Please consider a default light theme

[grahamc]

Hi Ghostty folks,

I know this has been discussed some, like in #2363, but I wanted to make an explicit thread about it.

I love Ghostty's "zero config" philosophy. I also really enjoy Ghostty's default (dark) theme.

Today a colleague suggested I make my terminal auto-switch to light mode, which is something I definitely want to do. I ended up trying the (frankly VERY cool) ghostty +list-themes, but as an adherent to the "don't configure your tools if you don't have to" philosophy, I don't really see hundreds of themes as a plus.

I've now spent a lot of time looking at themes, and wishing Ghostty had a default light theme, just like it has a default dark theme.

Please, Ghostty folks: save me from myself. Put me out of my self-inflicted theme-selection misery. Make a default theme for light mode. I wouldn't mind adding a bit of config to indicate I want it to switch :).

[peterjc]

Even better, on macOS follow the system default for light/dark/auto (which can change based on lighting levels, but I've not used that myself).

[b11e]

second this, would be nice to have it auto switch during day time to something brighter

[Bjorn-Eric-Abr]

yes! I does not have to be on by default if we don' find a theme that we like?

[mitchellh]

Hi Graham! I'm supportive of this, but I want to find a light theme I really like and can see myself using. To date, I haven't done this yet. The default dark theme is the dark theme I've used for my terminals for almost a decade. 😄 (I didn't make it, though I think I did slightly modify it at some point)

I need to peruse light theme candidates to see how I feel about it.

[grahamc]

Sounds good! I was persuaded to go with "Builtin Tango Light", after I didn't find the default vscode light theme. But to be clear, I strongly prefer for someone with good taste to just make the decision on my behalf. :)

[alienman5k]

For any weird reason good light themes are hard to find. I am old school so one of the few light themes I can really use is Solarized Light or some of its variants (like Selenized).