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I enabled global dark mode from settings which should make everything dark, but still the right click menu and calendar are white. I don't want to install any additional unofficial themes just to achieve this. But instead interested to know why this hasn't been fixed yet because people have been complaining about this since Ubuntu 12.

Some Derivatives of Ubuntu like Pop OS have everything dark on dark theme including the ones that I mentioned. Then why does Ubuntu has it like that?

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  • Hi Vin, what is the Ubuntu version rite now you are using? – PRATAP-PANABAKA Aug 25 '20 at 04:58
  • 20.04 which I think is the latest available version as of now. – Vin Raghav Aug 25 '20 at 05:10
  • Ok, so you must have installed gnome-tweaks and then changed Appearance to Highcontrast? Can you share a pic how you did that? https://i.sstatic.net/Qmu1b.jpg – PRATAP-PANABAKA Aug 25 '20 at 05:15
  • I did not install anything extra. I only installed Ubuntu a few days ago and did this Settings -> Appearance -> Dark which is supposed to make everything dark, but it didn't. Are you using Ubuntu? It should be same for you too or anyone else using Ubuntu. – Vin Raghav Aug 25 '20 at 05:19
  • Ok, good info.. can you open settings.. and then search for universal access menu and there turn on Highcontrast.. nothing to install anything.. – PRATAP-PANABAKA Aug 25 '20 at 05:20
  • The way you are using "Dark" via Settings Appearance Dark, is only for the Appearence Theme which will have effect on GTK Theme only.. the calendar and right click menu are part of gnome-shell, thus It will not have any effect.. https://i.sstatic.net/0huWg.gif – PRATAP-PANABAKA Aug 25 '20 at 05:29
  • So, there is no solution for this? Pop OS doesn't have this issue. How can I make gnome-shell dark then? Turing on high contrast makes everything else white. – Vin Raghav Aug 25 '20 at 05:43
  • yes turning on high contrast makes everything else white you are rite.. the workaround is to choose gnome-shell theme as Yaru-dark if you want to use default dark theme from Ubuntu 20.04 but in order to choose Yaru-dark you need to install User Theme gnome-shell Extension. – PRATAP-PANABAKA Aug 25 '20 at 05:50
  • if you dont want to install User Theme Extension.. your only option will be to edit a system file. https://i.sstatic.net/fI3pY.gif – PRATAP-PANABAKA Aug 25 '20 at 06:02
  • I'm interested in editing the system file option if that doesn't affect the performance negatively in any way. – Vin Raghav Aug 25 '20 at 07:01

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The solution for me was to install GNOME Tweaks via:

apt-get install gnome-tweaks

and starting it to configure the appearance.

The setting Appearance → Shell was set to Default and setting it to Yaru-dark did the trick. The Yaru-dark theme was installed manually by me before, but I don't think it's necessary when you already have a theme installed.

Hope that helps.

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  • Based on this I fixed mine in 22.04, but I chose dark theme in normal system settings and "default" in tweaks for the shell theme – Tooster Mar 03 '23 at 21:17