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The Dark Mode craze may do more harm than good – this is why
The hot new topic in terms of smartphone and computer software right now is Dark Mode, an optional system look that flips the colors of an app or operating system to make it, well, dark. Instagram has a dark mode, as does Chrome, WhatsApp, Gmail, and iOS 13, and it seems apps and developers are tripping over themselves to create a new dark mode for their software.
There's just one problem which none of these hard-working people seem to have considered that makes their work redundant, and the attention they've taken from other projects will be in vain: all in all, dark mode looks totally awful.
That's not a dig at any dark mode in particular, and no developers have implemented it particularly poorly (well, apart from Android 10). But in the rush for developers to see if they could implement dark mode on their apps, no-one asked if they should - and taken stock of how it might be reworked better rather than just following the trend.
Beyond that, there are legitimate reasons why developers shouldn't be focusing on Dark Mode. Here's why the Dark Mode craze is just crazy.
So dear soylentils, do you use dark mode on your applications, and why or why not?
(Score: 2, Insightful) by RandomFactor on Saturday October 26 2019, @03:11PM (7 children)
0) Yes it is absolutely an opinion piece
1) VT100 for life (Admittedly I did just switch to Greyscale on SN a few minutes ago while reading this, but I've been on VT100 for a year? Years? I think they did an April fools with the site once and made the theme available afterwards, I'll probably switch to VT220 for a while actually.
2) Courier über alles
Also, as a reminder, two spaces after a period. That is all.
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(Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Saturday October 26 2019, @04:06PM (5 children)
Eventually I will make a third version, with red.
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(Score: 2) by Unixnut on Saturday October 26 2019, @06:29PM
+1 Please do :-)
(Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Sunday October 27 2019, @01:29AM
Hmmm, it could work. https://i.stack.imgur.com/ortyD.png [imgur.com]
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 27 2019, @04:53AM (2 children)
I used an Olivetti VT clone in ole lab at Univ of Washington back in the day.. it had an amber screen. So make an Amber mode too.
(Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Sunday October 27 2019, @02:07PM (1 child)
VT220 is the amber mode. Check it out :-)
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(Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Sunday October 27 2019, @02:08PM
Oh, you'll probably have to login. I remember something about it not being there if you were anon.
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(Score: 3, Funny) by Reziac on Sunday October 27 2019, @04:30AM
2a) DARK Courier, you insensitive clod!
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.