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[mediaqueries-5] Add note about how printing preferences aren't necessarily the same as screen preferences and maybe you want to consider the constraints of physical ink on paper. #3522
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Note: User preferences can vary by medium;
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for example, a user may prefer dark themes on a glowing screen,
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but light themes when printing
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(to save ink
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and/or because inked text on blank paper prints better
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than blank letterforms knocked out of an inked background).
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UAs are expected to take such variances into consideration
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so that 'prefers-color-scheme' reflects preferences appropriate to the medium
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rather than preferences take out of context.
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Issue: Should we include 'forced-light' and 'forced-dark' values? We don't necessarily want the
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page to try to undo what the system might be enforcing.
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