> Dear David,
>
> Funny, I heard the opposite. - remembering back
> to when the BBC Micro was released in the UK.
> and the explanation of why it flew in the face
> of conventional wisdom by providing white writing
> on a black background. Vt100's, DOS windows and
> linux terminals do likewise whilst X11/MS windows
> have the reverse. I expect people want what they're
> used to, and the easiest way to make a "window"
> acceptible as the replacement of a piece of paper
> is to make it look like one.
>
> I find light writing on a dark background to
> be easier.
>
> Its cheaper to make books with black writing
> because white ink is harder to make (It has
> to be opaque, whereas black ink only has to
> stain).
>
> I blame xerox.
>
> Tim
>
> David Ford <david@kalifornia.com> wrote in message
> news:<38092299.B64282A6@kalifornia.com>...
> ...
> >
> > because it's proven that reading black text on a white background is
> easier on the
> > human eye than white text on a black background. ask your local
> opthamalogist or
> > etc.
Bla bla bla...
I suggest a dark-blue screen with light-blue border and text.
<evil grin>
/David Weinehall
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