  We propose a new form of inhomogeneous phases consisting of out-of-phase
staggered flux domains separated by diagonal charged domain walls centered on
bonds or on sites. Remarkably, such domain flux phases are spin-rotationally
symmetric and exhibit cone-like quasiparticle dispersion as well as
incommensurate order of orbital currents. Such features are consistent with the
pseudogap behavior and the diagonal stripes observed experimentally in lightly
doped cuprates. A renormalized mean field theory shows that such solutions are
competitive candidates within the $t$--$J$ model.
