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[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

But why the buttons? Just use

media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {}

done. The js-solution doesn't seem to auto-adapt for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Because, even though I use dark mode system-wide, I sometimes want to use websites in light mode. Until browsers implement a per-site toggle for the preferred color scheme, websites should offer one instead.