[WEB-5772] chore: theme switcher and editor colors enhancements (#8436)

apps/web/app/(all)/profile/appearance/page.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { I_THEME_OPTION } from "@plane/constants";
 import { THEME_OPTIONS } from "@plane/constants";
 import { useTranslation } from "@plane/i18n";
 import { setPromiseToast } from "@plane/propel/toast";
+import { applyCustomTheme } from "@plane/utils";
 // components
 import { LogoSpinner } from "@/components/common/logo-spinner";
 import { PageHead } from "@/components/core/page-title";
@@ -30,22 +31,47 @@ function ProfileAppearancePage() {
   }, [userProfile?.theme?.theme]);
 
   const handleThemeChange = useCallback(
-    (themeOption: I_THEME_OPTION) => {
+    async (themeOption: I_THEME_OPTION) => {
       setTheme(themeOption.value);
+
+      // If switching to custom theme and user has saved custom colors, apply them immediately
+      if (
+        themeOption.value === "custom" &&
+        userProfile?.theme?.primary &&
+        userProfile?.theme?.background &&
+        userProfile?.theme?.darkPalette !== undefined
+      ) {
+        applyCustomTheme(
+          userProfile.theme.primary,
+          userProfile.theme.background,
+          userProfile.theme.darkPalette ? "dark" : "light"
+        );
+      }
+
       const updateCurrentUserThemePromise = updateUserTheme({ theme: themeOption.value });
       setPromiseToast(updateCurrentUserThemePromise, {
         loading: "Updating theme...",
         success: {
-          title: "Success!",
+          title: "Theme updated",
-          message: () => "Theme updated successfully.",
+          message: () => "Reloading to apply changes...",
         },
         error: {
           title: "Error!",
-          message: () => "Failed to update the theme.",
+          message: () => "Failed to update theme. Please try again.",
         },
       });
+      // Wait for the promise to resolve, then reload after showing toast
+      try {
+        await updateCurrentUserThemePromise;
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          window.location.reload();
+        }, 1500);
+      } catch (error) {
+        // Error toast already shown by setPromiseToast
+        console.error("Error updating theme:", error);
+      }
     },
-    [updateUserTheme]
+    [setTheme, updateUserTheme, userProfile]
   );
 
   return (

apps/web/ce/components/preferences/theme-switcher.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { I_THEME_OPTION } from "@plane/constants";
 import { THEME_OPTIONS } from "@plane/constants";
 import { useTranslation } from "@plane/i18n";
 import { setPromiseToast } from "@plane/propel/toast";
+import { applyCustomTheme } from "@plane/utils";
 // components
 import { CustomThemeSelector } from "@/components/core/theme/custom-theme-selector";
 import { ThemeSwitch } from "@/components/core/theme/theme-switch";
@@ -34,26 +35,46 @@ export const ThemeSwitcher = observer(function ThemeSwitcher(props: {
   }, [userProfile?.theme?.theme]);
 
   const handleThemeChange = useCallback(
-    (themeOption: I_THEME_OPTION) => {
+    async (themeOption: I_THEME_OPTION) => {
       try {
         setTheme(themeOption.value);
+
+        // If switching to custom theme and user has saved custom colors, apply them immediately
+        if (
+          themeOption.value === "custom" &&
+          userProfile?.theme?.primary &&
+          userProfile?.theme?.background &&
+          userProfile?.theme?.darkPalette !== undefined
+        ) {
+          applyCustomTheme(
+            userProfile.theme.primary,
+            userProfile.theme.background,
+            userProfile.theme.darkPalette ? "dark" : "light"
+          );
+        }
+
         const updatePromise = updateUserTheme({ theme: themeOption.value });
         setPromiseToast(updatePromise, {
           loading: "Updating theme...",
           success: {
-            title: "Success!",
+            title: "Theme updated",
-            message: () => "Theme updated successfully!",
+            message: () => "Reloading to apply changes...",
           },
           error: {
             title: "Error!",
-            message: () => "Failed to update the theme",
+            message: () => "Failed to update theme. Please try again.",
           },
         });
+        // Wait for the promise to resolve, then reload after showing toast
+        await updatePromise;
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          window.location.reload();
+        }, 1500);
       } catch (error) {
         console.error("Error updating theme:", error);
       }
     },
-    [updateUserTheme]
+    [setTheme, updateUserTheme, userProfile]
   );
 
