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I know what's happening and why. The thing is the web-site should not suppose anything. It'd better not change defaults at all and deliver conventional colors.

by Mikho 5y ago

I know what's happening and why. The thing is the web-site should not suppose anything. It'd better not change defaults at all and deliver conventional colors. If it offers an optional switch to change theme to dark that would be appreciated. But not the fact that it makes and force choice for a user who didn't ask for it. People use dark UI for different reasons and in different context. A web-site just should not try to make a choice in this situation. It could only offer options.

vanviegen 5y ago
The website does not suppose anything. Your user agent is explicitly asking for a dark UI. That that's not what you want is between you and your browser.
- Mikho 5y ago
  Many comments here say that that's what browser says but there is no way to distinguish UI theme from content theme preferences and it's impossible to have dark UI with light content due to browser limitation. Hence, as they say, it's a problem of a browser, not a web-site. If it's obvious to everybody that these content preference signals from a browser lack crucial information as to distinguishing between UI and content preferences, maybe it's safer to keep standard default (usually light) and just offer and option to switch to dark theme in case a user wants and remember preferences locally till the next visit. There is no need to force dark theme in the absence of enough information from a browser as to exact user preferences. Browser doesn't ask for anything. It just says what UI theme a user has. It's a web-site that makes a conclusion based on limited information and then decides to force dark theme on content. Hence, my post here is to show this situation.
biryani_chicken 5y ago
I think you are misunderstanding the feature. Dark mode makes your OS tell all UI to show in a dark color scheme if it has that option. The websites are just doing what you are asking them to do. What you want is light mode but to use a dark theme on your native UI. You can easy change that in GTK and QT and I remember it was possible to do in older versions of Windows. That will not change the prefers-color-scheme in your browser.
danaris 5y ago
It is likely that your browser either has a setting to disable this, or has an extension that exposes such a setting. If you want your browser in light mode but the rest of your system in dark mode, that's a niche need, and not a preference you should be trying to force on the rest of the world.

by Mikho 5y ago

vanviegen 5y ago

The website does not suppose anything. Your user agent is explicitly asking for a dark UI. That that's not what you want is between you and your browser.

Mikho 5y ago
Many comments here say that that's what browser says but there is no way to distinguish UI theme from content theme preferences and it's impossible to have dark UI with light content due to browser limitation. Hence, as they say, it's a problem of a browser, not a web-site. If it's obvious to everybody that these content preference signals from a browser lack crucial information as to distinguishing between UI and content preferences, maybe it's safer to keep standard default (usually light) and just offer and option to switch to dark theme in case a user wants and remember preferences locally till the next visit. There is no need to force dark theme in the absence of enough information from a browser as to exact user preferences. Browser doesn't ask for anything. It just says what UI theme a user has. It's a web-site that makes a conclusion based on limited information and then decides to force dark theme on content. Hence, my post here is to show this situation.

biryani_chicken 5y ago

I think you are misunderstanding the feature. Dark mode makes your OS tell all UI to show in a dark color scheme if it has that option. The websites are just doing what you are asking them to do. What you want is light mode but to use a dark theme on your native UI. You can easy change that in GTK and QT and I remember it was possible to do in older versions of Windows. That will not change the prefers-color-scheme in your browser.

danaris 5y ago

It is likely that your browser either has a setting to disable this, or has an extension that exposes such a setting. If you want your browser in light mode but the rest of your system in dark mode, that's a niche need, and not a preference you should be trying to force on the rest of the world.