From f65c8164645ba99942142b390599ec2a396d9f25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben <ben@kraal.se>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:12:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Default the UI appearance to dark mode for new visitors.

Keep the Flux light/dark/system toggle; persist system explicitly so the app default can stay dark.
---
 resources/views/partials/head.blade.php | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/resources/views/partials/head.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/head.blade.php
index 31382b0..456e5a1 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/head.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/head.blade.php
@@ -11,4 +11,36 @@
 <link href="https://fonts.bunny.net/css?family=inter:400,500,600&display=swap" rel="stylesheet" />
 
 @vite(['resources/css/app.css', 'resources/js/app.js'])
-@fluxAppearance
+{{-- Flux appearance with dark as the default (Flux ships with "system"). --}}
+<style>
+    :root.dark {
+        color-scheme: dark;
+    }
+</style>
+<script>
+    window.Flux = {
+        applyAppearance (appearance) {
+            let applyDark = () => document.documentElement.classList.add('dark')
+            let applyLight = () => document.documentElement.classList.remove('dark')
+
+            if (appearance === 'system') {
+                let media = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)')
+
+                // Persist "system" explicitly so a missing key can mean "use app default (dark)".
+                window.localStorage.setItem('flux.appearance', 'system')
+
+                media.matches ? applyDark() : applyLight()
+            } else if (appearance === 'dark') {
+                window.localStorage.setItem('flux.appearance', 'dark')
+
+                applyDark()
+            } else if (appearance === 'light') {
+                window.localStorage.setItem('flux.appearance', 'light')
+
+                applyLight()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    window.Flux.applyAppearance(window.localStorage.getItem('flux.appearance') || 'dark')
+</script>