This task is for noting down items that may need to be addressed individually in the Night Mode stylesheet (currently available in https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T221425#5129052). Note that we're not looking to fix every single odd color artifact that can be found. We should focus on elements that:
- Are common and important, like link colors or the Publish button.
- Or elements where colors themselves have an established meaning, like redlinks, or are identified with our brand.
- Make the UI or the content unreadable.
- Are controlled by the common MediaWiki styles (i.e., not templates or styles created for individual wikis, which can be fixed by the individual wikis).
For each issue you want to describe, use the format below: describe the problem, given an example URL, your name, and leave room for discussion. Take issues that need more discussion to the sections below, or we can make a separate task if they require anything more than a simple fix.
- Image files with transparent backgrounds, specifically SVGs – T234111
Wikipedia logos
Problem
- The logo is a particular case in point of the problem above. We can exempt the file, but the names of the wikis are in black.
Example URL
Discussion
- Do we have any other ideas for handling this element? If not, Danny says he’s not opposed to the reversed logo if it's the best option. I don't think we want to remake hundreds of images.
Tables that use colors in cells
Problem
- Some tables use color to denote specific ideas, like temperature (see screenshot).
Example URL
Who reported?
Discussion
- It appears that the iOS app just strips the color from all tables. Is that possible? Is that a good solution? This may be something that users should fix by tailoring the styles for their template so that they respond to Dark mode.
