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# Alacritty Theme Synchronization
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Simple theme switching for Alacritty that allows you to switch between Catppuccin light and dark themes.
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**This solution uses Nix conditional configuration with a simple script to switch themes.**
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## How It Works
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1. The Nix configuration has a boolean variable `isLightTheme` in `home.nix`
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2. When `isLightTheme = true` → Catppuccin Latte (light theme)
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3. When `isLightTheme = false` → Catppuccin Mocha (dark theme)
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4. A script updates this variable and rebuilds the configuration
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## Setup
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1. **The configuration is already set up!** Your Alacritty is currently using the light theme.
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2. **To switch themes, use the script:**
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```bash
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./scripts/switch-alacritty-theme.sh light # Switch to light theme
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./scripts/switch-alacritty-theme.sh dark # Switch to dark theme
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./scripts/switch-alacritty-theme.sh toggle # Toggle between themes
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./scripts/switch-alacritty-theme.sh status # Show current theme
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```
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## Usage
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### Manual Theme Switching
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```bash
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# Switch to light theme
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./scripts/switch-alacritty-theme.sh light
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# Switch to dark theme
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./scripts/switch-alacritty-theme.sh dark
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# Toggle between themes
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./scripts/switch-alacritty-theme.sh toggle
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# Check current theme
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./scripts/switch-alacritty-theme.sh status
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```
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### Manual Configuration
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You can also manually edit `nixos/home/danny/home.nix` and change:
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```nix
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isLightTheme = true; # for light theme
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isLightTheme = false; # for dark theme
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```
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Then run: `cd nixos && sudo darwin-rebuild switch --flake .#Daniel-Macbook-Air`
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## Files
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- `scripts/switch-alacritty-theme.sh` - Script to switch themes
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- `scripts/detect-system-theme.sh` - Detects current macOS system theme (for reference)
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- `nixos/home/danny/home.nix` - Contains the conditional Alacritty configuration
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## Theme Colors
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### Catppuccin Latte (Light)
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- Background: `#eff1f5` (base)
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- Foreground: `#4c4f69` (text)
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- Accent colors optimized for light backgrounds
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### Catppuccin Mocha (Dark)
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- Background: `#1e1e2e` (base)
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- Foreground: `#cdd6f4` (text)
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- Accent colors optimized for dark backgrounds
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## Integration with NixOS
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The solution uses Nix's conditional configuration in `home.nix`:
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```nix
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colors = let
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isLightTheme = true; # Change this to switch themes
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lightColors = { /* Catppuccin Latte colors */ };
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darkColors = { /* Catppuccin Mocha colors */ };
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in if isLightTheme then lightColors else darkColors;
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```
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This approach:
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- ✅ Works with Spotlight/Applications folder launches
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- ✅ No complex file reading or external dependencies
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- ✅ Integrates cleanly with NixOS configuration
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- ✅ Simple and reliable - just change a boolean and rebuild
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- ✅ Easy to understand and maintain |