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No dark mode, no use.
PixelDroid is a client that supports dark mode.
There are tons of apps which don't have a dark mode and you are writing off fediverse app just because it doesn't have it. Fediverse apps should be supported instead being judged harshly.
And I don't use them, either. I'm a contributor to multiple Fediverse projects, including Lemmy-based apps and full identity management with ActivityPub. We do not deserve to get held to lower standards if we want the Fediverse to grow, especially when it comes to features that are about things like eye comfort, which can be a mild accessibility issue for some.
Dark mode is a basic necessity in apps today. It's not a convenience, but a necessity for adoption. There are many people who are going to open the app, then never use it again because of something that's bog-standard in the libraries and should only take a few hours to work in, which should have been done before an announcement.
So yes, I speak up, because I want this to succeed.
Edit: And yes, I'm very excited to see the growth achieved in the other post. Fantastic news.
@corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca, @'ing you so I'm not responding in two places 😉 I appreciate the work of the team, but it doesnt change the fact that to many, this is a showstopper and I'm pretty surprised it wasn't considered as a basic UX requirement pre-launch (see other comments in response to you).
If all the things in the work queue, you're balking on a COLOUR SCHEME?
That's like stopping the construction crew for using the wrong colour work boots, man!
light mode gives me migraines dude. it's more important than just a color preference.
No dark mode, no use.
BTW, work boot color is absolutely regulated depending on context. For example here in Germany, if you work in sterile or food-related industries then shoes are to be issued and used with a color that cannot inherently hide stains by the material you're working with, to prevent accidentally carrying contaminations into other clean zones.
So yes, you would stop the construction crew for using the wrong color work boots.
Same for medical software. Green MUST be an approved green color, and same for red, as the wrong color can give wrong advice and may kill people.
CC @fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
While you may be right about the boots thing that doesn’t stop me from thinking your obstinacy is a bit of a reach and looks embarrassing XD
While my comment was certainly controversial, the number of up-votes from users in the Fediverse means it shouldn't be ignored, either.
Luckily embarrassment is controlled by the person feeling it, and I seem to have a severe lack of that gene 😆
LOL XD Jokes aside it’s interesting how the dark mode thing becomes more of a symbol than anything in certain communities. Obviously the science shows pros and cons both ways, but there’s an implicit in group/out group about it. I might compare it to turning off your autocaps on Tumblr.
How can I not?? Dx
It's more like stopping the construction crew from painting your house a colour you hate. Which sounds more reasonable
No it isn't, if a modern app doesn't have dark-mode to protect your eyes Then it's a health-hazard
Look, someone reported this as misinformation. Too bad me, the active mod here, gets pain in the eyes, sometimes flickering vision, and sometimes what I would describe as sea sickness from staring onto bright white screens. When I have no other choice because work, I invert all screen colors but sometimes correct colors are important.
So yeah, no proper dark mode means it's a crap app.
It's common knowledge that dark-mode hurts your eyes less So yeah, these people who reported are people who think their opinions & google-searches are superior to common knowledge
[citation needed]
Cuz you said so, why don't you stare into a bright light & find out
There are other vision conditions where people cannot see letters in dark mode that well. Apps and websites should just follow whatever the OS setting is, no matter the motivation of the user. Even if it's just a matter of taste and not some form of eye sight condition, it's just as valid.
Agreed, but all apps (especially social media ones) need a dark-mode
Thats nonsense
Literally spent 30 seconds on a Google before you start spewing lies like this.
There's a variety of reasons to prefer dark mode, but spreading fake health information isn't valid.
I spent reading books, before YOU started smearing a well-know fact as a lie It's connected with causing myopia & eye-strains
Your precious google won't tell you that (Or maybe you simply clicked the first link that confirmed your bias)
Fine, let's play. Wheres the study you are using as your source?
Pick up an opthalmology book, find it yourself & ask your opthalmology specialist Those are my sources & here's a website too (do you have the guts to touch grass ?)
I already mentioned it, it's the same reason why we use blue-light filters & why we use anti-glare screen protectors
But apparently a single "google-search" is enough for you
You really should read pages you want to link. And I say this as a die-hard dark mode user. It's worrying that you so aggressively attack people get cannot even read the page you link far enough to notice that what you are saying about it is nonsense (like how it has "the same reason", which of course it doesn't, as made clear in the article).
Or you know, at least don't be such a dick. That's also help a lot!
People who say light-mode is not a hazard are the real dicks
Darker (& warmer) colours do not strain your eyes, why are we debating on this ?? This is well-known
You think I did not read the article ? There are more articles that I can link, but will you read it ? (Also try using your intelligence & realize why I said "same reason") This is one of the most laymen one I could find. Again it doesn't really disprove my other point of light-mode being harmful.