Why isn't there a dark mode in HN?
Ask HN: Why no dark mode?
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Re: Ask HN: Why no dark mode?
#2Dang was willing to add it at one point, not sure what happened though.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23199062
I'd recommend just using dark reader or writing a simple user-script
Re: Ask HN: Why no dark mode?
#3Dark mode is for people who have their monitor brightness set way too high.
I'm serious - try it. Only issue is that some monitors' dimmest setting is still too bright.
You could also get a user-styles extension.
Re: Ask HN: Why no dark mode?
#4Re: Ask HN: Why no dark mode?
#5Dark mode is for people who have their monitor brightness set way too high. I'm serious - try it. Only issue is that some monitors' dimmest setting is still too bright. You could also get a user-styles extension.
Dark mode is for people who prefer dark mode. Yes, the science seems to indicate that light mode is generally more readable, personal preference be damned.
I'm generally a light mode person, despite growing up on "dark mode" (AKA 8 and 16-bit home computers and DEC VT terminals). But, for whatever reason I have to code in a window that is set to dark mode.
Re: Ask HN: Why no dark mode?
#6Dark mode is for people who have their monitor brightness set way too high. I'm serious - try it. Only issue is that some monitors' dimmest setting is still too bright. You could also get a user-styles extension.
I know that there are probably extensions etc but I'm in my bedroom now and the room is not lit like an office and the site is really bright :)
For us "geeks", although I appreciate the minimalism, I'm sure that we enjoy dark theme everywhere.
Re: Ask HN: Why no dark mode?
#7Dark mode is for people who have their monitor brightness set way too high. I'm serious - try it. Only issue is that some monitors' dimmest setting is still too bright. You could also get a user-styles extension.
I know that there are probably extensions etc but I'm in my bedroom now and the room is not lit like an office and the site is really bright :) For us "geeks", although I appreciate the minimalism, I'm sure that we enjoy dark theme everywhere.
> I'm sure that we enjoy dark theme everywhere.
Not all of us. I have a fairly strong dislike of dark mode/themes. However, I certainly wouldn't be upset if there was an option for one on HN, as long as I didn't have to use it.
Re: Ask HN: Why no dark mode?
#8One of my favorite Show HN: HN dark mode in 2 lines of code...
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32719488
It also solves the "Why no light mode?" problem ;-)
Re: Ask HN: Why no dark mode?
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
I know that there are probably extensions etc but I'm in my bedroom now and the room is not lit like an office and the site is really bright :) For us "geeks", although I appreciate the minimalism, I'm sure that we enjoy dark theme everywhere.
> I'm sure that we enjoy dark theme everywhere. Not all of us. I have a fairly strong dislike of dark mode/themes. However, I certainly wouldn't be upset if there was an option for one on HN, as long as I didn't have to use it.
Are you one of those who code with light mode?
Re: Ask HN: Why no dark mode?
#10Dark mode is for people who have their monitor brightness set way too high. I'm serious - try it. Only issue is that some monitors' dimmest setting is still too bright. You could also get a user-styles extension.
I'm visually impaired: dark mode is about making the web usable for me