Decides to try a trendy new open source text editor
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Decides to try a trendy new open source text editor
It launches in dark mode with tiny font sizes because the devs are obviously all teenagers with perfect vision and no astigmatism
Change the font size. Seems to work
Change to light mode. Seems to work
Touch another setting. App immediately switches back to dark mode and default font size and stays there
Coolcoolcool. I don't actually need to be able to read the fucking text to work on it, right?
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Dark mode isn't the default in OSes for a reason folks. It's one of those accessibility aids that's grossly inaccessible to a ton of people.
Respect the OS settings if you're making an app!!!!!!!
If a user has chosen light mode and reduced motion, don't fucking launch with dark mode and swishy animations!
Don't be an asshole!
Too many devs are being absolute assholes!
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@baldur what if, hear me out, what if we just try and reinvent every bit of understood human computer interface design from the last 70 years from scratch, mostly based on vibes, but in a browser with the useful bits removed
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@baldur I always feel like the odd one out because I'm consistently the only person in my circles who uses and prefers light mode. I generally find dark mode harder to read.
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I hear you … and yet::
I need dark mode and large font
Very typical 40 ish year old eyes need big text. Plus a smattering of retinopathy that make the light mode painful.
Pretty sure that light mode is the default for the reason that bright shiny things play well on camera.
Sigh
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@atthenius @baldur
I believe the moral of that post was “respect the user’s chosen OS-level defaults,” not “Baldur’s preferences are best for everyone.”