small changes to text and UI by Jay-o-Way · Pull Request #1215 · AutoDarkMode/Windows-Auto-Night-Mode

Jay-o-Way · 2026-04-13T13:22:58Z

Simplified a few strings and even deleted a few.
Reverted UX to SettingsCard IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.AutoThemeSwitchingEnabled

Jay-o-Way · 2026-04-13T13:39:19Z

  </data>
  <data name="StartWithWindowsFailed_Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Auto start has been disabled in Windows Settings. To enable Auto Dark Mode to start with Windows again, please go to Windows Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Startup and enable it.</value>
+    <value>Auto start has been disabled in Windows Settings. To enable Auto Dark Mode to start with Windows, go to Windows Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Startup.</value>


Maybe we could turn this into a clickable link?

Here is a dialog, and it is ready to jump. So we should not need other changes.

private async void OpenAutostartSettings() { await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(new Uri("ms-settings:startupapps")); }

LOL we already have a button in the dialog.

Spiritreader

thanks jay!

Armin2208 · 2026-04-15T19:26:47Z

  </data>
  <data name="AdaptiveTaskbarAccent" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Use Taskbar Accent Color during</value>
+    <value>Use taskbar accent color during</value>


Taskbar is a name of an UI element. In english you write all names with an uppercase letter.

Armin2208 · 2026-04-15T19:29:51Z

    <value>Select a theme</value>
  </data>
  <data name="PickTheme_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Select a different Windows theme for dark and light mode respectively. Allows full theme customization, but requires you to set up .theme files.</value>


Why should you remove this sentence explaining the hustle of this option?

I thought the UX would be clear enough. There's a longer description on that page already.
Also: now it's one sentence that doesn't need a period at the end

We can also make a long sentence without a period at the end :D

Please revert/improve this

Armin2208 · 2026-04-15T19:35:53Z

    <value>Let Windows manage my theme</value>
  </data>
  <data name="UpdateAtStart" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Check when Auto Dark Mode starts</value>


Even Windows uses "Check" for updates and not "Searching". Gemini recommends me using "Check"

Armin2208 · 2026-04-15T19:36:35Z

  </data>
  <data name="StartWithWindowsFailed_Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Auto start has been disabled in Windows Settings. To enable Auto Dark Mode to start with Windows again, please go to Windows Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Startup and enable it.</value>
+    <value>Auto start has been disabled in Windows Settings. To enable Auto Dark Mode to start with Windows, go to Windows Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Startup.</value>


Armin2208 · 2026-04-15T19:37:58Z

    <value>Windows colors</value>
  </data>
-  <data name="Msg_AutomaticColorModeDescription" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Automatic accent color is selected. The color will be determined by the current wallpaper</value>


But we use this string?

Sorry, I just thought it was way too obvious, explaining what "automatic color" means?

I think its good to have a message saying that automatic Color is activated. Without the message, its not obvious why the user doesnt see a color picker.

Please revert

Armin2208 · 2026-04-19T11:51:10Z

PRs like this improve tiny things, but some small things are actually intended. So this Pull Request needs many discussions (with me) which makes stuff like that hard to commit.

Jay-o-Way · 2026-04-28T10:36:26Z

@Armin2208 can you be specific?

Armin2208

Merge is possible after resolving the comments

Armin2208 · 2026-04-19T11:47:50Z

    <value>Path</value>
  </data>
  <data name="StartWithWindowsFailed_Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Auto start has been disabled in Windows Settings. To enable Auto Dark Mode to start with Windows, go to Windows Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Startup.</value>


Again, why should someone remove a tutorial. You can rephrase it, but not removing the hint where to find it.
Yes I linked the Windows settings, but still.

Armin2208 · 2026-04-19T11:49:05Z

    <value>Select a theme</value>
  </data>
  <data name="PickTheme_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Select a different Windows theme for dark and light mode respectively. Allows full theme customization, but requires you to set up .theme files.</value>


We can also make a long sentence without a period at the end :D

Armin2208 · 2026-04-19T11:49:56Z

    <value>Windows colors</value>
  </data>
-  <data name="Msg_AutomaticColorModeDescription" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Automatic accent color is selected. The color will be determined by the current wallpaper</value>


I think its good to have a message saying that automatic Color is activated. Without the message, its not obvious why the user doesnt see a color picker.

Armin2208 · 2026-04-28T18:57:59Z

    <value>Select a theme</value>
  </data>
  <data name="PickTheme_Description" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Select a different Windows theme for dark and light mode respectively. Allows full theme customization, but requires you to set up .theme files.</value>


Please revert/improve this

Armin2208 · 2026-04-28T18:58:50Z

  </data>
  <data name="StartWithWindowsFailed_Content" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Auto start has been disabled in Windows Settings. To enable Auto Dark Mode to start with Windows again, please go to Windows Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Startup and enable it.</value>
+    <value>Auto start is disabled in Windows Settings.</value>


please revert / improve

Armin2208 · 2026-04-28T19:01:32Z

    <value>Windows colors</value>
  </data>
-  <data name="Msg_AutomaticColorModeDescription" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Automatic accent color is selected. The color will be determined by the current wallpaper</value>


Please revert

Armin2208 · 2026-04-28T19:02:40Z

                <!--  Accent Color  -->
                <StackPanel Spacing="{StaticResource SettingsCardSpacing}">

-                    <!--  Automatic color mode info  -->


please revert

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Jay-o-Way requested review from a team, Armin2208 and Spiritreader as code owners April 13, 2026 13:22

Jay-o-Way commented Apr 13, 2026

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ChenYiLins added area-UX Issues related to the user interface. area-winui3 Issues for winui3, version 11 or later labels Apr 13, 2026

ChenYiLins added this to Version 11.1 Apr 13, 2026

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ChenYiLins moved this to In progress in Version 11.1 Apr 13, 2026

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