Re: What Is The Point Of Dark Mode?

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:

I don’t know why everybody is embracing “Dark Mode” display settings
these days. Some say it’s for power saving, others say it’s easier on
the eyes. The only reason I’ve heard that makes sense is graphic
artists doing colour work use it (together with appropriately set-up
ambient lighting--important!) to get a more consistent viewing
environment, crucial for ensuring those colours come out correct. As
far as I’m concerned, everybody else is following a fad.
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I was reading your text in green on black until on a whim I changed the
green to blue. Anyway, I always hated the white backround. It was forced
on me by Windows as I could never find a satisfactory way around it. But
the 'paper' colour was dazzling, and in the early days VDUs were at
50-60hz and I could see the flashing.

Maybe it depends on eye colour.

Blue is easier to see with reading glasses which are less strong.