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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) by legont on Saturday October 26 2019, @05:28PM (3 children)
It should be provided on OS level so no app or web site can overwrite it.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 2) by Reziac on Sunday October 27 2019, @04:19AM (2 children)
With the combo of WinXP (which allows full control, unlike everything else I've found other than Trinity) and SeaMonkey, I can do that. And flip site colors on and off with the tick of a checkbox, thanks to Prefbar.
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by EEMac on Wednesday October 30 2019, @01:07PM (1 child)
Three cheers for SeaMonkey! I miss it every time I try to remember how to bookmark/open multiple tabs in Chrome. ("Do I right-click or middle-click? Where, again?")
(Score: 2) by Reziac on Thursday October 31 2019, @03:47AM
If SeaMonkey didn't exist, I'd certainly spend a lot less time online...
After that it's NewMoon/Palemoon, Borealis, and if all else fails, Chrome/Chromium... at least until my eyes start bleeding...!! Various sorts of dark mode more or less work, but none with total control.
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.