Jon Robson

🇸🇬🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 principal engineer @ WMF living in San Francisco simplifying the world. Reinventing Wikipedia. OpenLibrary contributor. Writing.

[Jon Robson @jdlrobson]

Dark mode’s bright future: How we hope dark mode will transform Wikipedia accessibility
https://t.co/A4UhUSJFHs

Wikipedia dark mode is finally here for the summer!

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The cogs in the big machine of Wikipedia

[Volker E. @Volker_E]

In 2024, Codex, Wikimedia’s design system, achieved transformative milestones, enhancing user experience and design consistency across our projects. From powering dark mode on @Wikipedia’s desktop and mobile skins to enabling intuitive workflows in tools like Community Configuration 2.0, #Codex proved its versatility in supporting global user needs. Its growth was fueled by collaboration across teams and global volunteers. Key advancements included… 😉
With great pleasure I'd like to invite you to read further on Design System Team's Codex, Year in Review article:
https://t.co/VPc78mswvD
#codex #DesignSystem #YearInReview #accessibility #a11y #internationalization #i18n #universality #wikimedia #Wikipedia

[Jon Robson @jdlrobson]

#wikipediayir has improved with lots of new fun facts to explore about your editing this year!

Most of my editing this year was relating to the new dark mode feature. What did you get up to?
https://t.co/2ZtbYSNKKT

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New favourite Wikipedia illustration. https://t.co/uDHPF68pHG

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@max77sabers Hey sorry for the delayed reply. There was a lot of careful discussions here internally, but I'm happy to report a change going out next week that will lighten the link colours. Preview at https://t.co/qthrdhRqDv

More info: https://t.co/pRefw6UZaP

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@philhawksworth @Netlify Congrats Phil! Sure whatever you do next will make the web even better! Thanks for your work bringing static sites back into fashion!❤️

[Jon Robson @jdlrobson]

@max77sabers I will pass this feedback on to our design team!

[Jon Robson @jdlrobson]

Dark mode’s bright future: How we hope dark mode will transform Wikipedia accessibility
https://t.co/A4UhUSJFHs

Wikipedia dark mode is finally here for the summer!

[Jon Robson @jdlrobson]

@LeoVasanko @Wikipedia Automatic as default was the plan, but as I said in the blog post, we have been more conservative in the rollout by marking this as "beta" for now given problems with content. The control supports editors who need to switch between modes for testing and is generally useful.

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@Jan_RBLX @Wikipedia More like bbiab. We are working with editors to find better solutions here.

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@mbenguigui_ @LoGravityTweets @Wikipedia (Also sorry for the unintentional dark mode pun 🫠)

[Jon Robson @jdlrobson]

@mbenguigui_ @LoGravityTweets @Wikipedia I can confirm it is not actively maintained. We keep the lights on and it gets language updates but that's it. No significant updates in over 4 years.

https://t.co/UwFmzXdrcO

[Jon Robson @jdlrobson]

@susko33 @Wikipedia We continue working with editors to find good generic solutions that dont break their content. For example many soccer teams rely on an svg outline like https://t.co/ZfK73ZgXZ4 and apply a background.

You can fix issues like this via edit btn e.g.
https://t.co/alPCvswdjw

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@YuriSizov Yeh we did consider adjusting colors automatically and this was the biggest trade off. These can be fixed on the article level by a simple edit but given the scale of the problem we are hoping to do this better.

https://t.co/M4ktnh6OPH

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@YuriSizov We are working with editors to find the best solution for fixing SVGs. There is no automated approach here.

Syntax highlighting was one of those things we had to deprioritize but there is a bug ticket explaining how to fix it, we just need someone to do it.🤞

[Jon Robson @jdlrobson]

@firt If you are looking for it on the spanish versiob unfortunately that is currently only available to logged in users. We are still working with the editing community in the spanish language to get this ready.

[Jon Robson @jdlrobson]

@firt Sorry you are not seeing it right now. It is still rolling out but you should be able to find it on the right side of the screen on the home page.

You do not need an account.
https://t.co/kIOv4K1ox8

[Andrei R 💙💛 @andrybak0]

dark mode on the desktop website of Wikipedia is now available for everyone

1. go to https://t.co/VeaXoEhywF
2. "Appearance" menu on the right > Color > Dark

#darkmode

[Jon Robson @jdlrobson]

@domi_twr @Wikipedia It is available on German Wikipedia to logged in users using the mobile or Vector 2022 skin.

[Wikipedia @Wikipedia]

Yes, you read that right. Dark mode is (finally!) here.

One of the most requested features, dark mode improves accessibility and reduces eye strain for readers and volunteer editors across Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.

While creating dark mode may seem simple, it required overcoming tricky and unique challenges particular to Wikipedia, such as respecting and maintaining accessibility of user-generated content.

The Wikimedia Foundation’s engineering teams worked closely with communities to bring dark mode to light. It is now available on select wikis, and will soon be deployed to others.

Learn more about the benefits of dark mode, the challenges in making it a reality, and how you can contribute. ➡️ https://t.co/0zWIWgc7jl

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@EmpanadasVR 🙏

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Psst psst dark mode now slowly rolling out on desktop. We are delaying a few more languages until tomorrow. More information at https://t.co/VuvX196bOX

[Jon Robson @jdlrobson]

As of 30 minutes ago, dark mode is now available for all registered accounts in all languages on desktop Wikipedia. If all goes to plan people without accounts will be getting it tomorrow.