being applied). Likewise for the quick menu itself, setting the style to Dark in gnome-control-settings doesn't change it to dark, it remains light.

see screenshot attached, you will see that when setting the style to Dark in Settings, gedit and the quick menu remain light. I tried to logout in case it was an issue with how the settings are applied but it didn't help. it's also clear that the toggle in the quick menu works as intended so there seems to be an issue with the way gnome-control-center applies the Dark style.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.10
Package: gnome-control-center 1:43.0-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-21.21-generic 5.19.7
Uname: Linux 5.19.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.23.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Oct 22 10:21:40 2022
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-04-06 (198 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to kinetic on 2022-10-21 (1 days ago)

[Ejebejtnsksnfn (eheuebrbtjsjwbrbd)]

I am also experiencing this bug. I can replicate it by doing the following

1. Have system set to dark theme
2. Open Microsoft Edge
3. Observe that Microsoft Edge is in dark theme
4. Open settings
5. Observe that now Microsoft Edge and Shell theme are in light mode
6. Observe that, in settings, dark theme is still selected
7. Observe that, in the quick panel, dark theme is deactivated
8. Click on dark mode in quick panel
9. Observe that everything is back to dark theme

[Batwam (batwam)]

thanks, if not already done, could you please click the "This bug affects you" button at the top to confirm this impacts multipe people.

[Batwam (batwam)]

issue reproduced on fresh install of 22.10 in gnome-boxes. Ubuntu Software theme will switch to light mode when Settings is launched after the style is set to Dark in quick menu.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Steven Mordarski (smordarski)]

I had this issue since gnome-control-center 43 came out in the development release of Ubuntu 22.10. I found another post for the same bug and made it a duplicate so it's linked here.

[ABDELOUAHAB (mr1994dz2)]

There is a problem when changing the dark mode from the settings, the top bar returns to the light mode

[Batwam (batwam)]

correct, and this issue occurs when the Appearance tab ob th Settings app is activated (or Settings open with Appearance being the previous section) so the issue is likely to sit within the init part of the code of the Appearance tab which seems to be resetting (or do an action which causing the reset) the theme.

Also, if you open Gnome Tweaks, you will see that when selecting Dark via the quick menu, the themes are changed to *-dark". if you do the same thing using Settings, the theme isn't changed at all.

[Eduardo Rojas Rodríguez (edurojas)]

Hi!

For me the way to reproduce this its simple,

1. With dark mode/theme selected.
2. Open the settings app and select "Appearance".
3. The shell change to light/white theme.
4. Select any ascent color.
5. The shell change to dark theme again.

As @Batwam say's the Appearance tab ob the Settings app is involved.

[jl (littleblack111)]

Hi, is there a solution(like an update or an extension or something) this really bothers me a lot

[Batwam (batwam)]

There is, set the style to Dark using the quick menu toggle and don’t use the Appearance tab in Settings. As long as you don’t go in that Settings section, the theme will stay dark. I’ve been doing this since I first noticed the issue and the windows have remained dark.

[ccdisle (sim-blk)]

In addition to what's mentioned above, I noticed some apps are partially in dark mode. The top bar is in light mode, while the rest of the window is in dark mode. See attached screen shot.

[Batwam (batwam)]

Looks like the app itself has a custom dark theme but your window theme is still light. You would probably get something similar if you used a custom dark theme in something like chrome/arduino/libreoffice/… . Do you get a dark top bar when setting to dark in the quick menu?

[ccdisle (sim-blk)]

Just reposted the attachment for my message above. I don't get dark bars when I change to light mode.

[ccdisle (sim-blk)]

Light mode screenshot

[Silvano junior (silvasmath)]

I am also experiencing this bug. I can replicate it by doing the following

1. Have system set to dark theme
2. Open settings
3. Observe that now Shell theme are in light mode
4. Observe that, in settings, dark theme is still selected
5. Observe that, in the quick panel, dark theme is deactivated
6. Click on dark mode in quick panel
7. Observe that everything is back to dark theme

[Silvano junior (silvasmath)]

Does canonical have any plan to fix this?

A lot of reports about this anoing bug and no answer from canonical.

[Steven Mordarski (smordarski)]

Linked 3 more duplicates to this bug report. They were all about the same bug just worded differently.

Hopefully this brings more attention to the Ubuntu team.

[Batwam (batwam)]

for info, I just tried the development build of 23.04 in a VM and the issue remains.

[Batwam (batwam)]

I just checked and this is still not fixed in 23.04

[Luis Alvarado (luisalvarado)]

I believe it will get fixed. I know how annoying it is when you use an app that automatically changes the theme to white or it changes itself alone.

[Luis Alvarado (luisalvarado)]

In case it helps, here is a video explaining in more detail the dark theme issue: https://youtu.be/5ToMbaqbEw4

[ccdisle (sim-blk)]

The issue re-appeared on my laptop as well after an update. Update history below.

"Start-Date: 2023-03-22 07:38:25
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: printer-driver-foo2zjs-common:amd64 (20200505dfsg0-2ubuntu2, 20200505dfsg0-2ubuntu2.22.10.1), printer-driver-foo2zjs:amd64 (20200505dfsg0-2ubuntu2, 20200505dfsg0-2ubuntu2.22.10.1)
End-Date: 2023-03-22 07:38:30

Start-Date: 2023-03-22 07:38:33
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: libgraphicsmagick++-q16-12:amd64 (1.4+really1.3.38+hg16739-1, 1.4+really1.3.38+hg16739-1ubuntu0.1), libgraphicsmagick-q16-3:amd64 (1.4+really1.3.38+hg16739-1, 1.4+really1.3.38+hg16739-1ubuntu0.1)
End-Date: 2023-03-22 07:38:34

Start-Date: 2023-03-22 08:00:48
Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.1579'
Upgrade: libsnmp-base:amd64 (5.9.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3, 5.9.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4), libsnmp40:amd64 (5.9.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.3, 5.9.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1.4), google-chrome-stable:amd64 (111.0.5563.64-1, 111.0.5563.110-1)
End-Date: 2023-03-22 08:00:56

"

[Batwam (batwam)]

This Bug report is a duplicate. I can’t close it but please add any update/comment to the main bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1989477