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Baldur Bjarnason Jun 12, 2024

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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Baldur Bjarnason Jun 12, 2024

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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Dave Heinemann 🇦🇺Jun 12, 2024

@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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Mark Lynch

@baldur @dHeinemann harder to read and, oddly enough, pretty much nothing in your environment is anywhere near as dark as a dark-mode screen, so the moment you look *away* from your screen it hurts. Dark mode seems to me to be the preferred option for people who just keep their heads buried in their cubicle all day & minimise their exposure to natural light 😜