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I get the paid tier; I do... although i really hate that "dark mode" is ever considered a paid option by any application what-so-ever. As someone who has very

by SLWW 4y ago

I get the paid tier; I do... although i really hate that "dark mode" is ever considered a paid option by any application what-so-ever. As someone who has very sensitive eyes (even when on HN I use a user script to turn everything dark) and works in low-light environments most of my day the sheer amount of applications I will not use due to the fact they will not give the option to enable dark mode is astounding. Cool concept, i don't really like the double lining after each task but it's nothing more than a slight annoyance; i just really hate that what is essentially an accessibility feature being paid only is something on principle i'm not going to pay for, as i shouldn't owe you money to save my vision. I'm not trying to complain too much; I think this is a really cool concept and the rest of the application seems to make sense. I like the simplicity etc.

okamiueru 4y ago
I completely agree. I wonder if it was Unity who started that trend.
swah 4y ago
What about something like https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-mode/dmghijelimhndkbmpgbldicpogfkceaj https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-mode/dmghijel...?
- SLWW 4y ago
  There's also a version for Firefox. Thanks, I'll have to try it out.
trafnar 4y ago
Thanks for the feedback, I'll consider a change there for sure.
trafnar 4y ago
Update: I've made dark mode free, and I added a theme switcher in the bottom left.
- SLWW 4y ago
  Awesome, because you were so quick with the change and I really appreciate it (not just for myself but everyone else who has the same needs). I picked up a year sub just to support you, and once i saw how sexy the dark mode was I realized your app is something i will use often. Consider it thanks for listening instead of disregarding. You are the first dev who has ever made this specific change on request and it's really thoughtful of you. (i've asked several devs for dark mode and they just ghost me)
  - trafnar 4y ago
    Wow thanks so much!
    - SLWW 4y ago
      Likewise! I've been using it consistently over the last few hours and it definitely does what it says on the tin; integrates really well and keeps my mind in the zone for much longer. It's solid for sure, I'll get plenty of use out of it.
  - ashenke 4y ago
    I launched the webapp today and noticed it was dark (my system is dark mode, but I like my webpages light), so I knew you added the theming to the free version. I don't need any of the features in the Pro version but I picked up a yearly sub as well because it makes me happy to see feedback so quickly integrated ! My bucket list of features now : - <i> or <Enter> button in Command mode to enter Edit mode - Maybe a search feature to easily find a task in all Pages - More a "me" feature than a "you" feature but I'd love to find a way to be able to export the current running task name and timer and add it to my top bar (on Linux, with polybar). I have looked a bit at the application but didn't find an API endpoint I could hit or something like that so I might have to find a more hacky solution. To have something like this https://i.imgur.com/OUcyTyQ.png https://i.imgur.com/OUcyTyQ.png in the top-right bar Thank you ! Imba looks awesome as well !
    - 4y ago
teitoklien 4y ago
By your logic, eye medicine should be free, because you shouldn’t owe pharma companies money to save your vision. Food should be free, because you shouldn’t owe farmers, distributors and retailers money to make the food available to you. But i get, why it might feel stingy. To each their own.
- SLWW 4y ago
  No; because that comes at cost. I have glasses, they are expensive, I understand that. I have sensitive eyes and overtime they fatigue much quicker then they should. No one owes you anything, especially at cost. However when it comes to a dark mode option, it doesn't cost the developer anything, it's a theme change. The other options are great enough for a sub that it's worth it with or without dark mode; the mobile editor and cloud storage are good enough reason. I only felt it was even acceptable to state dark mode should be free because for a good portion of people it's necessity and there are other good reasons to buy a sub. I usually won't test a free application unless it has dark mode by default because it's that hard for me and I know from others that they experience this as well. With or without dark mode, if you use something like this daily, you will end up caving and paying. Without dark mode, there are people like me who can't even test it out properly (it's physically painful to look at a white screen for too long).
  - teitoklien 4y ago
    Ok i get it now. Ignore my comment, sorry.
    - SLWW 4y ago
      no worries; it's worth discussing :)
  - trafnar 4y ago
    Even though I was convinced and changed the site to make dark mode free already, I'll say, it's not free. Maintaining a dark mode is a huge pain for me. I don't ever use dark mode, so it feels even more unpleasant. I obsess over the typography and colors, having to do it all twice is more work. That's one of the reasons I initially made it a paid feature.

