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Ask HN: How can I disable the christmas theme on HN?
I remember there being a setting to disable it but I can't manage to find it. I am aware that I could just visit the hn subreddit and wait until this problem passes over, but I would like to remain on this site if possible.
Thank you for your time.
- tux 6y agoI don't see any christmas theme, just different color topbar when logged off. If you are talking about topbar, you can change color in your profile under "topcolor".
- onecommentman 6y agoNeither do I. There are different colors, alternating red and green, on the numbering. Perhaps that’s it. If it was a real Xmas theme, it would use the <blink> tag to make the numbers flash on and off. [Whatever happened to <blink>? It was once so cool...] Some OSs allow you to switch to a monochrome representation, perhaps as an accessibility option. That might do the trick. Perhaps there is a switch on the monitor, if it is an analog monitor. Or convert to analog, use an S-video cable to connect to an analog TV, and disable the chroma signal. This is Hacker News, it’s right in the name. Might be cute to do a multicolored numbering on Holi.
- gregjor 6y agoI had to turn my monitor off, the alternating green/red numbers caused too much anxiety.
- eucryphia 6y agoWhen you find out, also let us know how to turn it on please.
- DoreenMichele 6y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25535350 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25535350
- gregjor 6y agoI sent compelling evidence that Jesus wasn't actually born on December 25th to the mods, but I haven't heard back from them. I feel validated now that I see I'm not the only person unable to read HN because of the theme change. I have worked very hard to optimize my HN experience and now that's out the window. This disregard of basic color harmony and contrast, and presenting a consistent user experience, shows how little some people know about UI/UX.