Re: What Is The Point Of Dark Mode?

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From	not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev)
Subject	Re: What Is The Point Of Dark Mode?
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Date	2025-02-21 08:40 +1000
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> The "easier on the eyes" excuse is nonsense. I say this as someone
> whose computing career began with CRT terminals that displayed light
> text (or, if you were lucky, graphics) against a dark background. As
> soon as the display technology allowed for dark text on a light
> background, a lot of us made the switch,

You're coming to me from a black background with white text in a
terminal window. Eyes vary, preferences vary, I don't expect I save
a meaningful amount of power (none at all on my laptop's LCD) but I
prefer less light in my face. The great thing about software is
everyone can decide these things for themselves, in theory. Chosing
dark backgrounds in software terminals isn't new, even if other
software is now embracing it more. What's the default (if it can be
changed) Linux fbcon background colour?

> for the same reason that
> printed paper usually has dark text on a light background, and not the
> other way round: because it's easier on the eyes.

Come on, give this at least a little thought. If you had black
paper there's no white ink to print on it with. If you printed
black around the text it's a huge waste of ink.

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What Is The Point Of Dark Mode? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-20 20:57 +0000
  Re: What Is The Point Of Dark Mode? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-02-21 08:40 +1000
    Re: What Is The Point Of Dark Mode? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-21 00:16 +0000
      Re: What Is The Point Of Dark Mode? Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2025-02-21 18:29 +1000
        Re: What Is The Point Of Dark Mode? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-21 21:24 +0000
          Re: What Is The Point Of Dark Mode? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-02-22 08:57 +1000
            Re: What Is The Point Of Dark Mode? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-21 23:38 +0000
            Re: What Is The Point Of Dark Mode? Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-02-22 16:07 +0000
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        Re: What Is The Point Of Dark Mode? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-21 23:42 +0000
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      Re: What Is The Point Of Dark Mode? Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@gmail.moc> - 2025-02-22 16:44 +0300
        Re: What Is The Point Of Dark Mode? Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-02-22 22:05 +0000
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