Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:23:30 +0200 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: [OT] Re: Colour blindness & the Linux Kernel Version History |
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Jesse Pollard wrote: > Then I realized that using black letters on white background > allows the dots (black) to flow together making a smoother lettering > appearance.
I've found that black letters on a white background allow the white surround to flow together... (non-linear horizontal blurring -- not sure if that's perceptual non-linearity or the phosphor itself). White letters on a black background as similar. In both cases the vertical parts of characters virtually disappear.
The solution for me is to use a bold font on CRTs, but grey instead of white (on black). So the intensity is similar, but the lines are quite solid. On LCDs I stick to a non-bold font.
Curiously, I still find Netscape quite readable. I wouldn't like to *write* with it though. Ghostscript is not great, but better with anti-aliasing. Ghostscript in light on dark would look terrible, and light on dark web pages usually look terrible too.
I wonder if my comfort zone is to have a *variety* of styles on the screen, for different tasks. Including some light on dark, and some dark on light, and a variety of fonts just to keep the eyes on their toes, as it were.
-- Jamie
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