AutoHotKey script for switching between dark/light mode in Windows 10 works great in PDF-xchange editor

[MedBooster]

For the background change to "dark mode"-ish I use the accessibility settings and I have a keyboard shortcut set to turn it on and off as well
See this post for reference: viewtopic.php?t=40155

However, I wanted to share this Autohotkey script which changes the system between dark mode / light mode (take that Lenovo! (no point in adding a dedicated dark mode key to your keyboard... you could have at least added it as a keyboard combination for Fn+End and added an Home PgUp PgDown End row instead – anyway i digress...

If you set the user interface appearance to use system colors (dark/light mode) the system as well as PDF-xchange editor itself switches to and from "dark mode" within 10 seconds, using a keyboard shortcut of your choice

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Here's the script:
(#+L::toggleDarkMode() means the keyboard shortcut is Win+shift+L , so you can change this)
You might have to have the script as a separate script from other ones, as they might interfere with each other if you paste it in with too many others

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;reference https://www.reddit.com/r/AutoHotkey/comments/p279f5/dark_modelight_mode_toggle_for_windows_10/

#+L::toggleDarkMode()

toggleDarkMode()
{
    static key := "", mode
    if !key
        RegRead mode, % key := "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize", SystemUsesLightTheme
    mode ^= 1
    RegWrite REG_DWORD, % key, AppsUseLightTheme   , % mode
    RegWrite REG_DWORD, % key, SystemUsesLightTheme, % mode
}

[krstoevan]

guy

you are simply change the UI... the buttons, the menus, the toolbars color.

i dont read them.

i read the PDF, the text , the background.

and i have complainted that pdfxce wont change the color of scanned white pages while competitors can.

[MedBooster]

guy

you are simply change the UI... the buttons, the menus, the toolbars color.

i dont read them.

i read the PDF, the text , the background.

and i have complainted that pdfxce wont change the color of scanned white pages while competitors can.

Hello krstoevan, happy Easter.



I would be interested in seeing what complaints about "change the color of scanned white pages while competitors can." you are referring to. Could you send a link to the thread/post you are referring to if there is one on the forum?

[Daniel - PDF-XChange]

Hello, MedBooster

I believe this is the topic in question: viewtopic.php?t=40151

in any case, Thank you for the helpful script, I am sure that some AHK users here will find that to be fairly helpful.

Kind regards,