Theming & Localization
Theming
The palette is fully styled via CSS custom properties. Import the default stylesheet, then override variables in your own CSS.
/* Override globally */
:root {
--vcp-dialog-width: 640px;
--vcp-item-height: 44px;
--vcp-item-active-bg: #ede9fe;
--vcp-match-color: #7c3aed;
}
/* Or scope to a parent element */
.my-app [data-vcp] {
--vcp-dialog-bg: #fafafa;
}All CSS custom properties
:root {
/* Overlay & dialog */
--vcp-z-index: 9999;
--vcp-overlay-bg: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
--vcp-dialog-bg: #ffffff;
--vcp-dialog-color: #111111;
--vcp-dialog-radius: 8px;
--vcp-dialog-shadow: 0 16px 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
--vcp-dialog-width: 560px;
--vcp-dialog-preview-width: 860px;
--vcp-preview-width: 300px;
--vcp-dialog-max-height: 60vh;
--vcp-dialog-padding-top: 15vh;
/* Borders */
--vcp-border-color: #eeeeee;
/* Search input */
--vcp-input-font-size: 16px;
/* Result items */
--vcp-item-height: 40px;
--vcp-item-active-bg: #f0f0f0;
--vcp-item-font-size: 14px;
--vcp-item-radius: 4px;
/* Group headers */
--vcp-group-header-color: #999999;
--vcp-group-header-font-size: 11px;
/* Keyboard badge */
--vcp-kbd-bg: #eeeeee;
--vcp-kbd-border: #dddddd;
/* Match highlight */
--vcp-match-color: inherit;
/* Breadcrumb (nested palettes) */
--vcp-breadcrumb-color: #888888;
/* Empty / loading states */
--vcp-state-color: #999999;
/* Scrollbar */
--vcp-scrollbar-thumb: #d0d0d0;
--vcp-scrollbar-thumb-hover: #b0b0b0;
}Dark mode
The stylesheet includes automatic dark mode via @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark). To override manually with a theme class:
[data-theme='dark'] {
--vcp-dialog-bg: #1a1a1a;
--vcp-dialog-color: #eeeeee;
--vcp-border-color: #333333;
--vcp-item-active-bg: #2a2a2a;
--vcp-kbd-bg: #2a2a2a;
--vcp-kbd-border: #444444;
--vcp-group-header-color: #666666;
--vcp-scrollbar-thumb: #444444;
--vcp-scrollbar-thumb-hover: #666666;
}Built-in theme switcher
The palette includes a built-in light / system / dark switcher rendered directly inside the search bar. The initial theme is set via the colorTheme plugin option and can be changed at runtime via useCommandPalette():
app.use(VCommandPalettePlugin, {
colorTheme: 'dark', // 'light' | 'dark' | 'system' (default: 'system')
})// Change theme programmatically from any component
import { useCommandPalette } from '@macrulez/vue-command-palette'
const { colorTheme } = useCommandPalette()
colorTheme.value = 'dark''system' follows prefers-color-scheme. Selecting 'light' or 'dark' applies .vcp-theme-light / .vcp-theme-dark on the overlay, which override the media query.
Localization
Built-in UI strings (the Recent header, confirm dialog buttons, theme-switcher titles, ARIA labels) can be overridden via the labels prop. Only the keys you pass are overridden; the rest fall back to the English defaults.
<CommandPalette
placeholder="Поиск команд…"
empty-text="Ничего не найдено."
loading-text="Загрузка…"
:labels="{
recent: 'Недавние',
confirmYes: 'Да, продолжить',
confirmCancel: 'Отмена',
themeLight: 'Светлая тема',
themeDark: 'Тёмная тема',
themeSystem: 'Системная тема',
dialogLabel: 'Палитра команд',
loading: 'Загрузка',
}"
/>Note:
placeholder,emptyTextandloadingTextremain separate props onCommandPalette— see CommandPalette Props.
PaletteLabels
recent
string · default: 'Recent'
Header above recent commands (empty query).
pinned
string · default: 'Pinned'
Header above pinned commands (empty query).
pin
string · default: 'Pin'
title of the per-row pin icon when the command is not yet pinned.
unpin
string · default: 'Unpin'
title of the per-row pin icon when the command is already pinned.
actions
string · default: 'Actions'
Header of the secondary-actions menu.
back
string · default: 'Back'
"Back" affordance (actions menu).
togglePreview
string · default: 'Toggle preview panel'
title/aria-label of the preview toggle button.
confirmYes
string · default: 'Yes, proceed'
Confirm dialog — proceed button.
confirmCancel
string · default: 'Cancel'
Confirm dialog — cancel button.
themeLight
string · default: 'Light theme'
Theme switcher button title.
themeDark
string · default: 'Dark theme'
Theme switcher button title.
themeSystem
string · default: 'System theme'
Theme switcher button title.
dialogLabel
string · default: 'Command palette'
aria-label of the dialog.
loading
string · default: 'Loading'
aria-label of the per-item spinner.
resultsCount
(n: number) => string
aria-live announcement of the result count.