FlameRobin Files

FlameRobin 26.7.3 — Reconnection & Theme Fixes

Released: 2026-07-08

This patch release contains critical fixes for database reconnection behavior after connection loss and a Windows 11-specific light theme issue when system-wide dark mode is enabled.

🔌 Reconnect Menu Enablement after Connection Loss (fixes [#636])

When a database connection was dropped, isConnected() correctly started returning false. However, this state incorrectly disabled the "Reconnect" menu item itself, as its UI update handler was gated by OnMenuUpdateIfDatabaseConnected. Furthermore, clicking the "Database" menu in this state could trigger other handlers expecting an active connection, leading to confusing "Error writing data to the connection" popups.

Fix:

• Updated the update-UI event mapping for Cmds::Menu_Reconnect to bind to OnMenuUpdateIfDatabaseNotConnected (instead of OnMenuUpdateIfDatabaseSelected).
• This ensures the "Reconnect" option remains enabled and interactive precisely when the database is in a disconnected state, allowing the user to initiate a reconnect without errors.

🎨 Light Theme Ignored on Windows 11 in System Dark Mode (fixes [#643])

On Windows 11 systems running in system-wide dark mode, choosing the "Light" theme in FlameRobin's preferences would be ignored during application startup, resulting in the app defaulting to dark mode.

Fix:

• Corrected the theme initialization logic in Application::OnInit() to check if the user's explicit preference is ThemeLight.
• If ThemeLight is chosen, the application appearance is set to Appearance::Light, and the Windows dark mode initialization (MSWEnableDarkMode()) is skipped.
• Otherwise, the app defaults to dark or system settings, and runs dark-mode setup appropriately.

Commits in this release

Full diff: https://github.com/mariuz/flamerobin/compare/v26.7.2...v26.7.3

Upgrading

Drop-in replacement for v26.7.2. No database or configuration migration required.