Is there any workaround for
the OSM.ORG website now permanently showing dim maps
to make the map back bright again?
I tried both light and dark Chromebook themes.
One workaround which was shared in the linked thread is to add special CSS styling in userContent.css. Thereâs also the option of installing the Better-osm-org script.
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Are you sure? Iâd be surprised if you are really still getting dark mode on a Chromebook in light mode. I donât.
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The only thing I havenât tried yet is disposing of âBlack & Whiteâ
But thatâs like having to buy a whole new house just because one cannot find the front door key.
Have you tried the suggestions above?
Ask Copilot: Reply Firefox Dark Reader extension, includes sliders for brightness, contrast, fatty text and the more tab holds the icing on the cake,
(did not ask for anything chrome.)
If anyone uses uBlock Origin, Iâve made a filter that removes the dimming:
openstreetmap.org##img.leaflet-tile:style(filter: brightness(1) !important)
(open the uBlock Origin settings, go to the âmy filtersâ tab, paste it on a new line, press âapply changesâ, and reload osm.org)
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Too much trouble.
Iâll just live with it.
Other people might think that the site being dimmed,
means that the site is being phased out,
or like Google maps:
Round trip:
Hereâs the Violentmonkey version of that uBlock Origin script :
// ==UserScript==
// @name Brighten OpenStreetMap Tiles
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 0.1
// @description Brighten the OpenStreetMap tiles by removing the brightness filter
// @author You
// @match https://www.openstreetmap.org/*
// @grant GM_addStyle
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
// Using GM_addStyle to inject CSS (works around CSP restrictions)
GM_addStyle(`
img.leaflet-tile {
filter: brightness(1) !important;
}
`);
})();
Result :
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I donât want to fix it just for me.
I want to fix it for everybody.
According to my experiments,
there is nothing a normal user
can do to escape the dimmed (now almost worthless)
website.
People shouldnât need hacks and workarounds.
Upstream should fix the website!
Here is what I have tried:
What more do you want me to try, there, in official Chrome,
the No. 1 popular browser, with no extensions interfering?
I suppose the Website Crew is only testing with some other browser or something.
See, I didnât mess with anything.
OK I found even more settings,
And to tell you the truth, I have already forgotten what OSM.ORG is supposed to look like,
Is that as light as it gets?
Iâm sorry I need to make the edges of the screen dark again because they are too bright. But OSM.ORG is always too dark. Why donât they do like Wikipedia and allow the user to choose? Please donât tell me about any more hacks. Letâs fix it for everybody: add a choice button in OSM settings.
How in the world did the Team think they knew how to handle all devices?
Canât they see that e.g., my device has browser settings, and device settings, and accessibility settings, and even more settings?
Which means they need to add an escape button, just in case not every case fits what they expect.
They need to, on the OSM site, in Settings, add a slider: OPT OUT of darkness experiment. Thanks.
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Not true, it is very simple, I just click on âcontrol centerâ then âdisplayâ, and then on âdark modeâ to deactivate it. No hack involved, not relying on the browser (works with any browser).
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Making the user change their entire system UI to fix a regression is clearly not the answer. (yes, I am calling the dimmed maps a regression)
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The workaround now shouldnât be necessary anymore.
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