by SLWW 4y ago

okamiueru 4y ago

I completely agree. I wonder if it was Unity who started that trend.

swah 4y ago

What about something like https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-mode/dmghijelimhndkbmpgbldicpogfkceaj https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-mode/dmghijel...?

SLWW 4y ago
There's also a version for Firefox. Thanks, I'll have to try it out.

trafnar 4y ago

Thanks for the feedback, I'll consider a change there for sure.

trafnar 4y ago

Update: I've made dark mode free, and I added a theme switcher in the bottom left.

SLWW 4y ago
Awesome, because you were so quick with the change and I really appreciate it (not just for myself but everyone else who has the same needs). I picked up a year sub just to support you, and once i saw how sexy the dark mode was I realized your app is something i will use often. Consider it thanks for listening instead of disregarding. You are the first dev who has ever made this specific change on request and it's really thoughtful of you. (i've asked several devs for dark mode and they just ghost me)
- trafnar 4y ago
  Wow thanks so much!
  - SLWW 4y ago
    Likewise! I've been using it consistently over the last few hours and it definitely does what it says on the tin; integrates really well and keeps my mind in the zone for much longer. It's solid for sure, I'll get plenty of use out of it.
- ashenke 4y ago
  I launched the webapp today and noticed it was dark (my system is dark mode, but I like my webpages light), so I knew you added the theming to the free version. I don't need any of the features in the Pro version but I picked up a yearly sub as well because it makes me happy to see feedback so quickly integrated ! My bucket list of features now : - <i> or <Enter> button in Command mode to enter Edit mode - Maybe a search feature to easily find a task in all Pages - More a "me" feature than a "you" feature but I'd love to find a way to be able to export the current running task name and timer and add it to my top bar (on Linux, with polybar). I have looked a bit at the application but didn't find an API endpoint I could hit or something like that so I might have to find a more hacky solution. To have something like this https://i.imgur.com/OUcyTyQ.png https://i.imgur.com/OUcyTyQ.png in the top-right bar Thank you ! Imba looks awesome as well !
  - 4y ago

teitoklien 4y ago

By your logic, eye medicine should be free, because you shouldn’t owe pharma companies money to save your vision. Food should be free, because you shouldn’t owe farmers, distributors and retailers money to make the food available to you. But i get, why it might feel stingy. To each their own.

SLWW 4y ago
No; because that comes at cost. I have glasses, they are expensive, I understand that. I have sensitive eyes and overtime they fatigue much quicker then they should. No one owes you anything, especially at cost. However when it comes to a dark mode option, it doesn't cost the developer anything, it's a theme change. The other options are great enough for a sub that it's worth it with or without dark mode; the mobile editor and cloud storage are good enough reason. I only felt it was even acceptable to state dark mode should be free because for a good portion of people it's necessity and there are other good reasons to buy a sub. I usually won't test a free application unless it has dark mode by default because it's that hard for me and I know from others that they experience this as well. With or without dark mode, if you use something like this daily, you will end up caving and paying. Without dark mode, there are people like me who can't even test it out properly (it's physically painful to look at a white screen for too long).
- teitoklien 4y ago
  Ok i get it now. Ignore my comment, sorry.
  - SLWW 4y ago
    no worries; it's worth discussing :)
- trafnar 4y ago
  Even though I was convinced and changed the site to make dark mode free already, I'll say, it's not free. Maintaining a dark mode is a huge pain for me. I don't ever use dark mode, so it feels even more unpleasant. I obsess over the typography and colors, having to do it all twice is more work. That's one of the reasons I initially made it a paid feature.