Way back when.... we used to have nice, dark screens with highlighted text.
Ever since Windows... 3?.. we've had a flashlight blaring in our face and over time it's become the norm.
If you do not like a 50" flashlight (your size will likely vary..) shining in your face every time you want to read something, Windows 10 has gone back to the golden age and brought us DARK MODE (hallelujah).
Today, I finally got the bright idea (no pun..) to see if CHROME has a dark mode and you know what... It Does..
What a blast from the past. GOODBYE FLASHLIGHT.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-mode/dmghijelimhndkbmpgbldicpogfkceaj?hl=enI've not used Chrome's Dark Mode much, yet, but, initial use is very, very promising. Reddit is good. Titan is good. errr My weather reports look good... Google searches..
In some cases it's just downright luverly and a relief to click on something and a nice dark screen comes up with colorful text.
Now, the info I want to Read glares in my face - you know, 1%-10% of the screen... vs... - you know, 90%-99% from non-Dark Mode...
I realize that today's screens don't reportedly blast us with the type of radiation that old screens were supposed to be doing, but, they are also way larger.
Black text on white screens may mimic pen and paper but paper doesn't glow.. Screens are not paper. It's not the same thing.
Anyway, yay. Had to share the luv. Windows 10 Dark Mode: good. Chrome Dark Mode: good. I wouldn't be surprised if screens run cooler and use less power with dark modes too.
Dark Mode isn't for everyone. Some people may have a hard time reading colored text on dark backgrounds. If you have a lot of glare (like in the office..) it's possibly harder to read. Some people may very well just like to have a large spotlight shine in their face as much as possible. For the rest of us there are soothing, sometimes colorful, Dark Modes.