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Dark Mode Sucks

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Re: Dark Mode Sucks

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Post by TheChaplain »

willio58 wrote: post #58

I view dark mode as basically an accessibility tool. Provide the option of light/dark mode to your users so they can choose what works best for them. I prefer dark mode for most things, but what I’ve actually found is that I just don’t like pure white backgrounds with pure black text. It’s just that a lot of light modes are exactly that.

Your comment is the first one after many to talk any sense.

I recently had an encounter with a sight impaired person that had less than 10% left of his eyesight, and his exact words were "dark mode makes my experience easier".

Since meeting him, everything I do when it comes to UI, I try to be more mindful.

Re: Dark Mode Sucks

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Post by moth-fuzz »

I agree with the author - I'm sick of hearing the cliches from people who prefer 'dark mode'. But I remember long before there was 'light mode' and 'dark mode' there were themes based on a spectrum of hues and values - actual colors. Why not bring that back? "Light mode" can be way more bearable if it's not pure #ffffff. I dislike the invented dichotomy of light and dark anyway, there's an entire spectrum that designers can use, and I think apps in general would look way better if they took advantage of that.

Re: Dark Mode Sucks

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Post by HumanOstrich »

simonw wrote: post #35

I occasionally get requests from readers to add a dark mode to my blog - https://simonwillison.net/ - and I'm never sure how much priority I should give those, as someone who almost never chooses to use dark mode. Dark mode fans: does it really bother you to read white web pages?

I also use Dark Reader and read your articles often. Some sites look terrible with any Dark Reader settings, but yours looks fine.

I'm sure there are still plenty of people who would appreciate a site toggle for dark mode with a theme of your choosing.

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Post by bee_rider »

yegle wrote: post #72

As someone who use an eink Android device frequently, I'd appreciate it if every website that uses dark mode by default to have a least a toggle between light/dark. And do test that the toggle works properly for syntax highlight code blocks: for some websites, the toggle does not change the color of the code block and I had to resort to Chrome's reader mode.

On Linux and iOS I use Dark Reader to fix badly programmed sites. It almost always works.

Re: Dark Mode Sucks

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Post by gingerceo »

Dark mode actually saves a lot of energy and thus battery time on mobile devices. It's more practical, cheaper, and good for the environment. I don't get the hate in this article.

Re: Dark Mode Sucks

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Post by godelski » 

  > If normal mode bothers you so much, it says one thing: your ambient lighting is crap
It's easier to change software than hardware. My screen only gets so dim.

It's easier to change software than the sun. Neither its brightness nor when its up or down.

Wikipedia, why the fuck do you have "auto" if it's not the default? I've never wanted to slap someone in the face so much.

But seriously, we can detect the desktop setting trivially. We have options!

We can both win here!

There's no reason for a war here, yet one still exists. Light mode sucks because the designers suck. Stop being so lazy. The vast majority of templates have an auto toggle! You have to go out of your way to remove it. If you're going to do things by hand, you have even less of an excuse. There's no "one size fits all" and it's clear there's significant numbers of people that like both styles. So do the "hard" work, especially when its not hard

Stop being so lazy.

And if you're mad at me calling you lazy for not adding the option, then you'll be more mad to know I think you're the problem.

Re: Dark Mode Sucks

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Post by ghusto »

Ironically, my eyes can't take dark mode and I suffer all the issues proponents of dark-mode use against normal mode with it.

I've had to install Stylish just to have control over those websites that think they know better than me on what's good for my eyes.

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