Achim Gratz <strom...@nexgo.de> writes: > Sebastien Vauban writes: >> 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? > > All these studies dependend on which CRT was used (most of which > produced blurry pictures for dark-on-light content) and are mostly moot > with current LCD monitors. The remaining differences are due to > environmental conditions, but if you follow the lighting recommendations > for office work and adjust the screen brightness (most LCD screens > default much too bright as that looks better in stores) you'll be almost > certainly much better off with a light background and black script, for > the simple reason that your eyes' pupils will be smaller and the depth > of focus larger that way.
Scientists prove all kind of things, and they are utterly wrong so often. Why not ask your eyes? Try 'emacs -fg wheat -bg black' or a nice dark color theme (e.g. http://suvayu.wordpress.com/2010/10/11/color-theme-dark-emacs/) for a while and then check out if going back to 'black on white' doesn't hurt your eyes. My eyes clearly tell me that a dark background is better (for me). -- cheers, Thorsten
