wholeofthemoon,

When did you last get an eye test?

Tathas,

I can’t stand dark mode. A lot of things that were high contrast in light mode become illegible to me. Like dark blue text on a black background. Dark blue also tends to be the default color for keywords in most programming languages.

moon_matter,
@moon_matter@kbin.social avatar

Dark blue also tends to be the default color for keywords in most programming languages.

The only place I see that happen anymore is in PuTTy. IDEs and text editors have pretty good dark themes these days.

MajorHavoc,

In fairness dark modes with blue text are really badly implemented dark modes.

Of course, I dislike a well implemented light mode (any background color other than blazing searing white) a lot less than a badly implemented one.

Edit: I’m really just saying I wish developers and designers would get better at their jobs.

Synthead,

Your reason is exactly why some folks prefer dark mode, and I’m really glad that light mode exists so that you can use it :)

TheBlackSwordsman,
@TheBlackSwordsman@lemmy.world avatar

Your eyes adjust to light based on an average. If your whole room is dark and the only light is from your device, then your eyes are adjusted to the overall darkness, leaving the device screen outside of that range which causes the discomfor. Darkmode might prevent that from happening by lowering the amount of light from your device and matching it to your environment.

Dark mode on an OLED screen means less light is entering your eyes. The contrast between the text and the background might be way harsher in dark mode though. When in light mode, the text might not actually be black, it might be a dark grey or something. But in darkmode the contrast is white light against no light.

maybe a middle ground dark mode that has dark grey background and light grey text would be good for you

6mementomori,

First of all, it probably depends on the type of screen. Secondly, it might be because 9f the brightness settings. Thirdly, the most used apps by the person. Some apps are better in light mode and vice versa. Fourthly, it depends on the way the person’s eyes are sensitive. For some, like me, white text bleeds into dark backgrounds and that makes it harder to read, but the dark mode feel and comfort make it much less straining in the end. Another reason could be the perceived sense of elegance which is just subjective with no explanation.

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