Automating Dark Mode
Back in the monochrome days of PC computing, our choices were green on black, or amber on black. The amber monitors actually cost a bit more because European studies of the day showed amber was easier on the eyes. Apple's Macintosh Computer introduced the black text on white paper look. In emulating paper though, I found my eyes fatiguing more quickly. I expressed to a friend and colleague that it felt like a swath of electrons beaming into my eyes, in which he replied, "okay." To this day, I'm not sure if he was in solid agreement, or patting my head and humoring me. Judge for yourself with the sample color schemes I've created at the end of this post. With macOS Mojave, Apple introduced Dark Mode, which in essence, is a return to the calm and focused energy levels of green, amber, and black. I really like it, but one cannot live on dark chocolate and dark coffee alone. We can switch between Dark Mode and Light Mode via the System Preferences.