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Re: Dark Mode for Slack

#11

Post by xfitm3 » Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 3:52 PM UTC

Diti wrote: post #8

RIP IRC, which had the advantage of offering people the opportunity to use any client they like.

Yep - I desperately want /ignore back. Lots of annoying bots.

Re: Dark Mode for Slack

#12

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 3:53 PM UTC

xfitm3 wrote: post #11

Diti wrote: post #8

RIP IRC, which had the advantage of offering people the opportunity to use any client they like.

Yep - I desperately want /ignore back. Lots of annoying bots.

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Re: Dark Mode for Slack

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Post by Latty » Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 3:53 PM UTC

ShakataGaNai wrote: post #9

Sitting on the web. No such option currently exists.

I had the same thing, refreshed and it was there.

Re: Dark Mode for Slack

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Post by buboard » Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 3:53 PM UTC

freediver wrote: post #3

Why is this HN front-page worthy?

The wheel was always an interesting invention

Re: Dark Mode for Slack

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Post by ShakataGaNai » Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 3:54 PM UTC

epanchin wrote: post #2

Now that’s done, please delete the drafts section, so messages stay in one place?

Yes. This please. I so so SO hate the drafts section.

Regularly I have DM conversations with people and might have typed out half a message when I need to respond to another channel/DM. But when I go back to the first conversation... it's gone. Because instead of being at the bottom of my list where I expect to see it (like I do the other 99.99999% of the time)... it's up at the top.

Don't. Move. Around. The. UI.

Re: Dark Mode for Slack

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Post by charliesharding » Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 3:55 PM UTC

Sad news for custom emoji users. So many look bad now.

In all seriousness though - I don't see why all apps/sites don't develop in a "dark mode" first mindset. With all the studies showing eye strain related health issues correlated to bright screens, you'd think this would be an easy solution to help alleviate the problem.

Imagine writing your name in the sand on a beach by digging out all the area around the text to make it appear.. why project mostly background light with dark content as opposed to projecting the content and letting the dead space remain dark.

Re: Dark Mode for Slack

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Post by MoronInAHurry » Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 3:55 PM UTC

freediver wrote: post #3

Why is this HN front-page worthy?

Because people upvoted it and that's how HN works.

Re: Dark Mode for Slack

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Post by psychometry » Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 3:57 PM UTC

TacticalTable wrote: post #10

psychometry wrote: post #7

I have the latest Mac version (4.0.3) and I see no such option.

I had to restart slack to get the themes preference page to appear.

Thanks. This should really be noted in the blog post.

Re: Dark Mode for Slack

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Post by DuskStar » Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 3:57 PM UTC

ShakataGaNai wrote: post #15

epanchin wrote: post #2

Now that’s done, please delete the drafts section, so messages stay in one place?

Yes. This please. I so so SO hate the drafts section. Regularly I have DM conversations with people and might have typed out half a message when I need to respond to another channel/DM. But when I go back to the first conversation... it's gone. Because instead of being at the bottom of my list where I expect to see it (like I do the other 99.99999% of the time)... it's up at the top. Don't. Move. Around. The. UI.

Or, if they want to keep the drafts section... Duplicate the channel, don't move it. That way you get the best of both worlds

Re: Dark Mode for Slack

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Post by Scarbutt » Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 3:57 PM UTC

Is dark mode a fashion thing or does it really helps with eye strain? In darker surroundings, I just lower the brightness.