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Ask HN: Will HN ever have a dark mode?

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Re: Ask HN: Will HN ever have a dark mode?

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Post by seanwilson »

greentea23 wrote: post #3

I prefer sites not to implement a custom dark mode and instead to make sure their styles invert well, less work for devs, more consistency for me. https://darkreader.org/ https://www.howtogeek.com/446198/how-to-force-dark-mode-on-e...

It's maybe good enough, but a custom palette will look more branded and getting the hierarchy and contrasts to feel just right isn't always as straight forward as colors look different based on their surroundings. So it's unlikely big brands would go for this.

Re: Ask HN: Will HN ever have a dark mode?

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Post by BOOSTERHIDROGEN »

monomial wrote: post #9
greentea23 wrote: post #3

I prefer sites not to implement a custom dark mode and instead to make sure their styles invert well, less work for devs, more consistency for me. https://darkreader.org/ https://www.howtogeek.com/446198/how-to-force-dark-mode-on-e...

Agreed. Darkreader + some uBlock Origin filters to remove any residual orange and I have a perfect white on black reading experience.

Mind sharing the setup? Thanks.

Re: Ask HN: Will HN ever have a dark mode?

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Post by compootr »

paulcole wrote: post #12
pants2 wrote: post #8

There's perhaps no better site than HN to be open source and allow community improvements. Why isn't it?

HN is a marketing campaign for a VC firm. Closed and controlled is a benefit. Would Coca Cola or Walmart open source their ads?

I don't agree. amyone with literally zero skill could host a webforum or link sharing site. The value isn't the software, but its users. I think the reason another commenter said is correct too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42678416

Re: Ask HN: Will HN ever have a dark mode?

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Post by krapp »

codingdave wrote: post #10
pants2 wrote: post #8

There's perhaps no better site than HN to be open source and allow community improvements. Why isn't it?

HN runs all kinds of algorithms to help with spam, moderation, etc. Being open source would derail all the benefits gained from that code.

Also, I think dang once mentioned there's a lot of business code for YC tangled up in the forum that they would have to remove.

Re: Ask HN: Will HN ever have a dark mode?

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Post by krapp »

pants2 wrote: post #8

There's perhaps no better site than HN to be open source and allow community improvements. Why isn't it?

That would lead to feature creep and bloat and undermine the minimalist purity of the layout. They do make improvements to the forum, but only on their own schedule and very selectively. Hacker News is a cathedral, not a bazaar.
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