Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:13:27 +0200 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: [OT] Re: Colour blindness & the Linux Kernel Version History |
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Jesse Pollard wrote: > People want what makes the least pain to use.
I think it varies between people:
I like light on dark but fairly low contrast, yet I've read that more contrast is better. I like typing in dark on light from time to time (as now), but not all the time. Change is good. A good font is important IMO. Good colour is helpful if you can see colours -- I've found a larger font and colour highlighting while editing code let's me see more (fewer blank lines) while seeing it more clearly.
btw, I can barely stand to look at my laptop screen when it is mostly white. It is far too bright, even in the "low power" dull mode. OTOH when it's not all white it's fine.
> I met one grumpy secretary that had an attitude change just because > one overhead floresent light was disabled. This eliminated some > eyestrain (not recognized until it was off). She brought in an > incandesent light for desk work - this eliminated some flicker between > the floresent lights and the monitor. Flicker caused more problems > than screen brightness did, even a 75Hz refresh has a 15Hz flicker too > fast for most people to notice, but enough to cause eyestrain.
The effect of ambient lighting is often underestimated. IMO it should be a compulsory part of basic office training, along with various postures and exercises. I'm very fussy, but rarely do I get the lighting I'd like because noone takes it seriously.
Likewise with sound: In my office we're aware that the noise of all the computers is deafening but that hasn't helped us do much about it. IMO the effect of computer background noise does not help with the eyestrain...
-- Jamie
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