On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Sebastien Vauban <wxhgmqzgw...@spammotel.com> wrote: > Bastien wrote: >> Eric S Fraga <e.fr...@ucl.ac.uk> writes: >> >>> And I've not only given up trying to convert anybody to Emacs, I have >>> also given up trying to explain why a dark background with light text is >>> much better on the eyes. Too much inertia and bad practices out there >>> unfortunately. >> >> On this slightly off-topic subject, an oculist told me the dark >> background did not really matter, what matters is the contrast. >> Very high and very low are not good, something inbetween (but >> he could point to a way to quantify this.) >> >> I use xcalib (http://xcalib.sourceforge.net/) to quickly switch >> from light-on-dark (most often) to dark-on-light (from time to >> time) and I recommend it. > > What I once heard from ergonomical studies is that "black on white" was better > than "white on black". Though, is it based on real grounds? >
Others want to know, too. If you find the answer... you'll get a lot of votes :) - http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/6925/are-light-on-dark-colour-schemes-for-computer-screens-better-for-programmers John > Best regards, > Seb > > -- > Sebastien Vauban > >
