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Does anyone have an idea why we didn't see any dark mode books while dark mode turned out to be quite popular for screens? Historically, printing black text on
by cubefox 10mo ago
Does anyone have an idea why we didn't see any dark mode books while dark mode turned out to be quite popular for screens?
Historically, printing black text on white paper was presumably technically easier or cheaper, but I doubt this makes much difference for modern printing of the last fifty years or so.
Edit:
Thinking about it, it's clear that dark mode is most pleasant in dark environments, because it reduces the contrast between the screen and the environment. However, books, being reflective rather than emissive, don't work in dark environments at all. Which defeats the main use case of dark mode.
Moreover, since books are reflective, there is no risk that they get brighter than the environment, while this risk exists with light mode on screens with a brightness level set too high.
- Ferret7446 10mo agoBecause books don't emit light straight into our eyes. If you have never tried reading a book under direct midday sunlight, you should try it sometime. It's quite unpleasant.
- cubefox 10mo ago> Because books don't emit light straight into our eyes. That doesn't make a difference as long as the light has the same brightness. > If you have never tried reading a book under direct midday sunlight, you should try it sometime. It's quite unpleasant. Despite the fact that books don't emit light straight into our eyes? And apart from this, wouldn't that mean we need in fact dark mode books? So why don't they exist?