On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Bob Ebert wrote:
> At 11:16 PM -0800 3/30/99, Kenneth Albanowski wrote:
> >Just one comment: it's possible that two saved contrast settings will be
> >necessary, one for B&W, the other for grayscale.
>
> Hmmm... I don't see why this would be. Presumably if the contrast is
> adjusted so grays look good, black and white will also have good contrast.
> So that contrast setting should be appropriate when only black and white
> are visible on the screen.
As Dave says, this may not be the case. I'd expect that if someone is
displaying a screen with relatively fine grayscale detail, they'll need a
different contrast calibration. The B&W contrast setting may not mean
much, as B&W already have a lot of contrast, if you see what I mean.
Put another way: if you are looking at grayscale stuff, you might not
_care_ if the B and W ends of the gray scale aren't ideal. You only worry
about them in the normal B&W apps.
Now, keeping two separate contrast settings won't be much fun: you'll have
to deal with the oddity of people having their contrast setting "jump"
back to an old setting when they change modes. (I.e., the benefit will
appear to be a flaw). At least folks should be adjusting the contrast less
often, as there is no wheel to bump...
I'm thinking that adjusting the contrast will be more between different
apps and different display modes, rather then between B&W vs. Grayscale
modes. For now, I think it'll be simplest to keep a single contrast
setting (and, of course, fix the
lose-contrast-adjustment-on-entering-grayscale bug), and if people want to
customize the contrast for a particular app and/or a particular screen
mode, this would be a perfect opportunity for a third party addition. :-)
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Kenneth Albanowski ([EMAIL PROTECTED], CIS: 70705,126)
