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Personally I liked dark mode on CRTs because there was less light in your face. On a LCD, not sure it helps, but it does feel easier on the eyes. I feel there's too much light coming from a mostly white screen.

Maybe if OLED monitors become affordable and reliable... we'll have unlit black pixels again.

Yeah, I get that it’s less harsh on the eyes. It just looks backwards to me. Apple already had their UI nailed before Yosemite introduced white everywhere. They used textures and had every app look different from the other (especially in Lion) which everyone complained about for not looking “consistent”, while calling the heavy textures “ugly”. Those same people are now complaining about too much white and brightness, I don’t think they realised that the heavy textures and colours in Lion actually helped with this.

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Yes about everyone who isn’t a nerd and posting here. “Normal” users use launchpad usually

Define "Normal". I know loads of Mac users from heavy weight pro's to light home users. I don't know a single one that uses Launchpad. I myself have been a Mac user for decades and regard myself as "normal", but I've never used Launchpad
 
Probably spend 4+ minutes on that (trashcan). ;)

Didn't he go about 15 minutes on modest UI transparency a few years ago? ;)
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There's certainly places for it. For example, :apple:TV rolled out with bright white mode as the ONLY mode. In between watching something in a dark room, it could feel like staring at the sun when the UI popped on. IMO, dark mode there saves eyes.

Dark mode everywhere? As long as it's an OPTION, options are usually great! Those that like it get what they want. Those that don't like it don't have it forced upon them.
He sure did, in 2014 with OS X Yosemite.
 
Define "Normal". I know loads of Mac users from heavy weight pro's to light home users. I don't know a single one that uses Launchpad. I myself have been a Mac user for decades and regard myself as "normal", but I've never used Launchpad

The MacRumors definition of “Normal”, is people who think like “me”, act like “me”, and do everything like “me”. Which means I am the exact same as every “normal” person. And, the vast majority of people are “normal” just like “me”.
 
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To me leak would mean someone intentionally put it somewhere to be found. We don’t know that.
We have some strong hints: [Source 1, Source 2]. iTunes Connect requires you to manually upload for app preview videos. It’s not yet supported on macOS, so someone likely used an API call to do it. Regardless, someone uploaded it, likely expecting no one to look at the API before they discuss a redesigned Mac App Store on Monday.

They probably didn’t mean for it to be found before Monday afternoon, but the ship still leaked. Intent doesn’t matter. (I doubt their job will be in jeopardy like some in this thread are implying, though. Seems like an honest mistake where multiple people made mistakes through a lack of coordination.)

I’m not a fan of these developers who dig through everything they possibly can and then if they find something tweet it out or send it to a rumor site.
It’s almost like developers are inventive and often inherently curious.

It would be nice to be surprised before a keynote. Yeah yeah I know stay off rumor sites.
I seriously don’t get why you’re here if you’re looking to be surprised at an Apple keynote.

But really this dev has nothing better to do?
I’m sure he does, but he’s built quite a following and people make donations to him to keep doing this work.
 
I removed launchpad from the dock because it was easier/faster just launching via Spotlight/Alfred. I imagine people who use Launchpad probably want the MB to have a touchscreen.
 
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I wonder how many Easterners will pronounce it "Moh jáv" instead of "Moh ha vay" ? ;)
Like when El Capitan came out and they were pronouncing it "El Cap eh tawn" :)
 
Yeah, I get that it’s less harsh on the eyes. It just looks backwards to me. Apple already had their UI nailed before Yosemite introduced white everywhere. They used textures and had every app look different from the other (especially in Lion) which everyone complained about for not looking “consistent”, while calling the heavy textures “ugly”. Those same people are now complaining about too much white and brightness, I don’t think they realised that the heavy textures and colours in Lion actually helped with this.

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Both of those Game Center apps are hideous.
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It’s almost like developers are inventive and often inherently curious.


I’m sure he does, but he’s built quite a following and people make donations to him to keep doing this work.
I think it’s a jerk move to leak things and then say sorry, not sorry.
 
Just guessing but judging from the comments am I to assume this is the 1st time Apple users have ever had a dark theme on their computer? Do any other Apple products have a dark theme?
 
Sorry no. I am a throwback. Just give me a simple editor that let's me edit the code and config files in text mode, and a command line. These heavy IDEs just get in the way.
 
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I may be in the minority, but I'm not a huge fan of the dark mode. I see it all over the place, so its certainly a popular theme
Same. I think it's something that just became so overrated and it doesn't even look that great but rather dull and lifeless.
 
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