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Settings — Appearance

Purpose

Control how the Zeus OS shell looks and behaves: Light or Dark theme, wallpaper, glass and motion effects, sidebar mode, and the dock.

When to use it

  • Switch between Light (Tahoe paper + Action Blue) and Dark (Netra carbon)
  • Use the sun/moon control in the menubar or WebShell header for the same flip
  • Reduce motion or glass effects on lower-powered machines
  • Collapse the sidebar to an icon rail for more screen space
  • Pin the centers you use most to the dock and Finder favourites

How to get there

  • Route: /settings/appearance
  • Nav: Settings → Appearance
  • Quick toggle: circular sun/moon button in the Mac menubar or Web page header

Themes (Light / Dark only)

Appearance Store id Look
Light tahoe-light Quiet Apple paper (#f5f5f7), ink #1d1d1f, Action Blue CTAs
Dark zyvor-carbon Near-black page (#000), elevated #1d1d1f, Action Blue intent

Older exotic shells (Aurora, Predator, Dark steel, Zinc metal, Emerald Noir, Nova, Classic Blue) are removed. Stored values migrate to Dark on next load.

Zyvor branding: bare orange Z in chrome; filled orange tile on the login page and favicon (#ff5a15 → #cc420a). Brand orange is for the Z mark — interactive chrome uses Action Blue.

Operate from the console (UX)

  1. Open /settings/appearance from the sidebar, workspace switcher, or command palette (⌘K / Ctrl+K).
  2. Choose Light or Dark — the shell updates immediately (also via the sun/moon toggle).
  3. Change only the section you need next (wallpaper, glass intensity, sidebar, dock).
  4. Save; API keys and SSO changes may require re-login.
  5. Cluster-wide TLS/auth/data-dir remain server env — see Admin basics.
  6. Empty / fail: No data → check auth, namespace filter, and that required operators (KubeVirt/CDI/monitoring) are installed.
  7. Success: Live inventory or job progress matches the deck line; you can navigate to a related center without re-auth.

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