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Tip: Turn off dark mode If the background is dark blue you won’t be able to see the effect very well.

by mikeiz404 5y ago

_def 5y ago
I want a dark mode switch in my browser so badly
- ruune 5y ago
  Dark Reader is kinda that no? Forces almost anything into dark mode without breaking too much, but you can turn it off per site any time
  - Moru 5y ago
    Didn't even have to disable darkmode with Dark Reader [0], the lower glitching works just fine. [0] https://darkreader.org/ https://darkreader.org/
- prirai 5y ago
  How about a per website switch?
- jspash 5y ago
  I think I'm one of the few who doesn't prefer dark mode. The reason is Apple no longer offer a non-super-glare screen on their laptops any more. I bought an MBP about 10 years ago, and the choice between a "matte" screen or "make everything more difficult to see in every environmental condition except inside the Apple Store" screen. Obviously I went for matte. In their infinite marketing wisdom, Apple has removed the matte option.
  - bondolo 5y ago
    I started on monochrome dark screens with white, green or orange phosphors. When I first started (briefly) using a Lisa in 1983 and then a Macintosh in 1984 I found that I really liked the paper-white look. Eventually I decided that I preferred that the theme match the ambient lighting conditions. The recent operating system and browser features to provide adaptive behaviour is exactly what I sought. I now use light themes during the day–I am also a fan of natural light, and dark themes at night with reduced blue and lower colour saturation. I personally don't understand the preference for dark themes in bright ambient lighting. For me it seems to induce more eyestrain than relieving it.
nxpnsv 5y ago
NEVER! jk, good tip...
chrismorgan 5y ago
An observation for people that make websites: if you introduce multiple theme, you are now responsible for ensuring that your content works in all themes. Most of the time things will work tolerably enough (though you may want to tweak things on occasion, e.g. `filter: invert(0.9)` can work on black and white line art), but transparency especially is hazardous. In this case, this means adding something like the following to glitch.css: @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { .glitch { color: white; } .glitch:before, .glitch:after { background: #1c1c1c; } /* and, unless you change the SVG one to use clipping or masking instead of a white flood fill, probably easiest to just give it a white background and be done with it: */ [alt="Svg glitch"] { background: white; } } The code highlighting also needs fixing.
- thrdbndndn 5y ago
  >An observation for people that make websites: if you introduce multiple theme, you are now responsible for ensuring that your content works in all themes Am I missing something? This very site doesn't seem to offer theme/dark mode on my end.
  - chrismorgan 5y ago
    It provides one using the media query (prefers-color-scheme: dark). That is, it’s native, up to the browser to decide when to use it.
  - krapp 5y ago
    >Am I missing something? This very site doesn't seem to offer theme/dark mode on my end. Hacker News is always the exception.
- stavros 5y ago
  > if you introduce multiple theme, you are now responsible for ensuring that your content works in all themes. Sounds like a good way to get people to never introduce multiple themes.
  - 5y ago

Tip: Turn off dark mode If the background is dark blue you won’t be able to see the effect very well.

_def 5y ago

I want a dark mode switch in my browser so badly

ruune 5y ago
Dark Reader is kinda that no? Forces almost anything into dark mode without breaking too much, but you can turn it off per site any time
- Moru 5y ago
  Didn't even have to disable darkmode with Dark Reader [0], the lower glitching works just fine. [0] https://darkreader.org/ https://darkreader.org/
prirai 5y ago
How about a per website switch?
jspash 5y ago
I think I'm one of the few who doesn't prefer dark mode. The reason is Apple no longer offer a non-super-glare screen on their laptops any more. I bought an MBP about 10 years ago, and the choice between a "matte" screen or "make everything more difficult to see in every environmental condition except inside the Apple Store" screen. Obviously I went for matte. In their infinite marketing wisdom, Apple has removed the matte option.
- bondolo 5y ago
  I started on monochrome dark screens with white, green or orange phosphors. When I first started (briefly) using a Lisa in 1983 and then a Macintosh in 1984 I found that I really liked the paper-white look. Eventually I decided that I preferred that the theme match the ambient lighting conditions. The recent operating system and browser features to provide adaptive behaviour is exactly what I sought. I now use light themes during the day–I am also a fan of natural light, and dark themes at night with reduced blue and lower colour saturation. I personally don't understand the preference for dark themes in bright ambient lighting. For me it seems to induce more eyestrain than relieving it.

nxpnsv 5y ago

NEVER! jk, good tip...

chrismorgan 5y ago

An observation for people that make websites: if you introduce multiple theme, you are now responsible for ensuring that your content works in all themes. Most of the time things will work tolerably enough (though you may want to tweak things on occasion, e.g. `filter: invert(0.9)` can work on black and white line art), but transparency especially is hazardous. In this case, this means adding something like the following to glitch.css: @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { .glitch { color: white; } .glitch:before, .glitch:after { background: #1c1c1c; } /* and, unless you change the SVG one to use clipping or masking instead of a white flood fill, probably easiest to just give it a white background and be done with it: */ [alt="Svg glitch"] { background: white; } } The code highlighting also needs fixing.

thrdbndndn 5y ago
>An observation for people that make websites: if you introduce multiple theme, you are now responsible for ensuring that your content works in all themes Am I missing something? This very site doesn't seem to offer theme/dark mode on my end.
- chrismorgan 5y ago
  It provides one using the media query (prefers-color-scheme: dark). That is, it’s native, up to the browser to decide when to use it.
- krapp 5y ago
  >Am I missing something? This very site doesn't seem to offer theme/dark mode on my end. Hacker News is always the exception.
stavros 5y ago
> if you introduce multiple theme, you are now responsible for ensuring that your content works in all themes. Sounds like a good way to get people to never introduce multiple themes.
- 5y ago