Hey Mario, I'd like to share the rationale for what we did, we discussed this quite a bit among engineers and designers.
On 2: we think light theme is a more sensible default because: - Dark theme causes some accessibility issues, particularly halation for users with astigmatism [1] - It is good to provide a consistent out-of-the-box experience regardless of technology: if a user doesn't know what OLED is about, they may become confused on why suddenly Ubuntu is dark on one device and light on another - We can assume users expect light theme by default because of how other platforms behave Also, this is not an essential feature. Blocking the onboarding flow forcing users to choose adds friction that I think is not justifiable: I try to leave that only for actions that are sensitive or even potentially destructive (such as not storing a recovery key properly). If the user wants to fly through, so be it. On 1, we didn't want to convey enabling dark theme causes substantial savings in all cases because savings depend on screen brightness [2], so we decided nudging like this was most elegant. But I'd personally be OK with stronger language because there _are_ savings. We could also signal this is a power saving feature with a leaf icon or similar too. We thought this was a sensible first step, but we did discuss other features, such as automatic theme switching based on time or battery level. I'd very much like to see smart features like that. [1] https://stephaniewalter.design/blog/dark-mode-accessibility-myth-debunked/ [2] https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/archive/releases/2021/Q3/dark-mode-may-not-save-your-phones-battery-life-as-much-as-you-think,-but-there-are-a-few-silver-linings.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2147153 Title: OOBE Style screen doesn't nudge dark mode hard enough To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-initial-setup/+bug/2147153/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
