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GNOME 42 Now Supports ‘Dark Wallpaper’ Option
Among the (many) new features in GNOME 42 is an interesting one related to wallpapers
(or desktop backgrounds, if you rather).
Simply put: when the (new standardised) dark mode setting is enabled in GNOME 42 a ‘dark’
version of the default wallpaper is applied.
When light mode is enabled, a ‘light’ version of the wallpaper is applied.
If this all sounds a bit familiar it’s probably because I mentioned this was on the way last
month when I wrote about the streamlining of wallpaper options in GNOME 42.
Naturally, you are free to override this behaviour and set any image you like as the desktop
background, regardless of whatever dark mode preference is active.
GNOME plans to show all wallpapers in the same pool, albeit with “dark mode” capable
drapes visibly differentiated from regular backgrounds, as can be seen in the hero image
Adwaita wallpaper in dark mode on GNOME 42
While this feature won’t change the way you to anyone else uses their computer it’s
an interesting change in keeping with the way dark mode works on other desktops, notably
Windows 11 and macOS, as well as mobile operating systems like Android and iOS.
Sadly I’ve come up short trying to find any specific documentation as to how one can
create a dynamic/adaptive wallpaper pair by hand, but the code commit implementing part
of the changes suggest an .xml based config is still involved — if you figure out the
deets, do let me know!
Update GNOME dev Alexander Mikhaylenko shares more
detail on how the new dark wallpaper setting stuff works in a thread on Twitter.
Check that out if you’re keen on creating your own dual-tone drapes for use in GNOME
42.
Finally, while there’s not currently an automated option to switch between light and
dark mode based on, e.g., the time of day, such a feature is being considered for GNOME
43 or beyond — which is great to hear.
Will you be making use of these new “dynamic” wallpapers in GNOME 42?
Or do you prefer to use the same image regardless of which theme preference you’re using?
Let me know in the comments.
System-wide Dark Style Preference
Similar to the efforts by the elementary OS team for elementary OS 6, GNOME developers
have made efforts to implement a system-wide dark mode.
In our original coverage, we mentioned more about why GNOME plans to follow elementary
OS to add a dark style preference.
You can find the option to switch the theme in the system settings under the appearance
menu.
It can also be accessed through the right-click menu when trying to change the background.
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