On Jan 12, 12:04 am, Charlie Kester <[email protected]> wrote: > On 01/10/2012 11:02 AM, Boyko Bantchev wrote: > > > 1. I strongly believe that, in general, a dark background > > reduces the eye strain.
I agree strongly. > When they get older, many people (myself included) find it more > difficult to read light text on a dark background. I don't know if it's > eye strain, or if it's an inability to make out certain shapes. > All I know is that I find a light background less tiring. I've always preferred dark backgrounds, and as I get older much more so, to the point I can't read some web pages without increasing the font. With a black background I have no trouble using very small fonts. > There doesn't seem to be any settled science on this topic, ... Yes, the only point people agree on is that people tend to prefer what they're used to. > I only wish web page designers were as accommodating... They seem to love fixing the background to #FFFFFF, but don't set the foreground; black on black is hard to read. Switching to vim can be very helpful, using It's all text! in firefox, or even cutting and pasting. Regards, John -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
