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0 pointssignal116y ago0 comments

I don't particularly care for dark mode in web pages, however iOS apps which allow theming should allow the themes to be set independently of iOS.

For instance, the first version of Tweetbot for iOS 13 wouldn't allow you to choose a dark theme if iOS was set to use a light theme.

This was quite frustrating because I like Safari in light mode, but I like Tweetbot, iBooks, Kindle, etc in dark mode. This always has always worked and I'd see a different behaviour as a regression. That said Tweetbot fixed the issue very quickly (in a day).

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WiseWeasel6y ago

Why do you like Safari in light mode, or dislike it in dark mode? Are you referring mostly to the app chrome or to the content of the sites you visit?

I would tend towards ease of configuration and consistency, and would only make exceptions for apps/sites with more theme choices than just light/dark.

signal11OP6y ago

I suspect it's because the light Chrome looks better to me with most web pages.

Whereas for apps with lots of text (e.g. Kindle etc) dark mode looks better (to me).

WiseWeasel6y ago

I think if most of the pages were also dark like the surrounding chrome, because they implemented a dark theme with the prefers-color-scheme media query, that we would find the experience more agreeable. We’re in the early days, but once the dust settles and most sites have implemented dark mode, I’d expect the dark web browsing experience to improve.

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0 pointssignal116y ago0 comments

I don't particularly care for dark mode in web pages, however iOS apps which allow theming should allow the themes to be set independently of iOS.

For instance, the first version of Tweetbot for iOS 13 wouldn't allow you to choose a dark theme if iOS was set to use a light theme.

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WiseWeasel6y ago

Why do you like Safari in light mode, or dislike it in dark mode? Are you referring mostly to the app chrome or to the content of the sites you visit?

I would tend towards ease of configuration and consistency, and would only make exceptions for apps/sites with more theme choices than just light/dark.

signal11OP6y ago

I suspect it's because the light Chrome looks better to me with most web pages.

Whereas for apps with lots of text (e.g. Kindle etc) dark mode looks better (to me).

WiseWeasel6y ago

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