Is Dark Mode Such a Good Idea?
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#2I don’t like dark mode because of my color blindness. You often get text in dark colors that are hard to see.
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#3I adore dark mode - it’s a must have for me. I’m sure the author is correct about fatigue but I use dark mode because I like it.
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#4Customize your device for your comfort. Even if there are studies that show on average humans retain information better reading in light mode. That's merely the average! Variation is the only certainty in biology. It's good we have options.
First I found I read my kindle more than physical books even though I prefer the look and feel of physical books. Then I found I read even more on my ipad with the kindle app showing white text on a black background.
Find what works for you. Or if you are a UX designer, provide options.
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#5They taught us this in advertising. White text scatters over the iris on a dark background, so it’s harder to read the copy. I’ve even read it in UX articles. It was amusing to get out of school and into the tech industry to find dark mode everywhere.
Granted, I use it too. Both my terminal and editor have dark themes. I’m not really sure why. The terminal isn’t really a big deal to me. I could go either way there. But I’ve just never found a lighter color theme that wasn’t offensive in an editor. I always try them for a bit and end up switching back.
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#6Even dark grey helps save battery on AMOLED displays: https://www.xda-developers.com/amoled-black-vs-gray-dark-mod...
Also, there's been conflicting research if blue light is actually harmful
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#7I think that they should mostly avoid CSS when needed, and then it should use the default colours configured by the user. But when they need to specify colours in their document, then they should specify all of them (specifying only some colours and not others causes problems) and use the "prefers-color-scheme" command to implement it. It is then the user's job if they like dark mode or not. If you do not like dark mode, then do not enable it in your web browser.
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#8No one seems to be mentioning the lighting of the room you're in, inside/outside, or the time of day. Ambient light is one of the primary factors that make light or dark mode better at a particular moment. See redshift to make light mode more tolerable at night.
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#9No one seems to be mentioning the lighting of the room you're in, inside/outside, or the time of day. Ambient light is one of the primary factors that make light or dark mode better at a particular moment. See redshift to make light mode more tolerable at night.
I just change the brightness of the monitor twice a day.
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#10They taught us this in advertising. White text scatters over the iris on a dark background, so it’s harder to read the copy. I’ve even read it in UX articles. It was amusing to get out of school and into the tech industry to find dark mode everywhere. Granted, I use it too. Both my terminal and editor have dark themes. I’m not really sure why. The terminal isn’t really a big deal to me. I could go either way there. B…
>White text scatters over the iris on a dark background, so it’s harder to read the copy. I’ve even read it in UX articles.
That doesn't make sense. Why does light from white text scatter, but not light from white background?