Reviews for Owl - Dark Background
Owl - Dark Background by tk
Review by Firefox user 13730140
Rated 3 out of 5
by Firefox user 13730140, 8 years agoI have been using owl for a few years now. I some fairly severe visual problems, to the point where if I didn't have this extension, I wouldn't be able to consistently use a computer. So I definitely really like this extension, but after upgrading to firefox 58, I have had some problems.
After upgrading to firefox 58, it seems that owl is ignoring the settings for which sites I have enabled the classic theme and for which sites I have disabled owl. Looking at my settings, the settings page for owl in fact indicates that owl is disabled on page "x", but when I go to page "x" owl will not be disabled. Same thing happens for the classic theme settings.
I am not sure why this is happening. Perhaps firefox 58 changed something in the web extensions api?
I really enjoy this extension and would like to see it return to how things were before firefox 58. Please let me know if you need any information from me to help debug this issue. Thank you.
Also, as a side issue, ever since the web extensions version of owl, I no longer have the settings panel, just a button that toggles owl on and off? Was the panel removed?
After upgrading to firefox 58, it seems that owl is ignoring the settings for which sites I have enabled the classic theme and for which sites I have disabled owl. Looking at my settings, the settings page for owl in fact indicates that owl is disabled on page "x", but when I go to page "x" owl will not be disabled. Same thing happens for the classic theme settings.
I am not sure why this is happening. Perhaps firefox 58 changed something in the web extensions api?
I really enjoy this extension and would like to see it return to how things were before firefox 58. Please let me know if you need any information from me to help debug this issue. Thank you.
Also, as a side issue, ever since the web extensions version of owl, I no longer have the settings panel, just a button that toggles owl on and off? Was the panel removed?
Developer response
posted 8 years agoHi,
Thanks for using Owl for such a long time. I imagine you are one of the first few users when I initially published this extension. The WebExtensions API has certainly brought some changes has caused a few thing to break here and there. First, the Owl panel had to be moved to the URL bar since the new API doesn't allow both drop-down and clickable add-on buttons. I tried to find a way to bring back the old interface but couldn't. As for the settings being ignored issue, does refreshing the webpage help? It is observed that Owl fails in first attempt but works when the page refreshes. I'm currently working to fix this. In case you find any more issues or would like to make more suggestions, please feel free to get in touch at owl@sidhant.io or open an issue on Github (https://github.com/CptFoobar/Owl/issues).
Thanks for using Owl for such a long time. I imagine you are one of the first few users when I initially published this extension. The WebExtensions API has certainly brought some changes has caused a few thing to break here and there. First, the Owl panel had to be moved to the URL bar since the new API doesn't allow both drop-down and clickable add-on buttons. I tried to find a way to bring back the old interface but couldn't. As for the settings being ignored issue, does refreshing the webpage help? It is observed that Owl fails in first attempt but works when the page refreshes. I'm currently working to fix this. In case you find any more issues or would like to make more suggestions, please feel free to get in touch at owl@sidhant.io or open an issue on Github (https://github.com/CptFoobar/Owl/issues).
123 reviews
- Rated 5 out of 5by permindex, 6 months agoAwesome extension. Does not slow down and hold up tabs from loading like Dark Background & Light Text extension which is utter garbage. I'm sticking with Owl forever.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 19610578, 7 months ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Korwin, 2 years agoThe application works. But all sites that correctly recognize the system theme start to be displayed in a light theme when the extension is enabled. Of course, it would be better to analyze the dominant color of the page after it is loaded, and enable or disable the extension for this site. But black and white lists would be enough. However, the extension settings page with the sections "Disable Owl On These Websites", "Use Classic Theme On These Websites" and "Always Enable Owl On These Websites" is not available for editing, and is a static page without interactive elements. Mozilla Firefox 132.0 (64-bit).
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 12760379, 3 years agoBasically good.
But for me, scrolling on e.g. Amazon deteriorates considerably. (Win10, latest FF) - Rated 5 out of 5by Jegimeco, 3 years agoExcelente, me encanta que sale el ícono en la barra de direcciones para solo activarlo en las páginas que quiero con la opción "Siempre habilitarlo para este sitio".
PD: Por favor ¿para Chrome tambien podrías hacer esta extensión? Gracias - Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 5612562, 3 years agoWorks nice, I just wish there was a way to only make it apply to specific sites and leave all the others alone
- Rated 3 out of 5by ЯромиR, 3 years agoHi tk,
there are plenty of night-mode add-ons, none for PDF dark reading...
Could you build such one, please - Rated 5 out of 5by Th3Kay242, 4 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Stefano C, 4 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Merme, 4 years agoThe only thing I would complain about is that Owl should be disabled by default when a native CSS dark theme is detected
- Rated 4 out of 5by doomvox, 4 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Joelg5, 4 years agoMakes a big difference when screen is too bright at night. Been using for several months.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 16964759, 5 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by FFuser68.11, 5 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Giorgio P., 5 years agoI use this extension since long time, and I find the dark-theme result way better then DarkReader. While DarkReader give you a full blackened theme, this will give a "grayed" effect, more gentle on the eye.
The only drawback is an annoying issue which affect the action "open in a new tab". Whenever you open a new tab there's a 30-50% cache that your preference for the website is not applied, resulting in the opposite result of what you expect. Refreshing solve the issue, but is annoying nonetheless. - Rated 2 out of 5by TigerNightmare, 5 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Helium Iz Ninja, 5 years agohow to i add websites to white or black list? i can only see them not click or interact with anything
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13477865, 6 years agoWięcej problemu z tym dodatkiem niż pożytku.
Owszem działa, ale w kratkę, raz strona jest ciemna, innym razem wstrętnie jasna. - Rated 5 out of 5by eddie, 6 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by RK, 6 years agoOwl causes issues with the Youtube site. It occasionally does not work if YT is opened in tabs.. but the most disturbing issue is when you open the picture in fullscreen: Owl inverts all colors.
BTW there are dark theme addons for YT exclusively, but I could not get them to function with Owl installed. Even if you add a "disable owl on site xyz" exception, it would occasionally invert already inverted site (which then appears messed up) and it would completely fail to function if YT is opened in a tab.
That is quite annoying! Currently not usable for me!! - Rated 4 out of 5by siaVash, 6 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by Neophile, 6 years agoEverything is fine, but for an issue with Facebook. Whenever it is on, the horizontal scroll bar runs to the left, gets very small, some times it even disappears, and the content inside the window becomes unstable when trying to use the H scroll bar.
- Rated 5 out of 5by dauphine-dev, 6 years agoIt's the best dark mode extension that I have tested until now. Great job !