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Tell HN: Help defeat poorly implemented dark modes
I've noticed recently that at least two major open source projects have gone to dark mode by default:
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/ and https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.1/
Looks pretty bad - especially the Postgres one. Or am I the only one?
I just want to create awareness among programmers to please stop doing this.
- lbhdc 4y agoThey seem fine to me. What is wrong with them?
- sgt 4y agoContrasts make it harder to read. And the fact that dark mode is default is a bit annoying.
- Finnucane 4y agoThey don't seem that bad to me--and I'm colorblind, so somewhat sensitive to contrast issues. The default type sizes should be bigger.
- WallyFunk 4y agoLooking here: https://www.postgresql.org/dyncss/base.css https://www.postgresql.org/dyncss/base.css I see they implemented a dark theme: @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) This only gets triggered if the system/browser is in dark mode, and my system isn't set to dark nor is my browser.
- sgt 4y agoYes, I didn't realize that. My OS is in dark mode, but that's a good dark mode. I don't want other sites to just change automatically without giving me an option to revert