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Dark themes are very popular, and it makes sense as they look so cool. I would still encourage anyone to try light themes out, the fatigue you experience is not

Dark themes are very popular, and it makes sense as they look so cool. I would still encourage anyone to try light themes out, the fatigue you experience is notably less. I made the switch a while ago and really noticed how less tired I felt after a days work.

m8s 5y ago
I've been working outside quite a bit recently, and light themes are a lot easier to see with the brightness and glare. I don't mind when I "forget" to switch back to dark themes when I come inside. I need a good Dracula Light theme.
- HDMI_Cable 5y ago
  It would be interesting to see some way to “auto-switch” the themes for when you’re inside and outside, using display brightness or light sensors.
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  - rvanmil 5y ago
    Maybe these two can work together to do that on macOS: https://github.com/insidegui/DarkModeBuddy https://github.com/insidegui/DarkModeBuddy https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_42#_auto-switch-theme-based-on-os-color-scheme https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_42#_auto-switch-the...
- leovander 5y ago
  You should pitch that to Zeno Rocha. He already made the variants in Dracula Pro, he could rename the current Blade them to something else and call the light theme, Daywalker.
nullify88 5y ago
https://github.com/Armin2208/Windows-Auto-Night-Mode https://github.com/Armin2208/Windows-Auto-Night-Mode I've recently started making use of this app. Since websites and applications are starting to read the Windows dark / light mode setting (VSCode included), my desktop switches dark mode on automatically for many apps and websites in addition to the blue light filter. Some apps aren't perfect and may need a restart like MS Outlook, but many others work well.
vict7 5y ago
I can't remember the last time I tried a light theme in VS code. But I will have to give them another chance. Does programming at day/night factor in what sort of theme you prefer?
adamrezich 5y ago
I keep hearing people say this, but after years and years of working as an amateur or as a remote web developer, from my home, in the dark, using dark themes whenever possible... moving to a brightly-lit office job where much of the required software is lacking a "dark theme" has got me to the point where I find my eyes typically burning up after around 2–3 o'clock. when I work on side projects at home after work or on the weekends, I never experience any of this, using dark-themed software in a dim or darkened home office.
augstein 5y ago
Using a light theme, when working at day and a dark theme, when working at night works best for me, I found. macOS can switch it‘s theme automatically, depending on the time of the day. Some editors, like TextMate, support automatically changing their theme accordingly. If you use it: George Nachman, creator of iTerm, announced it will also be able to switch its theme in that manner. I'm sure other shells and editors support this feature too or will be.
- saagarjha 5y ago
  iTerm already lets you do this via the scripting API. Sublime Text 4 just added it natively, prior to this I had a script that would edit the preferences file, which the app watches for changes.
- ArmandGrillet 5y ago
  VS Code supports this automatically (https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_42#_auto-switch-theme-based-on-os-color-scheme https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_42#_auto-switch-the...): "workbench.preferredLightColorTheme": "GitHub Light Default", "workbench.preferredDarkColorTheme": "GitHub Dark Default",
juped 5y ago
I really prefer light, but light theme makers always make them painfully low-contrast (I'm not 16 years old anymore, I can't read that) and, less importantly, have this horrible habit of making comments appear "greyed out" rather than emphasized (but if it were just that it would not be too hard for me to edit an otherwise good theme).
- adamcstephens 5y ago
  This is one of my complaints about light themes too. The previous GitHub light theme has decent contrast and is what I’ve used when using a light theme.
- jug 5y ago
  Yes, this. It’s quite frustrating. This is why I still usually prefer VS Code’s default Light or Light+ themes. They’re a rare breed in terms of having sensible contrast.

m8s 5y ago

I've been working outside quite a bit recently, and light themes are a lot easier to see with the brightness and glare. I don't mind when I "forget" to switch back to dark themes when I come inside. I need a good Dracula Light theme.

HDMI_Cable 5y ago
It would be interesting to see some way to “auto-switch” the themes for when you’re inside and outside, using display brightness or light sensors.
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]
- rvanmil 5y ago
  Maybe these two can work together to do that on macOS: https://github.com/insidegui/DarkModeBuddy https://github.com/insidegui/DarkModeBuddy https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_42#_auto-switch-theme-based-on-os-color-scheme https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_42#_auto-switch-the...
leovander 5y ago
You should pitch that to Zeno Rocha. He already made the variants in Dracula Pro, he could rename the current Blade them to something else and call the light theme, Daywalker.

nullify88 5y ago

https://github.com/Armin2208/Windows-Auto-Night-Mode https://github.com/Armin2208/Windows-Auto-Night-Mode I've recently started making use of this app. Since websites and applications are starting to read the Windows dark / light mode setting (VSCode included), my desktop switches dark mode on automatically for many apps and websites in addition to the blue light filter. Some apps aren't perfect and may need a restart like MS Outlook, but many others work well.

vict7 5y ago

I can't remember the last time I tried a light theme in VS code. But I will have to give them another chance. Does programming at day/night factor in what sort of theme you prefer?

adamrezich 5y ago

I keep hearing people say this, but after years and years of working as an amateur or as a remote web developer, from my home, in the dark, using dark themes whenever possible... moving to a brightly-lit office job where much of the required software is lacking a "dark theme" has got me to the point where I find my eyes typically burning up after around 2–3 o'clock. when I work on side projects at home after work or on the weekends, I never experience any of this, using dark-themed software in a dim or darkened home office.

augstein 5y ago

Using a light theme, when working at day and a dark theme, when working at night works best for me, I found. macOS can switch it‘s theme automatically, depending on the time of the day. Some editors, like TextMate, support automatically changing their theme accordingly. If you use it: George Nachman, creator of iTerm, announced it will also be able to switch its theme in that manner. I'm sure other shells and editors support this feature too or will be.

saagarjha 5y ago
iTerm already lets you do this via the scripting API. Sublime Text 4 just added it natively, prior to this I had a script that would edit the preferences file, which the app watches for changes.
ArmandGrillet 5y ago
VS Code supports this automatically (https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_42#_auto-switch-theme-based-on-os-color-scheme https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_42#_auto-switch-the...): "workbench.preferredLightColorTheme": "GitHub Light Default", "workbench.preferredDarkColorTheme": "GitHub Dark Default",

juped 5y ago

I really prefer light, but light theme makers always make them painfully low-contrast (I'm not 16 years old anymore, I can't read that) and, less importantly, have this horrible habit of making comments appear "greyed out" rather than emphasized (but if it were just that it would not be too hard for me to edit an otherwise good theme).

adamcstephens 5y ago
This is one of my complaints about light themes too. The previous GitHub light theme has decent contrast and is what I’ve used when using a light theme.
jug 5y ago
Yes, this. It’s quite frustrating. This is why I still usually prefer VS Code’s default Light or Light+ themes. They’re a rare breed in terms of having sensible contrast.