Suggest to HN: D A R K M O D E

#1

Post by jonnismash » Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 2:46 PM UTC

Please HN, please. This is one, if not, the first site that I visit after making my coffee. The glaring white background is absolutely horrendous. Please add a dark mode feature.

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#2

Post by onion2k » Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 2:50 PM UTC

Use Stylish and add it yourself - https://userstyles.org/styles/127454/dark-hn

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#3

Post by kjhughes » Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 2:56 PM UTC

onion2k wrote: post #2

Use Stylish and add it yourself - https://userstyles.org/styles/127454/dark-hn

Or use the nice Dark Reader plugin for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari:

https://darkreader.org/

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#4

Post by m-p-3 » Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 5:43 PM UTC

kjhughes wrote: post #3

onion2k wrote: post #2

Use Stylish and add it yourself - https://userstyles.org/styles/127454/dark-hn

Or use the nice Dark Reader plugin for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari: https://darkreader.org/

Sadly it often makes Firefox Mobile generate popups about a script being slow on larger websites.

On a different note, I can change my bar topcolor in my HN profile, would be nice to be able to change the BG and font color as well.

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#5

Post by kleer001 » Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 7:25 PM UTC

There's plenty of 3rd party solutions.

What have you already tried and why don't they work for you?

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#6

Post by avmich » Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 7:56 PM UTC

> The glaring white background is absolutely horrendous.

What is it that brings people to dark background teams? I'm genuinely interested. They were a necessity back when the quality of screens was worse, but today? Is it a fashion with many followers or is there some rationale behind it?

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#7

Post by bananamerica » Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 8:05 PM UTC

avmich wrote: post #6

> The glaring white background is absolutely horrendous. What is it that brings people to dark background teams? I'm genuinely interested. They were a necessity back when the quality of screens was worse, but today? Is it a fashion with many followers or is there some rationale behind it?

I find dark themes easier on the eyes. Especially in the night time.

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#8

Post by bananamerica » Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 8:06 PM UTC

kleer001 wrote: post #5

There's plenty of 3rd party solutions. What have you already tried and why don't they work for you?

On mobile?

hi, downvoter... it was an honest question. Sorry? :(

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#9

Post by anotheryou » Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 8:10 PM UTC

m-p-3 wrote: post #4

kjhughes wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or use the nice Dark Reader plugin for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari: https://darkreader.org/

Sadly it often makes Firefox Mobile generate popups about a script being slow on larger websites. On a different note, I can change my bar topcolor in my HN profile, would be nice to be able to change the BG and font color as well.

try this one: https://github.com/m-khvoinitsky/dark-background-light-text-...

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#10

Post by ironmagma » Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 8:11 PM UTC

avmich wrote: post #6

> The glaring white background is absolutely horrendous. What is it that brings people to dark background teams? I'm genuinely interested. They were a necessity back when the quality of screens was worse, but today? Is it a fashion with many followers or is there some rationale behind it?

Many eye doctors will tell you that blue light is bad for your eyes. In my mind, the less blue light the better.