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iOS 7 UI ruined from overuse of white (but black mockup is beautiful)
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Yeah, the Web was ruined by the overuse of white.
That being said I do wish that the music and photo apps used a black background.
The good news is, since the interface colours in iOS 7 now comes from key values instead of various bitmaps used in iOS 6, it will probably be easy to modify with a jailbreak.
That being said I do wish that the music and photo apps used a black background.
The good news is, since the interface colours in iOS 7 now comes from key values instead of various bitmaps used in iOS 6, it will probably be easy to modify with a jailbreak.
An all black theme would be amazing! Let's hope Apple takes notice of this because this all white theme isn't sitting too well with a lot of us.
If they don't include an all black theme then I'm sure once JB is out for iOS 7 we'll see an all black theme sooner or later.
If they don't include an all black theme then I'm sure once JB is out for iOS 7 we'll see an all black theme sooner or later.
I wouldn't discount anything yet. All of the Apple marketing shows a white iPhone. Yet the black is the most popular color. They may have a trick up their sleeve. Who knows. Just find it interesting the site only shows a white phone.
I think you're dreaming if you think Apple will add a black option to iOS 7. And who is "a lot of us"? How many people are we talking about? And how many have vocalized this want to to Apple?
It's hardly a far fetch wish. I've been half expecting Apple to add a white text on black background option in one of the later betas for awhile now.
I suppose they could announce something with the new iPhone but I highly doubt it. Prior to iOS 7 Apple showcased the silver versions on their website so I wouldn't read anything in to that.
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Why exactly? And why wouldn't they have announced the option at WWDC? Unless you think they'll add it because they've been flooded with complaints since beta 1?
Also, white text on black background looks fine, but I would argue colored text looks worse on black background than white background.im getting well accustomed to iOS 7 but i absolutely agree that there is TOO MUCH white. I have actually never been a fan of a light color UI dating back to my days on Android. When i would jailbreak my Nexus i would always opt for a darker UI ROM so if Apple doesnt provide a dark theme option (i have a black iPhone 5 too) heres hoping a jailbreak tweak for iOS 7 is released.
If they do decide to give us the option for a dark theme, they'd definitely wait for the iPhone event to show that.
Technically, black is the absence of light, and thus by extension (if you've ever taken Physics in high school) the absence of color.
Additionally, white is the sum of all colours.
As soon as I saw iOS7 I thought it was too bright on a black device.
I think the solution is that the toolbar backgrounds, etc are defined as some 'system colour' similar to how WP7's tile colour matches your device. Developers could get access to this colour and use it to style their UIs.
The problem with this is that if Apple wanted to add device colours besides black and white, it'd be a pain for developers to test against. So a red-coloured icon or text wouldn't stand out on a hypothetical red iPhone with red toolbar backgrounds.
I think the solution is that the toolbar backgrounds, etc are defined as some 'system colour' similar to how WP7's tile colour matches your device. Developers could get access to this colour and use it to style their UIs.
The problem with this is that if Apple wanted to add device colours besides black and white, it'd be a pain for developers to test against. So a red-coloured icon or text wouldn't stand out on a hypothetical red iPhone with red toolbar backgrounds.
Yes, I already knew that. Regardless of any tangential 9th grade physics lesson, black is defined (if you've ever used a dictionary) as a color by the leading authorities in definitions.
So correcting people who call black a color is just wrong.
i agree 100%, notice how Apple only seems to show screenshots on white iPhones?
I thought the same thing.
Leading authorities in definitions usually don't have a degree in Physics. Appeal to unqualified authority, bub.
I'm sure if anybody with a degree in physics felt strongly enough that black cannot be considered a color, they would've collaborated with the authorities in definitions to get it changed, bubble. Until then, black is defined as a color by people who speak English.
Physicists have nothing better to do than argue with a bunch of pretentious English majors, right?
Guess you didn't pay attention in Grade 9, bub.
EDIT: Also I'm not dedicating any more time towards arguing for this. If you want to believe it's a color despite physicists claiming otherwise, go ahead. I'm sure you're super qualified for it. But don't be annoyingly dumb, saying others are wrong, citing a sentence some English major neckbeards wrote.
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Exactly. Black is considered a color in the non-scientific world.
It's the same argument as pounds = mass. No one says 'my mass is 200lbs', although that's true. They say 'my weight is 200 lbs'. What matters is what people understand best, not what physicists say is correct.
The world is not all black and white.
I'm learning that pretension isn't limited to English majors, bubble.
You're making this weirdly personal and telling me I didn't pay attention in 9th grade; I cited the dictionary, stating that black is defined as a color.Definitions change with context. Black is the absence of all colors, but you'll find the word on the side of colored markers, too. Work is another physics term with multiple definitions: work=Fd^2 and work is that place people go on weekdays where they get payed to endure tedium. Saying either definition is wrong is actually wrong.