Can we get a Dark Mode?

[MorganCarey]

I love this site, but I hate having to go out to my truck to get my sunglasses for it.

 

[MorganCarey]

yes I've searched it. Posting this thread just to keep the administrator aware that there is an ongoing demand for it. Yes I know there are browser plugins, but they dont always work great.

 

[gnappi]

Either a browser fix or how about the brightness control?

 

[Gazoo]

@Will Prowse Would it be possible to have the option of a Dark Mode. Please?

In my case browsers wreak havoc with OLED displays. Recently I noticed some burn in on my 55" OLED TV.

I am using an older tablet to browse for now. Hopefully the burn in is soft burn in and will resolve over time. I also agree with the others about the need for sunglasses...lol. Dark Modes are much easier on the eyes.

 

[Will Prowse]

Still trying to find a way to have it as an option. I can change the whole site to dark mode, but not sure people would like that. I cant find a way to make an option. Unless we get people to have their own dark theme browser add-ons. Can you guys find an option?

 

[Will Prowse]

We are using Xenforo

 

[David S]

Unmaintained - Quick Theme Switcher

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Perhaps a theme switcher?

 

[Will Prowse]

"........ A recent poll suggests that light designs are preferred by the general web-going audience by a whopping 47%. The main reason is readability. Most people don’t like viewing light text against a dark background on websites because it strains their eyes, making for a much less enjoyable experience. By contrast, 10% of those surveyed said that they always preferred dark backgrounds for websites, while another 36% said that the best choice would depend on the type of website............"

 

[Weldman]

You could always invert your colors under your settings on your computer...

 

[Will Prowse]

Unmaintained - Quick Theme Switcher

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Perhaps a theme switcher?

I can't download it. Where is that available?

 

[David S]

I can't download it. Where is that available?

"In order to download resources or read tutorials, you must be a licensed XenForo customer.
If you can't download, enter your forum username in the Associated Forum Users form in your customer area."

I know nothing about XenForo, but I know a lot about web services/systems.

 

[Pierrot]

Dark reader !

 

[Gazoo]

Dark reader !

Thanks. Trying it now.

 

[MorganCarey]

Dark reader !

Ill give this a try.

I've tried other 'colour switcher' plug-ins for chrome and firefox. While they do an OK job, they frequently 'interpret' a part of a website wrong resulting in certain text/information/controls not being readable/usable and/or they screw up the formating of the page.

 

[Will Prowse]

"In order to download resources or read tutorials, you must be a licensed XenForo customer.
If you can't download, enter your forum username in the Associated Forum Users form in your customer area."

I know nothing about XenForo, but I know a lot about web services/systems.

Yeah I'm well aware. After I login, it doesn't allow me to download it. I also bought and pay for the full xenforo suite with all licenses.

I think it's because that app isn't updates to work with the latest version of xenforo.

 

[Will Prowse]

Dark reader !

Very cool!

 

[Jeeper1941]

I'm with you. Had to delicate an extra panel when I came to this group...

 

[upnorthandpersonal]

This came up before:

Dark Mode

lf like myself you are a fan of power saving on mobile devices and have Chrome, Firefox or Safari installed, there is a new browser extension that will display any website's pages as dark mode, including this forum. The following link will take you to the main website, where DARK READER can be...

diysolarforum.com

and before that:

Forum Software Update/Change ?

I noticed this morning the editor and has changed as have some of the usual icons. Looks a little cleaner & lighter. @Will Prowse are you doing something ? If so, it may be prudent to put a forum notice of pending changes etc.

diysolarforum.com

The reason it's not on here yet is not that I forgot - it's that it's not so easy. There are themes that implement a dark mode, but at least one I was looking at is no longer maintained etc. The theme switcher is only one aspect of this, and also broke with the latest version of Xenforo. Some of the themes break things so I have to spend quite some time finding a theme, testing it (on a duplicate site, not the live one) etc.

I will try to find the time to look into it again in more detail...

 

[snoobler]

Dark reader !

This is working delightfully for me.

 

[David S]

This is working delightfully for me.

Me too. It even respects the "auto mode" in Safari on my Mac that ties dark mode to evening. Decent piece of software.