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Simplified a few strings and even deleted a few.
Reverted UX to SettingsCard IsEnabled="{x:Bind ViewModel.AutoThemeSwitchingEnabled

@Jay-o-Way Jay-o-Way requested review from a team, Armin2208 and Spiritreader as code owners April 13, 2026 13:22
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<data name="StartWithWindowsFailed_Content" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Auto start has been disabled in Windows Settings. To enable Auto Dark Mode to start with Windows again, please go to Windows Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Startup and enable it.</value>
<value>Auto start has been disabled in Windows Settings. To enable Auto Dark Mode to start with Windows, go to Windows Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Startup.</value>
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Maybe we could turn this into a clickable link?

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Please

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Here is a dialog, and it is ready to jump. So we should not need other changes.

    private async void OpenAutostartSettings()
    {
        await Windows.System.Launcher.LaunchUriAsync(new Uri("ms-settings:startupapps"));
    }

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LOL we already have a button in the dialog.

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@ChenYiLins ChenYiLins added area-UX Issues related to the user interface. area-winui3 Issues for winui3, version 11 or later labels Apr 13, 2026
@ChenYiLins ChenYiLins added this to the Version 11.1 milestone Apr 13, 2026
@ChenYiLins ChenYiLins moved this to In progress in Version 11.1 Apr 13, 2026
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thanks jay!

</data>
<data name="AdaptiveTaskbarAccent" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Use Taskbar Accent Color during</value>
<value>Use taskbar accent color during</value>
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Taskbar is a name of an UI element. In english you write all names with an uppercase letter.

<value>Theme switch pending</value>
</data>
<data name="Msg_ThemeError" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Warning: We couldn't read your current theme.</value>
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we don't use this anymore?

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Not used in the solution, indeed

<value>Select a theme</value>
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<data name="PickTheme_Description" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Select a different Windows theme for dark and light mode respectively. Allows full theme customization, but requires you to set up .theme files.</value>
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Why should you remove this sentence explaining the hustle of this option?

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I thought the UX would be clear enough. There's a longer description on that page already.
Also: now it's one sentence that doesn't need a period at the end

<value>Let Windows manage my theme</value>
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<data name="UpdateAtStart" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Check when Auto Dark Mode starts</value>
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Even Windows uses "Check" for updates and not "Searching". Gemini recommends me using "Check"

</data>
<data name="StartWithWindowsFailed_Content" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Auto start has been disabled in Windows Settings. To enable Auto Dark Mode to start with Windows again, please go to Windows Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Startup and enable it.</value>
<value>Auto start has been disabled in Windows Settings. To enable Auto Dark Mode to start with Windows, go to Windows Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Startup.</value>
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Please

<value>Windows colors</value>
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<data name="Msg_AutomaticColorModeDescription" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Automatic accent color is selected. The color will be determined by the current wallpaper</value>
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But we use this string?

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Sorry, I just thought it was way too obvious, explaining what "automatic color" means?

<value>Automatically switches the theme based on environment lighting</value>
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<data name="AmbientLightSensor_Unavailable_ToolTip" xml:space="preserve">
<value>This feature isn't available on your device because no ambient light sensor was detected</value>
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why not "on your device"?

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Just keeping it simple.
Also, I think words like "you(r)" and "we" are not appropriate in UI.

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PRs like this improve tiny things, but some small things are actually intended. So this Pull Request needs many discussions (with me) which makes stuff like that hard to commit.

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