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| author | Bradley Taunt <bt@btxx.org> | 2024-06-06 08:05:12 -0400 |
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| committer | Bradley Taunt <bt@btxx.org> | 2024-06-06 08:05:12 -0400 |
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diff --git a/build/lazy-dev-dark-mode/index.html b/build/lazy-dev-dark-mode/index.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f73276f --- /dev/null +++ b/build/lazy-dev-dark-mode/index.html @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +<!doctype html> +<html lang="en" id="top"> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <link rel="icon" href="data:,"> + <title>The Lazy Developer's Dark Mode</title> + <link href="https://bt.ht/atom.xml" type="application/atom+xml" rel="alternate" title="Atom feed for blog posts" /> + <style>*{box-sizing:border-box;}body{font-family:sans-serif;margin:0 auto;max-width:650px;padding:1rem;}img{max-width:100%;}pre{overflow:auto;}table{text-align:left;width:100%;}</style> +</head> + +<nav> + <a href="#menu">Menu ↓</a> +</nav> + +<main> +<h1>The Lazy Developer's Dark Mode</h1> +<p>2021-04-12</p> +<p>After recently jumping back to Jekyll for my personal blog, I decided to take a closer look at how I was supporting <code>dark mode</code> for my visitors. I was using the proper CSS query to target those who had system-wide dark mode enabled, but I found that the code had far too many caveats and targeted too many custom classes.</p> +<p>So I thought to myself, "There <em>has</em> to be a simpler way..."</p> +<h2>Introducing Dark Mode - The Lazy Way</h2> +<p>Here is the default dark mode for my current website in all it's glory:</p> +<pre><code>@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { + body{background:#2d2d2d;filter:invert(1);} + img,.cp_embed_wrapper,pre{filter:invert(1);} +} +</code></pre> +<p>Not much to look at, eh? Well, let's still break it down.</p> +<p>First we set the <code>body</code> to use a nice dark background color (avoid using <code>#000000</code> directly since that can cause some minor eye strain). Next we tell the browser to invert all the child elements by using <code>filter:invert(1)</code>. At this point, you could consider your work done - but there are some edge case elements...</p> +<h2>Images, CodePens & Code - Oh My!</h2> +<p>Most of my articles on this site will include either an image(s), embedded CodePen examples or code snippets directly in the page. For these elements we probably <em>don't</em> want to invert their color/text etc. All we need to do is run the filter property on these a second time (<em>after</em> the main <code>body</code> attribute):</p> +<pre><code>@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { + img,.cp_embed_wrapper,pre{filter:invert(1);} +} +</code></pre> +<p>Of course, YMMV depending on what other custom elements you want to avoid inverting.</p> +<h2>Minor Caveats</h2> +<p>I should mention that since my website doesn't use any custom coloring for anchor links, inverting <code>ahref</code> elements works out of the box. Certain projects might still require some custom overrides if the inverted version of a certain custom color looks poor.</p> +<p>That's it - enjoy being lazy!</p> +<footer role="contentinfo"> + <h2>Menu Navigation</h2> + <ul id="menu"> + <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> + <li><a href="/projects">Projects</a></li> + <li><a href="/uses">Uses</a></li> + <li><a href="/wiki">Wiki</a></li> + <li><a href="/resume">Resume</a></li> + <li><a href="/colophon">Colophon</a></li> + <li><a href="/now">Now</a></li> + <li><a href="/donate">Donate</a></li> + <li><a href="/atom.xml">RSS</a></li> + <li><a href="#top">↑ Top of the page</a></li> + </ul> + <small> + Built with <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/barf">barf</a>. <br> + Maintained with ♥ for the web. <br> + Proud supporter of <a href="https://usefathom.com/ref/DKHJVX">Fathom</a> & <a href="https://nextdns.io/?from=74d3p3h8">NextDNS</a>. <br> + The content for this site is <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">CC-BY-SA</a>.<br> The <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/bt.ht">code for this site</a> is <a href="https://git.sr.ht/~bt/bt.ht/tree/master/item/LICENSE">MIT</a>. + </small> +</footer>
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