Can we get a native dark theme for the forums please? My eyes thank you for your consideration.
This is my favorite feedback post yet. Seconded!
What? You donât enjoy being bathed in a radioactive rain of a thousand dying suns?
âŠwhile weâre at it could we get a dark theme for WaniKani itself?
please donât tell me there is one already and I just havenât noticed it
I mean, please do, because I want to use it, but Iâll be upset with myself for a while
There are several dark themes for WK, just no native dark theme
Yep, sorry, I should have specified. I know there are dark themes, but it would be nice if there were a native one.
Thanks for pointing them out to me though.
@CyrusS Not sure if youâre the right person to tag for this. What are your thoughts on adding a dark theme for the forums?
We should add that WK wouldnât need to write one of their own, there are several dark themes in the repo already.
Yeah, I figured that would be the case, but I didnât want to state it as a fact since I didnât know for sure. Thanks for mentioning.
I donât do any of the development side of things, so Iâm afraid Iâm the wrong person to ask. Personally, I wouldnât mind one, but I wouldnât be doing any of the work to make it happen, so my opinion doesnât really count for much here.
Thatâs not true. We value your opinion so much. Thatâs why the question was directed to you.
@viet @oldbonsai Thoughts?
Wasnât aware this was an option:
Iâll look more into it.
This would be good!
I know two quick solutions to the problem of white background and black text.
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Use your OSâs invert color program.
A) On Mac OS this is the hotkey âControl-Option-Command-8â and if you need to activate the hotkey itâs here: https://i.imgur.com/FxC8EoG.png
B) On Windows OS open Magnifier and press âControl-Alt-Iâ to toggle inverted colors. -
Install Deluminate on Chrome. The hotkey is âShift-F11â and itâs nice because it doesnât invert some images and useful color schemes.
*Note: I donât know about similar addons for Firefox, Opera, Edge, Safari, IE, etc.
**Another Note: I donât know a simple, fast solution for phone users beyond screen dimming programs: screen dimmer by SĂ©bastien Morand is an example for Andriod phones.
It would be cool if more sites had a dark/light setting, but in the meantime this is how I fix this issue.
OH and thereâs a third option:
3) Stylish. Try it out!
Change theme by updating your settings here. The dark theme is just the dark preset of Discourse. It needs tweaking (like the logoâŠ), but Iâll get around to it later.
I just happen to already have a version of the logo with white text that I use for my transparent theme, if you want to hotfix it.
Comparison
Ahh thanks. Iâll get it installed now.
My eyes are so happy, thank you.