Two new site features: full-text RSS and automatic dark mode

One of the often-requested LWN site features that has languished thelongest on our to-do list is full-text RSS feeds. We are happy to announcethat, finally, there is a set of such feeds available; the full set can beseen on our feeds page. This is asubscriber-only feature, and it works by creating a unique fetch URL foreach user. We will, of course, be counting on our readers to not sharethose URLs.

Another feature we have had requests for is to automatically present thesite in dark-mode colors when a reader's browser has been configured toprefer it. That feature, too, is now available. In this case, we had tothink about the interaction between automatic selection and the colorcustomization that the site has long had. The conclusion we reached isthat, if custom colors have been configured for an account, they will winout over the automatic selection. There is a new preference in the customization area to change thisdefault if desired.

Both of these features - and the other enhancements we have made recently -were enabled by the support of LWN's subscribers. By making it possible tobring in new staff last year, you created the space to improve the siteexperience while keeping up with the writing. We thank all of you for yoursupport.