On Thu, 24 Jan 2002 at 09:56:23, wrote:
(ref: <H0000b5f11e22656.1011866180.ln4p1327.ldn.swissbank.com@MHS>)
>>
>> The human eye senses green colors most intensive, red colors
>> medium intensive and blue colors least intensive.
>>
>Interestingly, (or maybe not), a lens, whether in the eye or
>manufactured, focuses different colours at different planes, with red
>furthest back, and blue nearest. If you are short-sighted, the
>optician will select a lens that brings red into the sharpest focus.
>This is why, to me, text printed at the red end of the spectrum is
>easier to read (on a white background).
... and me too. The effect is exaggerated, as we are viewing a monitor
quite close. I find black ink OK too, but, as you say, blue is the
worst.
> On screen, a bright saturated
>red colour will appear to stand out of the screen, whereas blue areas
>will appear to recede into it. Red text on blue background, or blue on
>red, is the most difficult to read.
>Perhaps that's why the QL's default colours chosen for #1 and #2 were
>red & white? Personally, I never liked it and have my BOOT program
>change it. I sometimes think I can hear a sigh of relief hiss from the
>monitor, when the screen changes to white on black :O)
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