Clarification: The "Default" style automatically switches to light or dark depending on browser and/or system settings. See post #45. It sticks only if selected manually via the top right bottom or the bottom left selection menu.In light of the changed preference of the majority of the users, I've changed the default forum style to "Dark Blue -- Fluid". If you prefer a narrower style in the same colour scheme, you can select "Dark Blue -- Fixed Width". If you still prefer the lighter styles, you can continue using those as well, of course, you'll just need to manually choose them.
Can do tomorrow, although with a the small caveat that the dark preference was probably for the new forum colors, not for the front page. ... Well, that one really needs to be updated, doesn't it? Well, I guess I should at least update the colors to make them match with the forum. That shouldn't be too hard.@Arhu can you please change the default on the site pages to Dark as well, I'm not sure if there's an admin setting for that as I couldn't find it?
While that sounds interesting on paper, in practice I don't see changing the style to match the time of day as something that would be very welcome. If you prefer dark like me, you're not going to prefer light during daytime just because the sun's still out. So can you please disable that as I'd like to go for a consistent user experience as far as the style goes? We've already got a lot of styles to choose from so this will be confusing for a good number of users, but automatically switching styles for them based on the time of day is even more so as this is not the norm on forums.Clarification: The "Default" style automatically switches to light or dark depending on browser and/or system settings. See post #45. It sticks only if selected manually via the top right bottom or the bottom left selection menu.
Well, the site pages are close enough to the dark on the forums for now, but updating the style there to match the forums would be welcome, when you have the time, sure.Can do tomorrow, although with a the small caveat that the dark preference was probably for the new forum colors, not for the front page. ... Well, that one really needs to be updated, doesn't it?
I should probably at least update the dark colors...
You misunderstood. It doesn't match the time of the day, it only matches your browser or system setting. If your browser is set to dark because you prefer dark, unregistered visitors and users that haven't customized their style get a dark style on the forum. If the browser setting is set to "system", the website uses the dark/light setting from the OS, which is normally fixed too. I find this a lot more consistent and preferable to making a fixed default for everyone, because when all is said and done, the user split is still about 50%.While that sounds interesting on paper, in practice I don't see changing the style to match the time of day as something that would be very welcome. If you prefer dark like me, you're not going to prefer light during daytime just because the sun's still out. So can you please disable that as I'd like to go for a consistent user experience as far as the style goes? We've already got a lot of styles to choose from so this will be confusing for a good number of users, but automatically switching styles for them based on the time of day is even more so as this is not the norm on forums.
The system/browser setting for light/dark is relatively new, so I expect that the majority of less advanced users haven't switched from the default light, so I wouldn't rely on that. The general preference on the Watch used to be light as well, but that started shifting considerably and very fast once users were made aware of the choice between light and dark via the poll and the explicit explanation on how to change styles (along with the changes to the dark style, of course). Consequently, I'm pretty sure that the previous "preference" for light was largely due to people not knowing that there even was a dark style that they could use and so never trying it out.You misunderstood. It doesn't match the time of the day, it only matches your browser or system setting. If your browser is set to dark because you prefer dark, unregistered visitors and users that haven't customized their style get a dark style on the forum. If the browser setting is set to "system", the website uses the dark/light setting from the OS, which is normally fixed too. I find this a lot more consistent and preferable to making a fixed default for everyone, because when all is said and done, the user split is still about 50%.
For me working with dark backgrounds is much easier on the eyes than light, especially if you're used to working into the night. Hasn't been in any way detrimental to my vision, which has been more or less consistent for years, so I think that that's a myth that your vision will deteriorate if you use a dark background.I was surprised the other day, I was watching a live video of a programming course, and the author switched all his browser windows to dark, apparently after popular demand in the previous videos. Sounds like many people are living in a relatively dark environment and so it burns their eyes if they suddenly look at a light theme. Probably not the best for their eyes in the long term.