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Is Dark Mode Such a Good Idea?

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Re: Is Dark Mode Such a Good Idea?

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Post by buzzkillington »

squarefoot wrote: post #85

"Is Dark Mode Such a Good Idea?" Yes, it is. One thing is reading a newspaper in which text amounts to a good percentage of the available area, and the rest reflects ambient light, and a whole different thing is a screen with some text in the middle and the free area emitting white light right to my eyes, de facto saturating them. I would never read a white text on black paper newspaper, neither in the dark nor in th…

>Useable e-paper displays might change that one day, but the technology is still in its infancy.

I run termux on top stock boox 3 as a thin(ish) client and it works amazingly well. It's some of the most enjoyable terminal time I have had in years because it's so limited.

Re: Is Dark Mode Such a Good Idea?

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Post by rbrbr »

If I am sitting in the dark the contest of a white screen to the light in the room caused much more eye strain than that of a dark mode screen. Not sure how the article missed that for me most relevant fact. This is why Apple has a daytime dependent dark/light mode auto switch.

Re: Is Dark Mode Such a Good Idea?

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Post by [deleted] »

Veen wrote: post #201
sildur wrote: post #195

> A nice dark screen with light text is easier to read, right? Well, according to multiple studies, that’s wrong apparently. That was really funny. "Do you like chocolate? Well, according to multiple studies, you don't apparently." How can a study tell me what is comfortable for me? Are we going crazy? We are starting to treat studies like little gods which tell us what to do, and apparently, what to like.

> How can a study tell me what is comfortable for me? Unless you are an emigre from Betelgeuse or a particularly intelligent octopus, you have eyes that work in the same way as everyone else's eyes. The biology and physiology of the human eye are well understood. Chocolate is an excellent comparison. Whether you like chocolate is a matter of taste. But you don't get to claim that eating chocolate for breakfast, lunch…

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Re: Is Dark Mode Such a Good Idea?

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Post by fredoliveira »

BossingAround wrote: post #217
stared wrote: post #212

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Yes, it is. Well, it's very dogmatic. Sure, for you it may be better, and if you "would never read a white text on black paper newspaper", it is fine. At the same time, extraordinary claims require extraordinary proofs. If you have a research paper that Dark Mode is better for everyone, please share.

> Well, it's very dogmatic. The article is also quite dogmatic though.

I disagree. The article points out sources for each of its claims.

Re: Is Dark Mode Such a Good Idea?

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Post by buzzkillington »

qwerty456127 wrote: post #183
squarefoot wrote: post #85

"Is Dark Mode Such a Good Idea?" Yes, it is. One thing is reading a newspaper in which text amounts to a good percentage of the available area, and the rest reflects ambient light, and a whole different thing is a screen with some text in the middle and the free area emitting white light right to my eyes, de facto saturating them. I would never read a white text on black paper newspaper, neither in the dark nor in th…

I would love to have a good e-paper laptop for coding, reading and communicating. I actually consider today (and even 5-yr-old) e-paper displays perfectly usable for all real tasks except watching video and playing realtime games. Compilers and editors (and web pages) should change to avoid unnecessary output and require less screen updates though (this would actually be great anyway - whatever kind of screen I have…

I use termux and boox 3 for this and it works amazingly well. The main reason why I haven't switched 100% to not using a laptop is that I haven't found a portable keyboard to go with it yet.

Re: Is Dark Mode Such a Good Idea?

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Post by square_usual »

BossingAround wrote: post #217
stared wrote: post #212

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Yes, it is. Well, it's very dogmatic. Sure, for you it may be better, and if you "would never read a white text on black paper newspaper", it is fine. At the same time, extraordinary claims require extraordinary proofs. If you have a research paper that Dark Mode is better for everyone, please share.

> Well, it's very dogmatic. The article is also quite dogmatic though.

The article is based on practical research, which I don't believe can be called "dogma".

Re: Is Dark Mode Such a Good Idea?

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Post by gfiorav »

After all this time, people still don't get we're all different. I have astigmatism, and therefore struggle more than normal when focussing on low contrast images.

White over black is terrible contrast. Black over white is the best contrast (the whole reason it became the norm).

I turn light themes everywhere and the difference to my eyes is tremendous -- especially when leaving screens for the day (no blurry vision).

Re: Is Dark Mode Such a Good Idea?

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Post by pmlnr »

YES. Dark mode is a great idea: it provides a choice. Studies are always "this is true for X amount out of 100%", and X is never 100%, so there are people who prefer dark mode. Me included.

Re: Is Dark Mode Such a Good Idea?

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Post by coldtea »

squarefoot wrote: post #85

"Is Dark Mode Such a Good Idea?" Yes, it is. One thing is reading a newspaper in which text amounts to a good percentage of the available area, and the rest reflects ambient light, and a whole different thing is a screen with some text in the middle and the free area emitting white light right to my eyes, de facto saturating them. I would never read a white text on black paper newspaper, neither in the dark nor in th…

>Yes, it is. One thing is reading a newspaper in which text amounts to a good percentage of the available area, and the rest reflects ambient light, and a whole different thing is a screen with some text in the middle and the free area emitting white light right to my eyes, de facto saturating them.

Photos are still photons. You can adjust the brightness of the monitor to be the same of a newspaper that reflects your favorite light intensity.

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