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What does this PR do?

Checkboxes, sliders and text/number fields now match the editor's dark theme. Before, they used the browser defaults: light checkboxes and the OS slider thumb.

  • Checkboxes draw as on/off switches (accent colour when on).
  • Horizontal sliders have a thin track and a round accent thumb that grows a little on hover or drag.
  • Text and number fields get an accent border while focused, and number spinners are dimmed until hovered.

How

CSS only, one block appended to style.css (plus its playground copy). The controls stay native <input>s, so .checked, .value and their input / change events work as before, and no JS changes.

Left as they are on purpose:

  • the vertical mixer faders (.mix-fader), which depend on writing-mode: vertical-lr;
  • radio buttons (the export engine choice), since a switch would be wrong for picking one of several;
  • the colour qualifier's hue slider (.cq-hue), which keeps its hue-wheel gradient as the track.

This PR doesn't depend on #152 (Space after a click) or on the themed dropdowns PR. All three can merge in any order.

Type of change

  • Refactor / internal (visual only)

How was it verified?

  • npm test: 534 pass. Two tests fail on this branch and on main alike, so they aren't caused by this change (rest-api %2e%2e media path, mcp-protocol timeout on this machine).
  • In the editor (Chrome): Inspector switches (e.g. Auto-orient) and sliders render in the theme. Clicking a switch sets the prop and Undo reverts it. Mixer faders and the export dialog radios look unchanged.
  • Export: not affected (UI only).

Checklist

  • No new runtime dependencies added
  • node docs/demo/sync.js rerun
  • CHANGELOG.md entry under Unreleased (Changed)

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Style
    • Editor checkboxes now appear as switches, with checked, indeterminate, hover, disabled, and keyboard-focus states.
    • Horizontal sliders use themed tracks and rounded thumbs, with interaction and disabled states. Mixer faders and the qualifier hue slider retain their existing appearance.
    • Text, number, search, and URL fields use a dark color scheme and accent-colored focus borders. Number-input spinner controls become more visible on hover.
    • Forced-colors settings now provide system-color indicators for switches, sliders, and focused text fields.

Checkboxes, sliders and text/number fields used the browser's default
look (light accent-colour checkboxes, OS slider thumbs), which clashed
with the dark theme.

CSS only, appended to style.css: checkboxes draw as switches, horizontal
sliders get a thin track and a round accent thumb, and fields light
their border with the accent while focused. The controls stay native
inputs, so .checked / .value and their events behave as before. The
vertical mixer faders (writing-mode) and radio buttons keep the native
control; the colour qualifier's hue slider keeps its hue-wheel track.
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The main and demo stylesheets add themed styles for checkboxes, horizontal sliders, and selected text-entry fields. The changelog describes these changes and notes that vertical mixer faders and export-engine radio buttons remain unchanged.

Changes: Editor form controls

Layer / File(s) Summary
Control styling and changelog
style.css, docs/demo/style.css, CHANGELOG.md
Checkboxes gain switch states and focus outlines. Horizontal sliders gain themed tracks and thumbs, excluding .mix-fader; .cq-hue retains its custom track. Number, text, search, and URL inputs use a dark color scheme and accent focus borders. The changelog records these styles and the unchanged controls.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Refactor

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Suggested reviewers: ronak-create

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The form-control styling is ready to merge after normal checks; no actionable merge-blocking issue is established.

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The title "Editor: switches, sliders and fields in the editor's theme" matches the main change. The PR adds CSS theme styling for checkboxes (rendered as switches), horizontal range sliders (excluding .mix-fader), and number, text, search, and URL inputs in the editor. The title is specific and concise, and it names the three control types that the changeset targets.

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- Line 4541: Ensure switch thumbs and checked/unchecked states remain
distinguishable in forced-colors mode by restoring native checkbox rendering or
adding appropriate forced-colors styles. Apply the same switch fix in both
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- Line 4560: Restore a visible keyboard-focus indicator for range inputs by
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- Line 4556: Exclude `.cq-hue` from the generic slider rules that set the track
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- The generic slider rule cleared the colour qualifier's hue gradient
  (same specificity, later in the file); .cq-hue sets it again.
- Keyboard-focused sliders get a :focus-visible outline on the input
  itself (Firefox has no thumb pseudo-element for the old ring).
- Text and number fields keep their outline for keyboard focus;
  only mouse focus drops it.
- forced-colors (Windows High Contrast): the switch knob, its on state
  and the focus rings use system colours so they stay visible.
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- Around line 4562-4563: Add a forced-colors border to the non-mixer WebKit and
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