Shade the window frame, panel headers and file rows apart

Every surface was one flat shade. The window now reads in layers: a darker
frame (tab, transfer and status bars), a lighter header strip per file panel
(session strip, path bar, column headers), the file list, and popovers above
them all. The active panel's header carries a tint of the accent, and odd file
rows get a faint zebra stripe (per row, so it stays aligned at any interface
scale; the cursor and selection replace it).

Hover and selected states become a translucent overlay: an opaque hover
vanished on a surface of its own lightness (light's header strip). Dark cards
and badges step up so popovers never read darker than the strip they cover.
AMOLED is unchanged: every new layer collapses to black there.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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2026-10-05 09:47:32 +02:00
co-authored by Claude
parent 99bfd3abc2
commit f3bec7aeaf
6 changed files with 85 additions and 29 deletions
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@@ -4,14 +4,24 @@
warm gray family (hue ~107) anchored on #1a1a19 — see the dark blocks below.
The app follows the OS light/dark preference automatically.
Surface elevation ramp (both themes): --chrome (frame strips: tab/transfer/status
bars, window toolbars) sits BELOW --background (content panes), which sits below
--card (popovers, dialogs), which sits below --accent (hover). */
Surface layers, each its own shade so the window reads as parts: --chrome
(frame strips: tab/transfer/status bars, window header/footer strips),
--toolbar (the file-panel header strip — toolbar, path bar, column header —
and secondary toolbars), --background (content: file lists, editor text,
forms; --row-alt stripes every other file row) and --card (popovers,
dialogs). Dark climbs frame < list < header < card; light steps greys out
from white content: frame < header < list = card. --accent is a translucent
overlay, not a surface: hover/selected states must read on every layer, and
an opaque hover vanishes on a surface of its own lightness. */
:root {
/* Native UI (scrollbars, form controls) follows the OS unless a theme is forced. */
color-scheme: light dark;
--background: oklch(1 0 0);
--chrome: oklch(0.977 0.001 286.375);
--chrome: oklch(0.935 0.002 286.375);
--toolbar: oklch(0.965 0.001 286.375);
/* the active panel's header strip: a whisper of the accent (graphite: neutral) */
--toolbar-active: color-mix(in oklab, var(--primary) 8%, var(--toolbar));
--row-alt: oklch(0.978 0.001 286.375);
--foreground: oklch(0.141 0.005 285.823);
--card: oklch(1 0 0);
--card-foreground: oklch(0.141 0.005 285.823);
@@ -21,7 +31,7 @@
--secondary-foreground: oklch(0.21 0.006 285.885);
--muted: oklch(0.967 0.001 286.375);
--muted-foreground: oklch(0.552 0.016 285.938);
--accent: oklch(0.967 0.001 286.375);
--accent: oklch(0.21 0.006 285.885 / 6%);
--accent-foreground: oklch(0.21 0.006 285.885);
--destructive: oklch(0.577 0.245 27.325);
--destructive-foreground: oklch(0.985 0 0);
@@ -48,17 +58,21 @@
:root[data-theme='dark'] {
color-scheme: dark;
--background: oklch(0.2178 0.002 107);
--chrome: oklch(0.1953 0.002 107);
--chrome: oklch(0.165 0.002 107);
--toolbar: oklch(0.265 0.002 107);
--toolbar-active: color-mix(in oklab, var(--primary) 10%, var(--toolbar));
--row-alt: oklch(0.232 0.002 107);
--foreground: oklch(0.982 0.003 107);
--card: oklch(0.245 0.002 107);
/* above --toolbar, so a popover never reads darker than the strip it covers */
--card: oklch(0.285 0.002 107);
--card-foreground: oklch(0.982 0.003 107);
--primary: oklch(0.92 0.004 107);
--primary-foreground: oklch(0.21 0.002 107);
--secondary: oklch(0.302 0.003 107);
--secondary-foreground: oklch(0.982 0.003 107);
--muted: oklch(0.302 0.003 107);
--muted: oklch(0.335 0.003 107);
--muted-foreground: oklch(0.715 0.012 107);
--accent: oklch(0.302 0.003 107);
--accent: oklch(1 0 0 / 9%);
--accent-foreground: oklch(0.982 0.003 107);
--destructive: oklch(0.704 0.191 22.216);
--destructive-foreground: oklch(0.982 0.003 107);
@@ -77,17 +91,20 @@
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
:root:not([data-theme='light']) {
--background: oklch(0.2178 0.002 107);
--chrome: oklch(0.1953 0.002 107);
--chrome: oklch(0.165 0.002 107);
--toolbar: oklch(0.265 0.002 107);
--toolbar-active: color-mix(in oklab, var(--primary) 10%, var(--toolbar));
--row-alt: oklch(0.232 0.002 107);
--foreground: oklch(0.982 0.003 107);
--card: oklch(0.245 0.002 107);
--card: oklch(0.285 0.002 107);
--card-foreground: oklch(0.982 0.003 107);
--primary: oklch(0.92 0.004 107);
--primary-foreground: oklch(0.21 0.002 107);
--secondary: oklch(0.302 0.003 107);
--secondary-foreground: oklch(0.982 0.003 107);
--muted: oklch(0.302 0.003 107);
--muted: oklch(0.335 0.003 107);
--muted-foreground: oklch(0.715 0.012 107);
--accent: oklch(0.302 0.003 107);
--accent: oklch(1 0 0 / 9%);
--accent-foreground: oklch(0.982 0.003 107);
--destructive: oklch(0.704 0.191 22.216);
--destructive-foreground: oklch(0.982 0.003 107);
@@ -109,12 +126,18 @@
the frame/content step of the default tone disappears and every large surface is
#000 (OLED pixels actually off). Elevation survives only through --card and
--accent; --border/--input are raised to 16%/18% because on pure black those
lines are the only thing defining panes, bars and rows. Duplicated for
forced-dark and system-dark like the token blocks above — the extra attribute
outranks them. */
lines are the only thing defining panes, bars and rows. The surface layers
(--toolbar, its active tint, --row-alt) collapse to black too: AMOLED stays
one flat black on purpose, so every NEW surface token needs a line here.
Duplicated for forced-dark and system-dark like the token blocks above — the
extra attribute outranks them. Never declare a token both here and in the
accent dark formula blocks below: same (0,3,0) specificity, the later wins. */
:root[data-theme='dark'][data-dark-tone='darker'] {
--background: oklch(0 0 0);
--chrome: oklch(0 0 0);
--toolbar: oklch(0 0 0);
--toolbar-active: oklch(0 0 0);
--row-alt: oklch(0 0 0);
--card: oklch(0.21 0.002 107);
--secondary: oklch(0.274 0.003 107);
--muted: oklch(0.274 0.003 107);
@@ -127,6 +150,9 @@
:root:not([data-theme='light'])[data-dark-tone='darker'] {
--background: oklch(0 0 0);
--chrome: oklch(0 0 0);
--toolbar: oklch(0 0 0);
--toolbar-active: oklch(0 0 0);
--row-alt: oklch(0 0 0);
--card: oklch(0.21 0.002 107);
--secondary: oklch(0.274 0.003 107);
--muted: oklch(0.274 0.003 107);
@@ -140,6 +166,9 @@
@theme inline {
--color-background: var(--background);
--color-chrome: var(--chrome);
--color-toolbar: var(--toolbar);
--color-toolbar-active: var(--toolbar-active);
--color-row-alt: var(--row-alt);
--color-foreground: var(--foreground);
--color-card: var(--card);
--color-card-foreground: var(--card-foreground);