Fred,
to refresh your memory and in case others are interested in learning
more about this unusual problem,
the book you are likely think of is */"The Island of the Colorblind"/*
by Oliver Sacks (a noted neurologist), the islands (in Micronesia) are
Pingelap and Pohnpei.
In the book, he r
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I am monochromatic [pretty rare unless you're from a remote island in
the S. Pacific I can't remember the name of -- I'm not from there and
I'm pretty sure none of my ancestors are either]. I can't see the
numerals on my K3 keypad which my wife tells me are red on a
Alan Bloom wrote:
The issue is not aesthetics, but rather utility. Something like 9% of
American males are red-green color blind (by far the most common type of
color blindness). There are certain colors, and certain combinations of
colors, that are very difficult for them to discern. It makes
The issue is not aesthetics, but rather utility. Something like 9% of
American males are red-green color blind (by far the most common type of
color blindness). There are certain colors, and certain combinations of
colors, that are very difficult for them to discern. It makes sense for
manufactu
must be something wrong with me - I have no problem reading any of
them, or the display.
--
No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into
account not
only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
-Isaac Asimov, scientist and writer (1920-1992)
On 24 Nov 2008, at 10:
Unfortunately, "good color" is in the same boat as "good audio". It is
very subjective and varies so much with individuals.
I rememeber when color PC monitors became available. It opened a whole
new era of trying to please everybody with a color scheme for
programs. There was no one color s
Bruce, N7RR's plea for better colour contrast is, well, right on the button.
The many of us (mostly males) who have reduced red sensitivity will have found
the numerals on the dark grey keypad very hard to read. But at least we can
congratulate Elecraft on avoiding the even greater menace of t
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