   if (!userProfile) return null;
@@ -65,7 +86,12 @@ export const ThemeSwitcher = observer(function ThemeSwitcher(props: {
         description={t(props.option.description)}
         control={
           <div>
-            <ThemeSwitch value={currentTheme} onChange={handleThemeChange} />
+            <ThemeSwitch
+              value={currentTheme}
+              onChange={(themeOption) => {
+                void handleThemeChange(themeOption);
+              }}
+            />
           </div>
         }
       />

apps/web/core/components/core/theme/custom-theme-selector.tsx

@@ -72,8 +72,12 @@ export const CustomThemeSelector = observer(function CustomThemeSelector() {
       setToast({
         type: TOAST_TYPE.SUCCESS,
         title: t("success"),
-        message: t("theme_updated_successfully"),
+        message: "Reloading to apply changes...",
       });
+      // reload the page after showing the toast
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        window.location.reload();
+      }, 1500);
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Failed to apply theme:", error);
       setToast({

apps/web/core/components/power-k/config/preferences-commands.ts

@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ export const usePowerKPreferencesCommands = (): TPowerKCommandConfig[] => {
         .then(() => {
           setToast({
             type: TOAST_TYPE.SUCCESS,
-            title: t("toast.success"),
+            title: "Theme updated",
-            message: t("power_k.preferences_actions.toast.theme.success"),
+            message: "Reloading to apply changes...",
           });
+          // reload the page after showing the toast
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            window.location.reload();
+          }, 1500);
+          return;
         })
         .catch(() => {
           setToast({
@@ -38,6 +43,7 @@ export const usePowerKPreferencesCommands = (): TPowerKCommandConfig[] => {
             title: t("toast.error"),
             message: t("power_k.preferences_actions.toast.theme.error"),
           });
+          return;
         });
     },
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
@@ -53,6 +59,7 @@ export const usePowerKPreferencesCommands = (): TPowerKCommandConfig[] => {
             title: t("toast.success"),
             message: t("power_k.preferences_actions.toast.timezone.success"),
           });
+          return;
         })
         .catch(() => {
           setToast({
@@ -60,6 +67,7 @@ export const usePowerKPreferencesCommands = (): TPowerKCommandConfig[] => {
             title: t("toast.error"),
             message: t("power_k.preferences_actions.toast.timezone.error"),
           });
+          return;
         });
     },
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
@@ -75,6 +83,7 @@ export const usePowerKPreferencesCommands = (): TPowerKCommandConfig[] => {
             title: t("toast.success"),
             message: t("power_k.preferences_actions.toast.generic.success"),
           });
+          return;
         })
         .catch(() => {
           setToast({
@@ -82,6 +91,7 @@ export const usePowerKPreferencesCommands = (): TPowerKCommandConfig[] => {
             title: t("toast.error"),
             message: t("power_k.preferences_actions.toast.generic.error"),
           });
+          return;
         });
     },
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
@@ -98,7 +108,7 @@ export const usePowerKPreferencesCommands = (): TPowerKCommandConfig[] => {
       icon: Palette,
       onSelect: (data) => {
         const theme = data as string;
-        handleUpdateTheme(theme);
+        void handleUpdateTheme(theme);
       },
       isEnabled: () => true,
       isVisible: () => true,

packages/propel/src/icons/actions/index.ts

@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ export * from "./filter-applied-icon";
 export * from "./search-icon";
 export * from "./preferences-icon";
 export * from "./copy-link";
+export * from "./upgrade-icon";

packages/propel/src/icons/actions/upgrade-icon.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { IconWrapper } from "../icon-wrapper";
+import type { ISvgIcons } from "../type";
+
+export function UpgradeIcon({ color = "currentColor", ...rest }: ISvgIcons) {
+  return (
+    <IconWrapper color={color} {...rest}>
+      <path
+        fillRule="evenodd"
+        clipRule="evenodd"
+        d="M8 1C4.13401 1 1 4.13401 1 8C1 11.866 4.13401 15 8 15C11.866 15 15 11.866 15 8C15 4.13401 11.866 1 8 1ZM5.00457 7.55003L7.55003 5.00457C7.79853 4.75605 8.20147 4.75605 8.44997 5.00457L10.9954 7.55003C11.2439 7.79853 11.2439 8.20147 10.9954 8.44997C10.7469 8.69847 10.344 8.69847 10.0955 8.44997L8.63636 6.99085V10.5455C8.63636 10.8969 8.35146 11.1818 8 11.1818C7.64854 11.1818 7.36364 10.8969 7.36364 10.5455V6.99085L5.90452 8.44997C5.65601 8.69847 5.25309 8.69847 5.00457 8.44997C4.75605 8.20147 4.75605 7.79853 5.00457 7.55003Z"
+        fill={color}
+      />
+    </IconWrapper>
+  );
+}

