Comment by gkoberger
5 years ago
I don't think it's a good idea for HN to add this (a lot of work and potential downsides, for minimal returns), however you can do it using this extension!
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/witchcraft-jscss-i...
I use it for a bunch of minor HN mods already, and it's great :)
Extensions don't work when you have a lot of different devices. I think I access HN with maybe ~5-10 different devices.
Being able to add some custom user definable CSS visible just for you on HN sounds like a great idea to me.
My in-house tech support is opposed to me using browser extensions. I don't understand them and have never used them. I tried briefly to get one to work, then found out my tech support frowns on such, so I was happy to call it quits.
I have no plans at this time to go to a third party service for this or add an extension. Though I have been thinking since I wrote the above of changing my top bar color.
I'm fine with HN moving slow and preserving things. That works for me. But the only way I will go to dark mode on HN is if it is possible to somehow do that through HN.
Maybe someday I will change my mind about that. But not today.
Extensions do not really work on mobile, unless you go out of your way to find something that supports them.
This is true for Chrome/Safari, which are the most popular mobile browsers. But Kiwi can run some/many Chrome extensions, and Brave has this on the roadmap for 2020.