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Why would you build a switch instead of relying on the user’s system settings? The only reason I can imagine is that your dark/light mode is not usable/readable
by tisc 9mo ago
Why would you build a switch instead of relying on the user’s system settings? The only reason I can imagine is that your dark/light mode is not usable/readable so it forces the user to switch
- trnglina 9mo agoI often use different light/dark settings between apps and my system. Just because I want system UIs to be dark, for example, doesn't mean I want to read long pages of white-on-black prose on your blog.
- trinix912 9mo agoSeconded. Just because I like to have the browser toolbar dark and GitHub dark doesn't mean I also want to read lengthy articles (LWN) in thin white text on a black background.
- echoangle 9mo agoThen you still don't need a switch on every website. Just set the browser to display the light version and have it ignore the system setting.
- extra88 9mo agoThat's what we need, for browsers to have a setting to remember our light/dark preferences per-domain.
- yurishimo 9mo agoHaving it default to the users preference is nice, but you should still provide an override. I sometimes use my browser in light mode while my OS is dark mode. Many times, I find the contrast for dark mode websites too low unless I’m in a totally dark room.
- wiseowise 9mo agoBecause I don't want to toggle my whole system theme based on one special website.
- suprjami 9mo agoMy specific usage is a site to host my own internal training content. I want to read it in dark mode and give users that option, but I want to present it in light mode because dark mode suffers poorly from video compression when screen sharing. I currently have a JS toggle for it which uses local browser storage, but ditching JS would be nice if possible.