Some member names hard to read in dark mode

[shadow puppet]

Not sure anyone cares but recently I noticed I can barely read certain member names while using dark mode. I am prone to migraines so dark mode is my preference. My computer's brightness is turned all the way up.

Just thought it worth mentioning this is happening as this (for me at least), is a recent development.

 

[Edd]

Not sure anyone cares but recently I noticed I can barely read certain member names while using dark mode. I am prone to migraines so dark mode is my preference. My computer's brightness is turned all the way up.

Just thought it worth mentioning this is happening as this (for me at least), is a recent development.

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Likely related to members being able to change the color of text on usernames. Only been that way a week or so.

 

[shadow puppet]

Likely related to members being able to change the color of text on usernames. Only been that way a week or so.

Gotcha. Yours is another I can barely read.

 

[Pumbaa]

Yellow on white ain’t too great either. But I try not to judge people based on the color of their name, I really do!

 

[shadow puppet]

Yellow on white ain’t too great either. But I try not to judge people based on the color of their name, I really do!

I'm not judging either. If it's the price I pay for using dark mode that makes it easier on my eyes, it's all good!

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Not sure anyone cares but recently I noticed I can barely read certain member names while using dark mode. I am prone to migraines so dark mode is my preference. My computer's brightness is turned all the way up.

Just thought it worth mentioning this is happening as this (for me at least), is a recent development.

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Mine is still in the default setting; have you difficulty reading that?

If not, it may well be on account of - as @Edd has already helpfully pointed out - members being able to change the colour of text on usernames.

And this is not confined to use with dark backgrounds; and yes, I also have been prone to suffer from migraines in the past - however, some of the lighter text names do not show up all that well when (while) using a 'light' background.

 

[DT]

Yeah, for custom username colors, there needs to be a dark and light setting. For example, in light mode Edd could use his current (~#4B518B), and then maybe a high[er] contrast like #E8E8E8 for dark mode.

Mine is still in the default setting; have you difficulty reading that?

The default colors have decent dark mode / darker theme variants.

Yours in light mode:

Yours in dark mode:

 

[shadow puppet]

Mine is still in the default setting; have you difficulty reading that?

Yours shows up fine!

 

[Eric]

Released to everyone and explained in the updates forum.

 

[Pumbaa]

I'm not judging either. If it's the price I pay for using dark mode that makes it easier on my eyes, it's all good!

In a way it could easier not to judge if one can’t read the name of a poster. Less risk of bias! Just don’t mind the avatars.

Allowing to specify different colors for dark and light settings could do wonders for readability. Granted, it could also provide the possibility of making a name unreadable in both cases.

 

[Deleted member 199]

Do you have the ability (as in, it's possible, not asking if you're personally able) to edit the stylesheet the themes use, @Eric?

As the colours are just classes, the underlying stylesheet could be modified to use some combination of drop shadow, outline or different background colour, to make them more legible.

I generally avoid CSS (at work) the same way I avoid stray dogs at 7/11, but if there's capability to customise it, I don't mind helping with the actual css part of it.