https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66021
--- Comment #13 from Isarra <[email protected]> --- (In reply to Daniel Friesen from comment #12) > (In reply to Isarra from comment #11) > > Conceptually, text is black. We print with black ink. It may wind up > > appearing as grey depending on the type of ink and how the light falls, but > > the exact same thing applies to monitors. We shouldn't be mimicking the > > process before it even happens. > > Except the white paper that black ink is printed on is not pure white and > does not emit white light itself. Doesn't matter. Bouncing light is exactly the same to our eyes as directly emitted light, and background/ambient light makes a huge difference in our perception of individual objects. The only thing that really matters is how light amounts are balanced. For example, though a computer screen usually emits its own light for the whites, other light still bounces off it, and if the white is not bright enough compared to the dark, the bouncing light can significantly decrease the apparent difference between the white and the dark. Even if there is no outside light bouncing off a screen, though, our eyes adjust to the overall brightness of everything in view, which also affects how we see individual objects (like a screen). This becomes particularly apparent in the dark. When white on a screen appears too bright, it's because the screen is emitting too much light for the environment it's in. Don't do computing in the dark unless you can turn down the brightness; otherwise that really will hurt your eyes. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug. You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
