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Requesting dark theme

Should TPU have the ability to go dark?

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lexluthermiester said:
Requires a lot of skill with math.
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Nothing to do with math...

Just create a switch which loads the page with a different CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) with different colors.
 
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lexluthermiester said:
You may have missed the context of that exchange...
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True, but he has a point, for developing, you need logic, more than math (math is an application of logic). You can suck at math and still be a great developer

EDIT: just to clarify, obviously, as always when you're developing, that depends on what you are developing, a game is not the same as a website or desktop app, for example
 
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goldman said:
True, but he has a point, for developing, you need logic, more than math (math is an application of logic). You can suck at math and still be a great developer

EDIT: just to clarify, obviously, as always when you're developing, that depends on what you are developing, a game is not the same as a website or desktop app, for example
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While you're not wrong, his point was wasn't really condusive to the topic and just isn't something users are going to do.
 
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One day you will miss the light background..

Like cursive writing, and payphones :D
 
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As fas as I can tell there are only two kinds of people not bothered by the lack of dark themes:
  1. Those working in very bright environments. Light themes compensate for better for more ambient light.
  2. Those working with low contrast settings/monitors. Light themes tend to be more readable in low contrast.
I, on the other hand, am a cave dweller (tm) so I prefer darker environments and working with good quality IPS monitors every time I switch to light-themed windows the whole room lights up. So I freaking hate light themes and don't understand why in 2023 any site worth its salt (TPU I'm looking at you) would lack a dark mode or even ask the users if one is needed. I don't even want to think how it is for fellow cave dwellers using high-end VAs or OLED monitors.
 
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P4-630 said:
People, just get dark mode browser extensions.....

chrome.google.com

Dark Mode

A global dark theme for the web.
chrome.google.com chrome.google.com
addons.mozilla.org

Dark Reader – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)

Download Dark Reader for Firefox. Dark mode for every website. Take care of your eyes, use dark theme for night and daily browsing.
addons.mozilla.org addons.mozilla.org
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Or just turn the display off. lol that will be dark enough

With so much going-on on the screen sometimes dark mode is less appealing or if badly optimised it looks awful and distracting. I kinda like TPU as it is although it would have been nice to have a DM toggle for rare occasions
 
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P4-630 said:
People, just get dark mode browser extensions.....

chrome.google.com

Dark Mode

A global dark theme for the web.
chrome.google.com chrome.google.com
addons.mozilla.org

Dark Reader – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)

Download Dark Reader for Firefox. Dark mode for every website. Take care of your eyes, use dark theme for night and daily browsing.
addons.mozilla.org addons.mozilla.org
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just to quote myself:
Please don't say "it's not needed because you can add x extension", if i wanted to bloat my browser for a feature that's pretty common nowadays, i would be asking for recomendations for extensions instead
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Well, looks like 90% here want a Dark mode! Let's see a little customer service around here, please!
 
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