Is there a way to set the #preferences on #mastodon that result in a completely black backgorund with white writing?
I am currently on #Mastodon instant ticker Type-0 (High contrast) but the background is not dark enough for my taste.
Thank you for your help.
@bibliolater I don't know if this is of use for you, but I use the Dark Reader plugin (for Chromium-based browsers) which turns the background of the input box dark as well.
I also would recommend using a theme that doesn't use tickers as the ticker service is down and this might slow down the themes that use them.
@trinsec Thank you for the help.
I don't use Chromium and as far as I know I dont use a theme with tickers.
I thought there might be a theme that is black with white writing and a high contrast. This would aid my ability to read the screen.
@bibliolater Which browser do you use?
@bibliolater Okay. I've checked various dark themes here (not all of them) and none of them seem to use a dark background for the writing box.
I use 'Mastodon Default Theme (dark)' myself which is reasonably pleasing to the eye, but I agree the writing part should be dark too. So for myself I use Dark Reader plugin for my browser (Chromium-based, not Firefox), and that makes everything nice dark, even the writing part. See image for what the dark theme with Dark Reader combined looks like on my side.
They do have a plugin for Firefox, their Github page is at https://github.com/darkreader/darkreader
Dark Reader can also do high contrast if desired. It's configurable.
I hope this information is useful.
@trinsec As advised I downladed the Dark Reader and it worked. I also changed the theme from ticker. Thank you.
@bibliolater Excellent! Hope your experience here has improved greatly! :)
@bibliolater Also, if you currently use a theme that has a name that starts with 'Mastodon instance ticker', I suggest to switch to another theme. The ticker-based themes are slowing down your browsing experience because it tries to connect to a ticker service that's down now.