Restore "slate" theme from 9.0.5

[steam3d]

Hi. I updated from 9.0.5 to the latest 9.5.50 and the dark mode colors became mach darker and unusable.

Version 9.0.5

latest 9.5.50

Is there a way to completely restore the dark theme from 9.0.5?

[squidfunk]

Yes, you can just use the styles from 9.0.5., overriding the built-in styles with some additional CSS ☺️ Additionally, see #6061

[steam3d]

@squidfunk I read the documentation, and the problem is not as simple as just changing the background color and text color. There are plenty of other elements, like code, that were also affected.

How can I override a 100% copy of the dark theme from version 9.0.5?

[squidfunk]

You would need to do what I would also need to do: analyze the differences in colors between those versions, then override the CSS variables you want to change in a separate file. I'm afraid I can't offer you a shortcut here.

[squidfunk]

... or stay on 9.0.5., but you'll be missing our on a lot of new features. I understand that this change is opinionated, but so is this entire project. We can't maintain variations of everything.

[kamilkrzyskow]

The project is tagged, so you can easily check the source of the previous version:

• https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/tree/9.0.5/material/assets/stylesheets
• https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/tree/9.5.50/material/templates/assets/stylesheets

I've put the main.css file into a diff tool and you can go over the color changes (the link should be active for next 7 days):

• https://www.diffchecker.com/3rAvFIvd/

[steam3d]

@kamilkrzyskow Is it possible to include all theme variables from _scheme.scss? I am not sure how to copy everything into a CSS file.
_scheme.scss