This forum is hard on the eyes

Never had a problem with the black so I never really thought about it.

 

Too late to gripe about it now... since it's been like this since I was a "wee" lad

 

Choice is nice, but the black/dark theme here is one of the best of any sites I'm a member of.

 

Dark theme is ace, adjust your monitor to none bleach mode.

 

Once you get used to it, you'll find it is the best forum.

 

I've always thought [H] had the best theme of any forum I'm a member of.
If you think the dark mode here is hard on your eyes, you should see AnandTech's dark mode, especially since they updated the UI.

 

I never even knew there was a light theme...just tried it out...it does look weird...I do like the Dark theme though...it has the right amount of contrast and everything is easy to read...

 

I read this in bed because it's dark without e.g old blank your monitor plug-in for ffx. Best theme ever

 

I wish, 45 in Nov.

 

Change theme.

 

You only mentioned one theme and didnt say which, I assumed you had missed post 1.

 

Try tapatalk?

 

[H] website and forum have among the best (if not the best) themes and UIs I have ever seen on the Internet. For two decades I praised [H]'s choice of colors and layout. They really make red and black with some yellow, white and grey work. It looks awesome. Thank you guys for saving my eyes. There's no eye fatigue to be found here. One of the only websites where I don't have to use a Firefox or Pale Moon plugin to invert/change background colors and switch text colors. [H] gets left the fuck as is. The site has great contrast, easy-to-read text, and backgrounds that won't burn my retinas. I don't like being blinded with brightness. I live in the dark, mostly. Not even the white text is all that bright. The [H] is also great for mobile/portable devices, helping them save power on their displays. I really don't fucking understand why more sites don't use black or dark backgrounds. Overall there's just a clean, cool, soothing look to [H]. Very pleasing to my eyes. It calms me and puts me in the mood to relax and really soak in PC hardware knowledge and info. I said it back around 2000 or 2001, and I'm still saying it now, [H] looks fucking great. Glad [H] never really changed their theme. One of the reasons why [H] front page has been my homepage for damn near 2 decades now.

 

I agree. The white on a solid back background is ruff on the eyes. This goes all the way back to the 80's.
I can't stare in one spot too long, or else shit goes 3d on me. Dark characters on a light background are
superior to light colors on a dark background. As a matter of fact. Readers are more accurate in reading
text when they read it with dark characters on a light background. Light grey is the best choice for black
backgrounds.

Regardless of what FrgMstr say's. It is a fact, But you will not get him, or anyone else in here to admit that. This is
their baby, and they will always be right. Just the nature of man, not wanting to admit, that there is a better way, then their way.

 

Thank you for saving my eyes? When they use one of the worse color combination you can use on your eyes, and you thank them for it?
You could put hover out of business.

 

Statistics show that what you have said is true... for about 60% of people. Some of us, for whatever reason, have a hard time with dark text on light background pages. I can only read such sites for a few minutes before I start having a hard time making out the letters in the words I am reading without zooming the display. Of course, I have diabetic retinopathy, but still...

 

I’m pushing 50, the dark theme is fine. Is the “hot dog stand” one still available?

Is there a snowflake theme?

Corrected for posterity

 

I wonder if those struggling with the dark theme have their contrast and/or brightness set too high, making light text fatiguing.

 

Please.. It's "hot dog stand" not "vender" [sic].

 

Are you kidding? This forum is by far the easiest on my eyes. The bright white backgrounds are retina scorchers. BTW, I'm 40, not 18 and my eyes suck.

 

Lol, I stand corrected. It was early.