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It's more a branding problem. Companies spend a lot of money on their branding and wants to use it everywhere, it's their identity. The same with private blogs,
by Moru 9y ago
It's more a branding problem. Companies spend a lot of money on their branding and wants to use it everywhere, it's their identity. The same with private blogs, they want to express their identity.
I'm not sure if it's still possible to override all css on pages with any browsers but I used to do that with Netscape since I wanted dark background to let my eyes rest. Blue light is not good for the eyes in the long run.
I don't think webpages can read your windows color preferences in any way yet?
- gjjrfcbugxbhf 9y ago> I don't think webpages can read your windows color preferences in any way yet? Why should they need to? Your user agent could apply CSS based on the OS theme.
- aruggirello 9y agoThat would probably leak information which could be used for fingerprinting users: a web page could use a style like { background-color: theme-default; }, then capture the actual color being used. Or font, font size, etc.
- gjjrfcbugxbhf 9y agoProbably. I imagine that Tor browser would provide standard styles rather than the OS supplied ones.
- ksaitor 9y agoDetailed customization of app's color scheme is at the bottom of priorities of any app. A custom color theme's really don't add much value. Unless it's a dark mode — so it's easier on the eyes for people who are looking at your app all the time.