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by Absentinsomniac 3870 days ago
I agree with this. We've gotten a bit of flack on blog.darknedgy.net for this, and we've been putting off making a light-background alternative theme. I'll get around to it eventually because people want it, but I prefer the darker background with lighter text. It feels easier on the eyes for me, personally.

And really, folks who have complained have been the minority anyway. For us anyway.
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smt88 3870 days ago
You should read the link I posted in the sibling to your comment[1].

You may personally feel that light-on-dark is better, but your visually-impaired users will disagree. This includes a huge number of older users, as eyes deteriorate significantly with age (even among people in their 40s and 50s).

Also, you have no idea whether the complainers are in the minority or not. The people it bothered probably didn't stay long enough to figure out how to complain. Do you get compliments from people who say that they're glad you use light-on-dark?

1. http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/15142/which...

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imakesnowflakes 3870 days ago
I am not sure I agree. Do you know what I do when I have trouble reading the text in a page. I increase font size. It is only a flick of your finger (ctrl+mouse wheel). So the point is if you have a big enough font size, white on black can be just fine.

Also, should we assume that the people have their vision uncorrected?

I think that black on white is just a fad, perpetuated by following conventions. Like glossy screens.

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huac 3870 days ago
yeah, black on white is a fad, based on existing conventions, such as the last couple thousand years of printing on paper
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imakesnowflakes 3870 days ago
Yea. Totally same things. Paper and a display that actually emits light.

For a bunch who calls themselves as "nerds" and "geeks", the HN crowd is becoming pretty dumb lately..

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silon7 3870 days ago
This reminds me of the good old days when you could actually set your own fonts and colors in a browser and disable javascript.

The inventors of CSS have failed greatly.

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smt88 3870 days ago
You might like this, then: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clearly/iooicodkii...
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