On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 12:10 AM, Dimitris Chloupis <kilon.al...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Also most don't know this but light themes of Pharo were in part hard > coded. Esteban in order to create the dark theme which is based on the most > popular dark theme ( if my memory serves correctly) , Darcula , he had to > remove all this nasty code. He essentially made it possible for Pharo to > have themes without worrying about hard coded colors. So if you ever want > to make the light theme even lighter you have the dark theme to thank for > making it easier for you. > > Quite an irony , would not agree ? > > If the doctors say your eye sight is great , he knows what he is talking > about. > > Black foreground against dark grey background sound like a bug. Care to > share a screenshot ? > On Mon, 28 Aug 2017 at 00:51, PBKResearch <pe...@pbkresearch.co.uk> wrote: > >> I agree with Dimitris - it is all a matter of preference - not all eyes >> are the same. For myself, I find the default dark theme in Pharo very >> uncomfortable. On my system, some elements have a black foreground on a >> dark grey background, which is almost impossible to see. This is always >> true of the maximise/minimise/close buttons, but sometimes also of text >> fields in a playground. Whenever I download a new image, I immediately >> switch to the Watery theme, with light background and nice coloured buttons >> on the windows. >> >> Of course, my eyes may not be typical. I am now aged 84, and I have had >> cataract operations on both eyes. My sight is actually quite good - my >> optometrist confirms that I am legal to drive without spectacles - but my >> adverse reaction to dark mode is strong and immediate. >> > Eye issues as well. Retinal detachment in both, and cataract on the right one. Loads of floaters. Light mode kills them. Dark theme : can code for hours without any trouble. At the office I am at now 90% of coders are using dark themes. Indeed the windows buttons are annoying, I have my own little hack to make them better. When a control bugs you, bring a halo and try to reverse the form, usually makes things readable. Phil > >> Just my 2p worth >> >> Peter Kenny >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pharo-users [mailto:pharo-users-boun...@lists.pharo.org] On Behalf >> Of stephan >> Sent: 27 August 2017 21:46 >> To: pharo-users@lists.pharo.org >> Subject: Re: [Pharo-users] Dark Mode >> >> On 27-08-17 22:37, Dimitris Chloupis wrote: >> > White or dark is a matter of preference. But the matter of preference >> > is also a matter of biology . Not all eyes are same. >> >> The research is pretty clear: a large majority of developers does better >> with light themes. I have been sufficiently clear on the choice to make >> Pharo6 theme dark default >> >> Stephan >> >> >> >>
