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The funniest part of that whole thing was when someone said "I trusted you, but you use light mode on your terminal" and then he replied that people stop by his
by jedberg 10mo ago
The funniest part of that whole thing was when someone said "I trusted you, but you use light mode on your terminal" and then he replied that people stop by his desk daily just to make fun of him for it.
- sschueller 10mo agoEveryone was making fun of me in the 2000s for using a dark terminal and IDE...
- stack_framer 10mo agoI also use light mode in my terminal. Mock me at your leisure. :)
- indemnity 10mo agoAnother convert back to the light from the darkness here. My eyes are getting old. Black text on white background is more legible/clear.
- ramraj07 10mo agoThe irony is that light mode is objectively the correct way to use things.
- jedberg 10mo agoI'll assume this isn't a troll, and ask you by objective measures you believe this is true?
- TheRoque 10mo agoFor people with astigmatism, black in white is generally easier to read than the other way around: https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/15142/which-is-easier-on-the-eyes-dark-on-light-or-light-on-dark https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/15142/whic... Of your criteria is battery life, dark mode is most likely better If your criteria is eye damage/strain, then IIRC the research is divided on this topic
- baq 10mo agodark mode is easier on battery for OLEDs but not on LCDs where black needs the pixel to be fully active (white is off, black is on). black on white is easier to read than white on black full stop, no astigmatism necessary. https://esa.org/communication-engagement/2018/08/03/resource-of-the-week-what-is-most-accessible-light-text-on-dark-background-or-vice-versa/ https://esa.org/communication-engagement/2018/08/03/resource... ambient lightning is highly recommended to not strain your vision.
- jedberg 10mo agoThe link you shared literally says neither is better and it depends on the person.
- baq 10mo agolike "Also, in every color combination surveyed, the darker text on a lighter background was rated more readable than its inverse (e.g. blue text on white background ranked higher then white text on blue background)"? yes it's all preference, vision is subjective, but being surprised that dark mode isn't best is in this context... weird.
- blitzar 10mo agoIts like the space tab wars all over again.
- realharo 10mo agoThat depends entirely on your surroundings. Dark room? Dark mode. Next to a window or on a balcony on a sunny day? Light mode.
- layer8 10mo agoWorking in a dark room is objectively wrong. ;)
- rnts08 10mo agoThat was one of my first thought as well, but I was thinking that he did it for readability in the post not for real...
- djmips 10mo agoI started with dark mode because that's what amber text on a terminal was... but then the big thing was UI's simulating paper and then we had a turn to dark mode but recently I've gone back to the light side.
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