On 2004-11-22 (15:21) David Leader wrote: >Miguel wrote concerning the atom tip colours: > >>Actually, I chose the cyan background color (and the colors of axes) >>because I thought that they were rather ugly. I assumed/hoped that >>someone would complain and make some recommendations. Until now no >>one has ever commented on it :-) > >I think the HCI principle is that they should be in a colour that >would provide a contrast to the text (for readability) and be >unobtrusive because of the significance of colours in relation to >atoms. For this reason the practice of Windows and MacOS 9 (eg in >Eudora alerts) do not seem bad guides. Both use a pale cream: > >Windows: RGB 255, 255, 252 >Mac OS 9: RGB 255, 255, 198 > >(The deeper colour for the Mac is probably related to the gamma >difference in Mac and PC.) This seems better than white, which some >may use as the background, so I would suggest switching to something >in that region. A cream on the darker side would avoid the need for a >black border on the tip (which both OSs have but the jmol tips do not >and would not want to faff with). Let me suggest: > >RGB 255, 255, 195 >
an excellent suggestion; I second it. thanks, David! regards, tim -- Timothy Driscoll molvisions - see, grasp, learn. <http://www.molvisions.com/> usa:north carolina:wake forest ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
