Visited the new library in Springfield and their dark mode kiosk hurt my eyes

Checked out the new public library yesterday. They have these big touchscreen kiosks for the catalog. The dark theme used pure white text on a black background. No gray, no dimming. It was way too much contrast. My eyes felt strained after looking for a book for maybe two minutes. Do you think public screens need different rules for dark mode than phones?

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wren30110d ago

Yeah, pure white on black is rough. My old laptop did that and I had to change it in the settings lol.

finleybutler10d ago

Ugh that sounds awful. Pure white on black is brutal for public screens. They really should use a softer gray.