Dark mode toggle

Nov 9, 2021 7:08 am

The use-case I could see would be to check if complex post show up correctly on both light and dark mode.

But there are so many other variables that affect the way things show up for others that this would be an anti-pattern, avoiding complex posts that rely on how things appear would be safer, since we can not know what it looks like on some else's browser.

Adam

Nov 9, 2021 7:29 am

Dark mode toggle

From Dr_B in Discord

Dr_B says:

"Oh, it's just because I find myself switching colour schemes every day to get better readability, and at present I find the toggle a little buried, is all. I got used to hit Alt+N from wherever I was on GPlane, courtesy of the extension. It isn't just the few clicks required, it's the fact it navigates away from where you were. So I have to open the user setting in a different browser tab. Click 1: hit my avatar top right. Click 2: open the Settings in new tab. Click 3: toggle Night mode. Click 4: save settings. Click 5: go back to the tab I was."

Natural_Causes

Nov 9, 2021 7:33 am

Dark mode toggle

That's interesting. I know that that is what the usual stated purpose of light/dark mode is but I pretty much turn everything to dark mode and never switch again. I wonder how common it is for people to switch? I see what he means about having to navigate away to switch though.

nezzeraj

Nov 9, 2021 8:38 am

Dark mode toggle

The fewer clicks the better. If the Tools section doesn't get deprecated, maybe add a "Dark Mode" option there?

vagueGM

Nov 9, 2021 8:41 am

Dark mode toggle

nezzeraj says:

The fewer clicks the better. If the Tools section doesn't get deprecated, maybe add a "Dark Mode" option there?

Out of interest: Why would you be changing it often enough that it qualifies as one of the things that needs fewer clicks (which is true about everything)?

Adam

Nov 9, 2021 9:15 am

Dark mode toggle

When it was on a hotkey I found myself switching modes to improve readability too. I don't know what triggered it. Maybe it was when I was tired, or maybe it depended on the ambient light, maybe it depended on whether I'd last been in VSCode or VS. Even now, you'll notice my screenshots aren't consistently one theme or another.

But GP primarily involves people reading lots of text, so anything that improves readability is a win.

The tools menu is a good idea but that menu is hidden on mobile devices.

nezzeraj

Nov 9, 2021 12:09 pm

Dark mode toggle

vagueGM says:

Out of interest: Why would you be changing it often enough that it qualifies as one of the things that needs fewer clicks (which is true about everything)?

I don't change very often, but usually it occurs when people use font colors for different characters. I generally prefer dark mode, but some font colors makes it too difficult to read so sometimes will switch to read that character's speech. It's not a huge problem, just trying to make finding it and clicking it as simple as possible for people.

Naatkinson

Nov 9, 2021 9:43 pm

Dark mode toggle

I don't switch often, other than to occasionally check readability. It's just something that I've noticed is fairly common on sites that have dark mode is that it's easier to get to. Sometimes it's a toggle in the corner (aonprd.com) other times it's an easy access menu (facebook.com). Not a huge deal by any means, just an observation that I had one day.

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