On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 6:50 PM, PBKResearch <peter@pbkresearch.co.uk> wrote:

I agree with Dimitris - it is all a matter of preference - not all eyes are the same. For myself, I find the default dark theme in Pharo very uncomfortable. On my system, some elements have a black foreground on a dark grey background, which is almost impossible to see. This is always true of the maximise/minimise/close buttons, but sometimes also of text fields in a playground. Whenever I download a new image, I immediately switch to the Watery theme, with light background and nice coloured buttons on the windows.

Of course, my eyes may not be typical. I am now aged 84, and I have had cataract operations on both eyes. My sight is actually quite good - my optometrist confirms that I am legal to drive without spectacles - but my adverse reaction to dark mode is strong and immediate.

Sometimes is hard to explain to someone outside the community why Smalltalkers love they language so much. I think above paragraph says it all. It made my day. I wish I can follow that path! hahaha.

Just my 2p worth

Peter Kenny

-----Original Message----- From: Pharo-users [mailto:pharo-users-bounces@lists.pharo.org] On Behalf Of stephan Sent: 27 August 2017 21:46 To: pharo-users@lists.pharo.org Subject: Re: [Pharo-users] Dark Mode

On 27-08-17 22:37, Dimitris Chloupis wrote:

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White or dark is a matter of preference. But the matter of preference is also a matter of biology . Not all eyes are same.

The research is pretty clear: a large majority of developers does better with light themes. I have been sufficiently clear on the choice to make Pharo6 theme dark default

Stephan

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