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Ask HN: Why no dark mode?

8 points by lejeanvaljean 9mo ago

Why isn't there a dark mode in HN?

KomoD 9mo ago
Dang was willing to add it at one point, not sure what happened though. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23199062 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23199062 I'd recommend just using dark reader or writing a simple user-script
immibis 9mo ago
Dark mode is for people who have their monitor brightness set way too high. I'm serious - try it. Only issue is that some monitors' dimmest setting is still too bright. You could also get a user-styles extension.
- runjake 9mo ago
  Dark mode is for people who prefer dark mode. Yes, the science seems to indicate that light mode is generally more readable, personal preference be damned. I'm generally a light mode person, despite growing up on "dark mode" (AKA 8 and 16-bit home computers and DEC VT terminals). But, for whatever reason I have to code in a window that is set to dark mode.
- lejeanvaljean 9mo ago
  I know that there are probably extensions etc but I'm in my bedroom now and the room is not lit like an office and the site is really bright :) For us "geeks", although I appreciate the minimalism, I'm sure that we enjoy dark theme everywhere.
  - JohnFen 9mo ago
    > I'm sure that we enjoy dark theme everywhere. Not all of us. I have a fairly strong dislike of dark mode/themes. However, I certainly wouldn't be upset if there was an option for one on HN, as long as I didn't have to use it.
    - chistev 9mo ago
      Are you one of those who code with light mode?
      - JohnFen 9mo ago
        Yes indeed I am. It's the most comfortable for me, reduces eye strain, and helps keep me alert.
  - immibis 9mo ago
    > and the room is not lit like an office and the site is really bright :) so turn the brightness down
- Davidbrcz 9mo ago
  I'm visually impaired: dark mode is about making the web usable for me https://drgrizz.xyz/dark-mode.html https://drgrizz.xyz/dark-mode.html
- ranger_danger 9mo ago
  There can be other valid perspectives than your own.
trio8453 9mo ago
https://darkreader.org/ https://darkreader.org/
reliefcrew 9mo ago
One of my favorite Show HN: HN dark mode in 2 lines of code... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32719488 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32719488 It also solves the "Why no light mode?" problem ;-)

8 points by lejeanvaljean 9mo ago

Why isn't there a dark mode in HN?

KomoD 9mo ago

Dang was willing to add it at one point, not sure what happened though. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23199062 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23199062 I'd recommend just using dark reader or writing a simple user-script

immibis 9mo ago

Dark mode is for people who have their monitor brightness set way too high. I'm serious - try it. Only issue is that some monitors' dimmest setting is still too bright. You could also get a user-styles extension.

runjake 9mo ago
Dark mode is for people who prefer dark mode. Yes, the science seems to indicate that light mode is generally more readable, personal preference be damned. I'm generally a light mode person, despite growing up on "dark mode" (AKA 8 and 16-bit home computers and DEC VT terminals). But, for whatever reason I have to code in a window that is set to dark mode.
lejeanvaljean 9mo ago
I know that there are probably extensions etc but I'm in my bedroom now and the room is not lit like an office and the site is really bright :) For us "geeks", although I appreciate the minimalism, I'm sure that we enjoy dark theme everywhere.
- JohnFen 9mo ago
  > I'm sure that we enjoy dark theme everywhere. Not all of us. I have a fairly strong dislike of dark mode/themes. However, I certainly wouldn't be upset if there was an option for one on HN, as long as I didn't have to use it.
  - chistev 9mo ago
    Are you one of those who code with light mode?
    - JohnFen 9mo ago
      Yes indeed I am. It's the most comfortable for me, reduces eye strain, and helps keep me alert.
- immibis 9mo ago
  > and the room is not lit like an office and the site is really bright :) so turn the brightness down
Davidbrcz 9mo ago
I'm visually impaired: dark mode is about making the web usable for me https://drgrizz.xyz/dark-mode.html https://drgrizz.xyz/dark-mode.html
ranger_danger 9mo ago
There can be other valid perspectives than your own.

trio8453 9mo ago

https://darkreader.org/ https://darkreader.org/

reliefcrew 9mo ago

One of my favorite Show HN: HN dark mode in 2 lines of code... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32719488 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32719488 It also solves the "Why no light mode?" problem ;-)