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Ask HN: Dark Mode for HN is overdue

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Re: Ask HN: Dark Mode for HN is overdue

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I recently built a site for myself which defaults to dark mode and shows me the top posts from HN, Lobste.rs, Tildes, SlashDot, Bear and a few tech/STEM related subreddits in a time-ordered list. Maybe you will find its useful: https://limereader.com/

Love the vibe!

Re: Ask HN: Dark Mode for HN is overdue

#52

Personally, I think dark mode is unnecessary feature creep. But it's also because I never use it and hate it when it's the default and I have to go hunt for the hidden button to switch it off: I need lots of light, otherwise letters get blurry for me, so I'm just another biased human being =)

Dark mode is also about accessibility for some visually impaired users https://drgrizz.xyz/dark-mode.html

Yes I know. Like I said, I'm just another biased user with their particular type of vision impairment ;) It's impossible to please everyone

Re: Ask HN: Dark Mode for HN is overdue

#53
post #7

I recently built a site for myself which defaults to dark mode and shows me the top posts from HN, Lobste.rs, Tildes, SlashDot, Bear and a few tech/STEM related subreddits in a time-ordered list. Maybe you will find its useful: https://limereader.com/

Love the vibe!

Thank you!

Re: Ask HN: Dark Mode for HN is overdue

#54

It's sad that everyone has to run around implementing hard-coded "dark themes" 30 years after computers users could routinely set up system-wide color schemes themselves.

The whole point here is for websites to respect those user configured system-wide color schemes. This is why prefers-color-scheme exists.

I understand. The elimination of the color-scheme editor from Windows and the ascendancy of devices that never had one has allowed designers to get away with defective (AKA incomplete) color overrides on Web pages and in software.
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