shadcn/ui v3 — Appearance settings

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Appearance settings use illustrated light and dark choices beside font preferences.

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Show the effect of appearance choices visually rather than relying on labels alone.

Design notes

Surface: Appearance settings
Navigation: Appearance remains selected in the same navigation used by other settings screens.
Layout: A settings rail sits next to a narrow form with a font picker and side-by-side theme previews.
Density: A constrained form column leaves room between groups while keeping labels and controls together.
Color: Neutral settings chrome with miniature light and dark interface previews.
Type: Give visual theme choices enough space to compare while keeping their labels close.
Pattern: Show the effect of appearance choices visually rather than relying on labels alone.
States: Public v3 appearance-settings demo; no preference was submitted.
Don't: Adapt the interaction pattern to your own product. Do not copy brand assets, sample identities, proprietary text, or assume unseen states. Specify keyboard behavior, loading, empty, error, and narrow-screen layouts for your implementation.

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# My project
[Describe the product, audience, and screen you want to improve]

Stack: Use the existing project stack
Task: Implement the interface and verify the result in the existing project.

## Tool guidance (Any AI tool)
Use available project tools to inspect, implement, and test. State any unavailable capabilities.

# Design reference: shadcn/ui v3 — Appearance settings
Source: https://v3.shadcn.com/examples/forms/appearance
Swipefile reference: https://swipefile.design/ref/shadcn-appearance/
Captured: 2026-09-04. This is a dated reference, not a claim about the current live product.
Capture scope: a page excerpt. Do not infer unseen sections or interactions.

## Objective
Adapt the interaction and layout patterns below to my project. Use my own content and identity. Do not reproduce logos, proprietary copy, or brand assets.

## Reference notes
- surface: Appearance settings
- nav: Appearance remains selected in the same navigation used by other settings screens.
- layout: A settings rail sits next to a narrow form with a font picker and side-by-side theme previews.
- density: A constrained form column leaves room between groups while keeping labels and controls together.
- color: Neutral settings chrome with miniature light and dark interface previews.
- typography: Give visual theme choices enough space to compare while keeping their labels close.
- pattern: Show the effect of appearance choices visually rather than relying on labels alone.
- states: Public v3 appearance-settings demo; no preference was submitted.
- dont: Adapt the interaction pattern to your own product. Do not copy brand assets, sample identities, proprietary text, or assume unseen states. Specify keyboard behavior, loading, empty, error, and narrow-screen layouts for your implementation.

Useful for: Show the effect of appearance choices visually rather than relying on labels alone.

## Acceptance criteria
- Existing project conventions, design tokens, working functionality, and unrelated changes are preserved.
- Two or three reference principles clearly support the user's task; conflicts are resolved in favor of usability and the existing product.
- Reusable components and semantic HTML express the interface. Available licensed assets are used; important UI text is never rendered as a bitmap.
- Every visible control has a defined behavior. Loading, empty, error, success, disabled, and long-content states are specified where relevant. Demo data is clearly labeled.
- Navigation and content adapt at 375px, 768px, and 1440px without horizontal page overflow. Keyboard use, visible focus, labeled inputs, at least 44px touch targets, readable contrast, and reduced motion are supported.
- Verification distinguishes rendered behavior from proposals and identifies anything still requiring a backend or external service.

## Quality bar
Clear hierarchy, consistent spacing, restrained surfaces, and purposeful motion. Avoid decorative gradients, excessive cards, placeholder buttons, and invented metrics unless the project calls for them. Do not claim a feature is connected or tested without evidence.

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## Objective
Adapt the interaction and layout patterns below to my project. Use my own content and identity. Do not reproduce logos, proprietary copy, or brand assets.

Useful for: Show the effect of appearance choices visually rather than relying on labels alone.

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