Dark Mode on The Mix

Amy22

Hi @TheMix I was recently talking to someone on the boards and it was mentioned about whether there was a dark mode setting on here, as sometimes the light mode can be too bright. I have never thought about this before as I often use the bright mode. This could be an option we could toggle ourselves possibly.

I'll tag the person I was talking to about this @JJLemon18

HarryT

Hey @Amy22 and @JJLemon18,

As far as I'm aware, we don't have a dark mode at the moment, although I'm sure Mike/Aife/Emma will come along and correct me if I'm wrong

This is a good shout as something that we could look at developing in the future. Thanks to you both for sharing this idea with us! I'm not particularly technical so I'm not sure how feasible it is, but I wouldn't expect this to be something we can action easily. We'll save the suggestion, though, incase there is a time in the future when this could be put in place.

How does that sound?

Cheers,
Harry

Amy22

HarryT wrote: »

Hey @Amy22 and @JJLemon18,

As far as I'm aware, we don't have a dark mode at the moment, although I'm sure Mike/Aife/Emma will come along and correct me if I'm wrong

This is a good shout as something that we could look at developing in the future. Thanks to you both for sharing this idea with us! I'm not particularly technical so I'm not sure how feasible it is, but I wouldn't expect this to be something we can action easily. We'll save the suggestion, though, incase there is a time in the future when this could be put in place.

How does that sound?

Cheers,
Harry

Yeah that will be great actually as I think having an option for a light or dark mode toggle would be beneficial for a lot of users.

spoon

Agreed! Dark mode or a high contrast mode (or both) would definitely make this place more accessible for some users.

JJLemon18

I found out you can sort of get dark mode on pc. When writing a post there is "toggle full page" button and when you click that you can then get a button "toggle lights" that turns the whole page dark. Unfortunately it's not there on mobile so it doesn't help me much. Just wanted to mention

JJLemon18

Morgan007 wrote: »

@JJLemon18 that confused my brain

haha sorry. I'm not great at explaining myself and sometimes I don't have much time to think about my post

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JustV

As a dark mode purist, I feel this! I'd love a dark mode too. 🌒

@HarryT is right - this isn't something The Mix can do very easily. Technical changes tend to be expensive, which can be tricky for small charities like us.

That being said, accessibility is something The Mix is focusing on more and more at the moment, and it's possible for a dark or high contrast mode to be part of that work. I'll make sure to pass on that you guys want this and maybe we can make it happen later down the line.

As a short-term fix, there are also browser extensions like Deluminate and Dark Reader that create a dark mode for your whole browser. They're not perfect (sometimes things don't look quite right) but can be a handy way to get that dark mode effect. Not sure how well they work on mobile though!

NeonBlueThunder1

I too would appreciate a dark mode, as it makes it easier to read text at times, and it's nice to be able to toggle it to suit your needs.