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In message <0001HW.2159D0E9041719A97000046F22CF@news.giganews.com> Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote:
> On Sep 24, 2018, Your Name wrote
> (in article <poc44h$4i3$1@gioia.aioe.org>):

>> On 2018-09-24 22:56:41 +0000, heron stone said:
>> >
>> > i don't get it
>> >
>> > i've been using "dark mode since 10.10 or 10.11
>> >
>> > ? what's all the talk about the talk about this being some big new deal
>>
>> Different concepts.
>>
>> In El Capitan there was the ability to use a dark coloured menu bar and dock.
>>
>> In Sierra and High Sierra, there was "Night Shift" which simply adjusts
>> the colour of the display after sunset, toning down that bright-blue
>> light in favour of warmer light that's easier on the eyes.
>>
>> "Dark Mode" in Mojave works across the entire system - the dock, menu
>> bar, all apps (although they may need to be updated versions).
>> Basically it's an OS-level 'theme'.
>>
>> Realistically, the vast majority of users won't ever use it (or even
>> know about it) and it's simply another gimmick that should really have
>> been left ot third-party add-ons for those who want it.

> ...and it is totally useless if you are maintaining a color managed photography 
> workflow with a calibrated display.

Those are the people MOST likely to use it.

-- 
"He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others."
Samuel Johnson

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? dark mode heron stone <heron@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-24 15:56 -0700
  Re: ? dark mode Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-09-25 13:48 +1200
    Re: ? dark mode Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2018-09-24 19:11 -0700
      Re: ? dark mode nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-24 22:14 -0400
      Re: ? dark mode Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-09-25 12:21 +0000
        Re: ? dark mode JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-09-25 18:25 -0400
          Re: ? dark mode Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-09-25 22:42 +0000
          Re: ? dark mode Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2018-09-25 16:16 -0700
          Re: ? dark mode Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-09-26 13:34 +1200
  Re: ? dark mode Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2018-09-25 08:51 +0100

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