Ask HN: Dark mode for HN please?

Re:Ask HN: Dark mode for HN please? by gkoberger on Friday May 15, 2020 @09:08PM (#23199465)

I don't think it's a good idea for HN to add this (a lot of work and potential downsides, for minimal returns), however you can do it using this extension!

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/witchcraft-jscss-i...

I use it for a bunch of minor HN mods already, and it's great :)

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Dark mode for HN please? by vardump on Friday May 15, 2020 @09:13PM (#23199503)

Extensions don't work when you have a lot of different devices. I think I access HN with maybe ~5-10 different devices.

Being able to add some custom user definable CSS visible just for you on HN sounds like a great idea to me.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Dark mode for HN please? by DoreenMichele on Friday May 15, 2020 @09:13PM (#23199500)

My in-house tech support is opposed to me using browser extensions. I don't understand them and have never used them. I tried briefly to get one to work, then found out my tech support frowns on such, so I was happy to call it quits.

I have no plans at this time to go to a third party service for this or add an extension. Though I have been thinking since I wrote the above of changing my top bar color.

I'm fine with HN moving slow and preserving things. That works for me. But the only way I will go to dark mode on HN is if it is possible to somehow do that through HN.

Maybe someday I will change my mind about that. But not today.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Dark mode for HN please? by saagarjha on Friday May 15, 2020 @11:18PM (#23200199)

Extensions do not really work on mobile, unless you go out of your way to find something that supports them.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Ask HN: Dark mode for HN please? by gnicholas on Saturday May 16, 2020 @01:06AM (#23200642)

This is true for Chrome/Safari, which are the most popular mobile browsers. But Kiwi can run some/many Chrome extensions, and Brave has this on the roadmap for 2020.

[ Parent | on HN ]