packages/propel/src/icons/constants.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export const ActionsIconsMap = [
   { icon: <Icon name="action.search" />, title: "SearchIcon" },
   { icon: <Icon name="action.preferences" />, title: "PreferencesIcon" },
   { icon: <Icon name="action.copy-link" />, title: "CopyLinkIcon" },
+  { icon: <Icon name="action.upgrade" />, title: "UpgradeIcon" },
 ];
 
 export const ArrowsIconsMap = [

packages/propel/src/icons/registry.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   FilterIcon,
   PreferencesIcon,
   SearchIcon,
+  UpgradeIcon,
 } from "./actions";
 import { AddIcon } from "./actions/add-icon";
 import { CloseIcon } from "./actions/close-icon";
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ export const ICON_REGISTRY = {
   "action.search": SearchIcon,
   "action.preferences": PreferencesIcon,
   "action.copy-link": CopyLinkIcon,
+  "action.upgrade": UpgradeIcon,
 
   // Arrow icons
   "arrow.chevron-down": ChevronDownIcon,

packages/utils/src/theme/constants.ts

@@ -112,3 +112,33 @@ export type SaturationCurve = "ease-in-out" | "linear";
  * Default saturation curve
  */
 export const DEFAULT_SATURATION_CURVE: SaturationCurve = "ease-in-out";
+
+/**
+ * Editor color backgrounds for light mode
+ * Used for stickies and editor elements
+ */
+export const EDITOR_COLORS_LIGHT = {
+  gray: "#d6d6d8",
+  peach: "#ffd5d7",
+  pink: "#fdd4e3",
+  orange: "#ffe3cd",
+  green: "#c3f0de",
+  "light-blue": "#c5eff9",
+  "dark-blue": "#c9dafb",
+  purple: "#e3d8fd",
+};
+
+/**
+ * Editor color backgrounds for dark mode
+ * Used for stickies and editor elements
+ */
+export const EDITOR_COLORS_DARK = {
+  gray: "#404144",
+  peach: "#593032",
+  pink: "#562e3d",
+  orange: "#583e2a",
+  green: "#1d4a3b",
+  "light-blue": "#1f495c",
+  "dark-blue": "#223558",
+  purple: "#3d325a",
+};

packages/utils/src/theme/theme-application.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 import { hexToOKLCH, oklchToCSS, getRelativeLuminance, getPerceptualBrightness } from "./color-conversion";
 import type { OKLCH } from "./color-conversion";
-import { ALPHA_MAPPING } from "./constants";
+import { ALPHA_MAPPING, EDITOR_COLORS_LIGHT, EDITOR_COLORS_DARK } from "./constants";
 import { generateThemePalettes } from "./palette-generator";
 import { getBrandMapping, getNeutralMapping, invertPalette } from "./theme-inversion";
 
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ export function applyCustomTheme(brandColor: string, neutralColor: string, mode:
   const { textColor, iconColor } = getOnColorTextColors(brandColor, "wcag");
   themeElement.style.setProperty(`--text-color-on-color`, oklchToCSS(textColor));
   themeElement.style.setProperty(`--text-color-icon-on-color`, oklchToCSS(iconColor));
+
+  // Apply editor color backgrounds based on mode
+  const editorColors = mode === "dark" ? EDITOR_COLORS_DARK : EDITOR_COLORS_LIGHT;
+  Object.entries(editorColors).forEach(([color, value]) => {
+    themeElement.style.setProperty(`--editor-colors-${color}-background`, value);
+  });
 }
 
 /**
@@ -173,4 +179,9 @@ export function clearCustomTheme(): void {
 
   themeElement.style.removeProperty(`--text-color-on-color`);
   themeElement.style.removeProperty(`--text-color-icon-on-color`);
+
+  // Clear editor color background overrides
+  Object.keys(EDITOR_COLORS_LIGHT).forEach((color) => {
+    themeElement.style.removeProperty(`--editor-colors-${color}-background`);
+  });
 }