More sneak peeks from the BETA version of the new VEX.blue website

Our Services page just got a fresh coat of paint; Redesigned to help you more easily explore what we offer, from digital tools to platform support.

Available now exclusively on our BETA site: https://new.vex.blue/services

We’d love your thoughts on the new layout!

Wish #libreoffice actually worked... Want to change to #darkmode but it either makes the background black with black text or doesn't let me change text color.....

Fresh Redesign. Better Navigation. Same Mission.

Our documentation page just got a major upgrade!

Quick access to platform-specific guides
Easier navigation
Light or dark mode
Now using Markdown again — making it easier than ever to contribute!

Take a look at the redesign in our before-and-after comparison and explore the new experience: https://docs.cryptomator.org?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=docs-redesign

Staring at a bright screen for hours?

Not anymore! Dark Mode in Collabora Online helps you stay comfortable while working on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Reduce eye strain
Stay focused longer
Work in a way that feels natural

Flip the switch — try Dark Mode in our Demo: https://www.collaboraonline.com/demo/?utm_campaign=DEMO&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Mastodon&utm_content=COOLDemo

The #OpenBuildService now supports #DarkMode for everyone! Thanks to all who gave feedback during the beta phase; your eyes can now chill in style Try it via: Profile → Edit → Theme → Dark https://openbuildservice.org/2025/05/22/color-theming/

#DarkMode is now live for all #OBS users! No beta, no hassle; just head to your profile settings and pick your preferred theme:
Light
Dark
System default
Smooth on your eyes, day or night. https://openbuildservice.org/2025/05/22/color-theming/

#Pikchr (pikchr.org) is a great little piece of software from the SQLite folks. It parses a little language for describing diagrams with boxes and lines and things, and puts out SVG.

#OrgMode (orgmode.org) has, among many other things, a way you can make code notebooks, #OrgBabel. Like #Jupyter, but less webby, and inside #Emacs, and supporting many languages - even multiple in the same document - thence its name.

Thanks to the ob-pikchr package by @SReyCoyrehourcq, Pikchr is one of the languages you can just write in the middle of your document this way.

Pikchr supports #darkmode, and I've just made a pull request that gets ob-pikchr in on the dark-mode game.

https://github.com/reyman/ob-pikchr/pull/1

Many thanks to Sebastien for the help ob-pikchr has provided in diagramming my thoughts! You go use it too!

To “light-dark()” or Not to “light-dark()”, by @webstandards:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cui1C7qndE

#FDroid with #MaterialDesign / #MaterialDesign3 will be out soon for everyone.

For now, either install the alpha or read a short intro: https://f-droid.org/2025/04/23/md3.html

Yes #DarkMode / #DarkTheme included!

Inclusive Dark Mode: Designing Accessible Dark Themes for All Users, by @smashingmag:

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/04/inclusive-dark-mode-designing-accessible-dark-themes/

10 Uses for Variables Beyond Light and Dark Mode, by @alicepackard.bsky.social:

https://www.alicepackarddesign.com/blog/uses-for-variables-beyond-light-and-dark-mode

Colleague recently told me about the Dark Reader plugin, it's a great way to put the web in dark mode. Works with all the websites that I tried so far.

#Willhaben hat jetzt einen #DarkMode

Nice

#Coding Q: Anyone implemented a nice three-state dark mode toggle?

Love to hear your tips, ideas and even links to examples/code are welcome.

This features is more involved that first look as this HN post unpacks..
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23197966

My current wishlist.

- Three states (system/light/dark)
- Preference stored for next time
- Two icons light/darl (click selected icon a second time to 'turn it off' and return to system)
- vanilla js
- leans into css

This implementation comes pretty close.
https://www.bram.us/2020/04/26/the-quest-for-the-perfect-dark-mode-using-vanilla-javascript/

This post points to a bunch of great three-state dark mode articles in its references.
https://www.brycewray.com/posts/2024/01/its-tri-state-switch-time

So, Excel (ugh...I don't want to use it, trust me), finally, in the year 2025, has a dark mode...
Now @microsoft needs to pay me for the years of burnt retinas and the crow's feet I'm getting (as a result of squinting while using Excel, nothing to do with me aging)

If your blog doesn't detect that I want it in dark mode, I'm not gonna read it. Just got my eyes blasted on three different articles on three different websites. For context, it's 11 PM here.

Dark mode is just a common decency.

Would you #bitwig users appreciate an alternative light theme for the #daw? Ideally one that follows the system setting? I would really like to be able to use Bitwig Studio in bright sunlight and the dark theme is not ideal for such conditions.
#lightmode #darkmode #linux #gnome #linuxaudio #ux

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https://www.puhelinvertailu.com/uutiset/2025/02/23/tumma-teema-saastaa-akkua-tutkimus