Dark mode by default

resources/js/components/AppearanceTabs.vue

@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { Monitor, Moon, Sun } from 'lucide-vue-next';
+import { Moon } from 'lucide-vue-next';
 import { useAppearance } from '@/composables/useAppearance';
 
 const { appearance, updateAppearance } = useAppearance();
 
 const tabs = [
-    { value: 'light', Icon: Sun, label: 'Light' },
     { value: 'dark', Icon: Moon, label: 'Dark' },
-    { value: 'system', Icon: Monitor, label: 'System' },
 ] as const;
 </script>
 
@@ -18,7 +16,7 @@ const tabs = [
         <button
             v-for="{ value, Icon, label } in tabs"
             :key="value"
-            @click="updateAppearance(value)"
+                @click="updateAppearance()"
             :class="[
                 'flex items-center rounded-md px-3.5 py-1.5 transition-colors',
                 appearance === value

resources/js/composables/useAppearance.ts

@@ -10,24 +10,12 @@ export type UseAppearanceReturn = {
     updateAppearance: (value: Appearance) => void;
 };
 
-export function updateTheme(value: Appearance): void {
+export function updateTheme(): void {
     if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (value === 'system') {
-        const mediaQueryList = window.matchMedia(
-            '(prefers-color-scheme: dark)',
-        );
-        const systemTheme = mediaQueryList.matches ? 'dark' : 'light';
-
-        document.documentElement.classList.toggle(
-            'dark',
-            systemTheme === 'dark',
-        );
-    } else {
-        document.documentElement.classList.toggle('dark', value === 'dark');
-    }
+    document.documentElement.classList.add('dark');
 }
 
 const setCookie = (name: string, value: string, days = 365) => {
@@ -40,80 +28,30 @@ const setCookie = (name: string, value: string, days = 365) => {
     document.cookie = `${name}=${value};path=/;max-age=${maxAge};SameSite=Lax`;
 };
 
-const mediaQuery = () => {
-    if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    return window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)');
-};
-
-const getStoredAppearance = () => {
-    if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    return localStorage.getItem('appearance') as Appearance | null;
-};
-
-const prefersDark = (): boolean => {
-    if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    return window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
-};
-
-const handleSystemThemeChange = () => {
-    const currentAppearance = getStoredAppearance();
-
-    updateTheme(currentAppearance || 'system');
-};
-
 export function initializeTheme(): void {
     if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
         return;
     }
 
-    // Initialize theme from saved preference or default to system...
-    const savedAppearance = getStoredAppearance();
-    updateTheme(savedAppearance || 'system');
-
-    // Set up system theme change listener...
-    mediaQuery()?.addEventListener('change', handleSystemThemeChange);
+    updateTheme();
 }
 
-const appearance = ref<Appearance>('system');
+const appearance = ref<Appearance>('dark');
 
 export function useAppearance(): UseAppearanceReturn {
     onMounted(() => {
-        const savedAppearance = localStorage.getItem(
-            'appearance',
-        ) as Appearance | null;
-
-        if (savedAppearance) {
-            appearance.value = savedAppearance;
-        }
+        appearance.value = 'dark';
     });
 
     const resolvedAppearance = computed<ResolvedAppearance>(() => {
-        if (appearance.value === 'system') {
-            return prefersDark() ? 'dark' : 'light';
-        }
-
-        return appearance.value;
+        return 'dark';
     });
 
-    function updateAppearance(value: Appearance) {
-        appearance.value = value;
-
-        // Store in localStorage for client-side persistence...
-        localStorage.setItem('appearance', value);
-
-        // Store in cookie for SSR...
-        setCookie('appearance', value);
-
-        updateTheme(value);
+        function updateAppearance() {
+        appearance.value = 'dark';
+        localStorage.setItem('appearance', 'dark');
+        setCookie('appearance', 'dark');
+            updateTheme();
     }
 
     return {

resources/js/layouts/AppLayout.vue

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import AppLayout from '@/layouts/app/AppSidebarLayout.vue';
 import type { BreadcrumbItem } from '@/types';
+import { useColorMode, useDark } from '@vueuse/core';
 
 type Props = {
     breadcrumbs?: BreadcrumbItem[];

resources/js/types/ui.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export type Appearance = 'light' | 'dark' | 'system';
-export type ResolvedAppearance = 'light' | 'dark';
+export type Appearance = 'dark';
+export type ResolvedAppearance = 'dark';
 
 export type AppShellVariant = 'header' | 'sidebar';

resources/views/app.blade.php

@@ -1,34 +1,15 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="{{ str_replace('_', '-', app()->getLocale()) }}"  @class(['dark' => ($appearance ?? 'system') == 'dark'])>
+<html lang="{{ str_replace('_', '-', app()->getLocale()) }}" class="dark">
     <head>
         <meta charset="utf-8">
         <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
 
-        {{-- Inline script to detect system dark mode preference and apply it immediately --}}
-        <script>
-            (function() {
-                const appearance = '{{ $appearance ?? "system" }}';
-
-                if (appearance === 'system') {
-                    const prefersDark = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;
-
-                    if (prefersDark) {
-                        document.documentElement.classList.add('dark');
-                    }
-                }
-            })();
-        </script>
-
         {{-- Anonymous analytics --}}
         <script defer src="https://analytics.matthiasg.dev/recorder.js" data-website-id="e616767f-e0d3-4ce9-b551-33c7c3806fc0"></script>
 
         {{-- Inline style to set the HTML background color based on our theme in app.css --}}
         <style>
             html {
-                background-color: oklch(1 0 0);
-            }
-
-            html.dark {
                 background-color: oklch(0.145 0 0);
             }
         </style>