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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday October 26 2019, @12:27PM   Printer-friendly
from the you-don't-know-the-power-of-the-dark-mode dept.

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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?


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  • (Score: 2) by richtopia on Saturday October 26 2019, @04:59PM (4 children)

    by richtopia (3160) on Saturday October 26 2019, @04:59PM (#912124) Homepage Journal

    I tried the VT220 theme a year or two back. While novel, I switched quickly back to Night Mode theme. I like modern fonts.

    If anyone doesn't know what we are talking about, the Night Mode theme for SN (left hand side, Preferences, Home Page) is really sharp.

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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday October 26 2019, @05:55PM (2 children)

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Saturday October 26 2019, @05:55PM (#912142) Homepage Journal

    Pages of Color bother my eyes. I made Black IcIcle for myself on account of that. May sit down and see about working up a less diverse version of Night Mode since I can't do remodel work today.

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    • (Score: 1, Funny) by fustakrakich on Saturday October 26 2019, @06:13PM (1 child)

      by fustakrakich (6150) on Saturday October 26 2019, @06:13PM (#912146) Journal

      Pages of Color bother my eyes.

      I kinda prefer dark skin myself...

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 27 2019, @12:33AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 27 2019, @12:33AM (#912237)

        Flamebait

        Another idiot moderator one the loose! Go away!

  • (Score: 2) by Reziac on Sunday October 27 2019, @04:15AM

    by Reziac (2489) on Sunday October 27 2019, @04:15AM (#912293) Homepage

    I use a Stylish theme called "Soylent News Night Mode Red" -- similar base, with classy accents.

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