Material Design Guidelines for Dark Mode

Post by magduf » Thu, May 16, 2019, 6:20 PM UTC

kristianc wrote: post #65

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I totally agree with you. Unfortunately this triggers my rant mode: When branding hits hammers, I think I might quit the human race. Designers fundamentally do not understand that software is a tool that people use to get things done. Constant reorganization and redesign for trends literally robs people of their skills in learning to use software to accomplish their goals. I've been using computers since the early 90…

> I've been using computers since the early 90s. Essentially none of the things I learned early on apply anymore. Fuck, we don't even have menus that explain to us in native language what actions are available to us. Yes, this screenshot of MacOS 9 from 1999 clearly bears no resemblance to anything we use today: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Mac_OS#/media/File%3...

Post by Zak » Fri, May 17, 2019, 12:44 PM UTC

julienreszka wrote: post #162

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That can be an issue. I think dark themes are primarily intended for environments with lower ambient light and fewer sources of glare, though matte displays make them more usable in other conditions. What this means is there should be an easily accessible, systemwide toggle e.g. Android's quicksettings that asks apps and websites for the theme the user wants at that moment. This is something I've wanted for years, an…

GPS automatically changes theme when you go under tunnel why can't we do this by detecting luminosity of the room?