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Hi @TW Staff , sorry for the tag I was gonna make a thread in the meta/tw board but it seems closed to posting for some reason

just wondering if it was possible/how it's going with making a dark mode for the forum? it would be nice to not fry our eyes when browsing here lol
i'm gonna play around with a user script browser plugin this morning or something and if I can make an easy way of doing that I'll post it here for you guys to use but a native setting would be awesome for mobile users in particular

cheers

Edit: Night mode on Brave mobile browser works really well on this site. I'd suggest upgrading to Brave, Chrome mobile sucks anyway.
And I've posted a desktop addon that works below
 
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but this doesn't help for mobile. i'll play around with brave mobile and see if i can find something

Okay brave night mode works well. looks like that's problem mostly solved but a night mode hard option would still be good web design
 
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Firstservingman said:
but this doesn't help for mobile. i'll play around with brave mobile and see if i can find something

Okay brave night mode works well. looks like that's problem mostly solved but a night mode hard option would still be good web design
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What about those using the Amazon Fire Tablet with built in Silk Browser. Please advise.
 
Firstservingman said:
Okay this addon seems to work acceptably

Chrome
chrome.google.com

Dark Mode - Chrome Web Store

A global dark theme for the web.
chrome.google.com chrome.google.com

Firefox
addons.mozilla.org

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

Download Dark Mode (WebExtension) for Firefox. A global dark theme for the web
addons.mozilla.org addons.mozilla.org

just toggle it to dark and TW is suddenly useable
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You using Chrome at the moment? Got this plugin, but nothing doing.

P.S. Might be something I have to toggle in the settings...?
 
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FedFosterWallace said:
You using Chrome at the moment? Got this plugin, but nothing doing.

P.S. Might be something I have to toggle in the settings...?
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after you add it to chrome you should get an icon for the addon on top right in the form of a toggle switch. you might have to restart/refresh the browser
 
Firstservingman said:
after you add it to chrome you should get an icon for the addon on top right in the form of a toggle switch. you might have to restart/refresh the browser
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Flashed a message about something to that effect, but gonzo. Tried going directly to the settings - no dice. Just on a Chromebook rn. Does something conflict?

EDIT: lol... different. The boxes around replies are a bit clunky. But it's something.
 
FedFosterWallace said:
Flashed a message about something to that effect, but gonzo. Tried going directly to the settings - no dice. Just on a Chromebook rn. Does something conflict?

EDIT: lol... different. The boxes around replies are a bit clunky. But it's something.
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glad it's working now. not sure if chromebooks are any different, i'm testing on a mac desktop as we speak
yeah it's not perfect but my eyeballs are happier
 
In firefox, these 2 work well:

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

addons.mozilla.org

Dark Background and Light Text – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)

Download Dark Background and Light Text for Firefox. Make every web page (or just the pages you want) display light text on dark backgrounds. All color variations are fully customizable.
addons.mozilla.org addons.mozilla.org
 
Every other week I wish TTW had a dark mode. Posting a request for it every other year seems appropriate. :) Native dark mode please! "That other WTA forum" has a dark mode, and it's quite pleasant:

someotherforum.jpg

I have to admit that I sometimes go there first instead of visiting TTW, simply because the dark theme. But then I always come back here anyway. :cool:
 
Currently waking up the gf by checking on TTW’s blindingly white forum in the dark. That dark theme can't come soon enough.
 
Here is a great switch that can easily be added to the forums, if they want.

xenforo.com

[cXF] Light and dark mode switch

This is a cXF Pack B Membership Add-on. Upgrade your account to cXF Pack B Membership for: 1-year access to all cXF Pack B Membership Add-ons for XenForo 2 1-year access to all cXF Premium Customizations for XenForo 2 If you got our...
xenforo.com xenforo.com
 
Firstservingman said:
Hi @TW Staff , sorry for the tag I was gonna make a thread in the meta/tw board but it seems closed to posting for some reason

just wondering if it was possible/how it's going with making a dark mode for the forum? it would be nice to not fry our eyes when browsing here lol
i'm gonna play around with a user script browser plugin this morning or something and if I can make an easy way of doing that I'll post it here for you guys to use but a native setting would be awesome for mobile users in particular

cheers

Edit: Night mode on Brave mobile browser works really well on this site. I'd suggest upgrading to Brave, Chrome mobile sucks anyway.
And I've posted a desktop addon that works below
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Chrome://flags

"Darken websites checkbox in the settings"
Enable it.
Reboot Chrome
Tick the option from settings>theme.

Boom.

On mozilla mobile or desktop or chrome desktop, install "dark reader" addon.
 
Currently sitting outside after sunset, the sound of crickets in the air, a first planet appears in the dark blue sky, while a blindingly white TTW forum blasts in my face. :(

Sure, we can hack, install extensions from possibly untrustworthy sources (not saying this is the case here, but handy extensions are sometimes subverted after changing owner etc), come up with custom solutions for each browser and platform, but what would be much better is an integrated dark mode. Pretty please?

Mods, is there any talk at all about implementing this? It’s a “set and forget“ kind of thing. Once you design the theme and add a button, it’s done, no maintenance needed afaik. Would be a huge improvement.
 
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My hair didn't go dark but the rest of the page is now dark.
 
As I desperately drop the brightness of my laptop screen to somewhat manage the blinding whiteness of TTW I again wonder if the admins have at least discussed whether perhaps adding dark mode would be appreciated by some users. Xenforo offers it, and my eyes need it!
 
Any thoughts from the mods or site owners on this? Something like "In the works, should arrive in this calendar year"? Reason for the thread bump: I'm currently blinding passengers around me reading TTW on a flight with the cabin lights off.
 
Sitting on a plane right now, cabin lights dimmed, bright white TTW screen annoying everybody around me.

Could a mod please comment whether a dark theme is being considered? It would be such a great addition!
 
Firstservingman said:
Hi @TW Staff , sorry for the tag I was gonna make a thread in the meta/tw board but it seems closed to posting for some reason

just wondering if it was possible/how it's going with making a dark mode for the forum? it would be nice to not fry our eyes when browsing here lol
i'm gonna play around with a user script browser plugin this morning or something and if I can make an easy way of doing that I'll post it here for you guys to use but a native setting would be awesome for mobile users in particular

cheers

Edit: Night mode on Brave mobile browser works really well on this site. I'd suggest upgrading to Brave, Chrome mobile sucks anyway.
And I've posted a desktop addon that works below
Click to expand...
is there a TW forum in darkweb as well ?
 
flyingboris said:
Sitting on a plane right now, cabin lights dimmed, bright white TTW screen annoying everybody around me.

Could a mod please comment whether a dark theme is being considered? It would be such a great addition!
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Don’t feel any guilt. Think you could have been seated beside a crying toddler.
 
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